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Clayton
@claytonerrington.com
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Just another web site creator making static sites with 11ty. Programming things in PowerShell and Python for AWS. Building things for Linux and Windows everyday.
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It wasn’t anything fancy, but when you’re the IT guy in your day job and working a part-time job outside your field, you eventually end up lending a hand where you can.

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Saving the night at a restaurant
How I saved a the night at a restaurant with some Linux knowledge
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October 28, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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I often forget bluesky exists. What’s new?
August 29, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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How to : Get IP From DNS Name Using Python

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#python #networking #100DaysToOffload
Get IP From DNS Name Using Python
How to use Python to query a dns name and return the list of IPs
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May 6, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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I take JSON.dumps every day. The words of wisdom during DevOps meetings.
April 30, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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Plop in Automation 2.0. An update to how I automate my new blog post creation process by reading the post front matter to build my possible tag list.

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Updated Plop Automation 2.0
An update to automating post creations
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April 5, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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Here's the newest member of #StaticQuest Shellsharks !

There is a lot of great content for the #IndieWeb, #InfoSec, #CyberSecurity, #Technology and more!

Check it out: static.quest/members/

#StaticWebsites #staticsitegenerator #staticsite
March 24, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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Get your PowerShell fix! PowerShell Weekly for March 21, 2025 is now live. Packed with must-know scripts and tips for IT pros. Dive in!
#PowerShell #Automation #TechNews
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DOWST.DEV | March 21, 2025
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March 21, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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Just a little, quick #PowerShell snippet on how to make file sizes more human-readable.

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Human Readable File Sizes in PowerShell
Simple way to humanize a file size in powershell
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March 22, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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@davidmoll.net you should reach out to Umami to see if you can add your 11ty plugin on their website: umami.is/docs/integra...
Integrations – Docs - Umami
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March 20, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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Reverse, esreveR, How to reverse a string using powershell

https://claytonerrington.com/blog/reverse-reverse/
Reverse, esreveR
How to reverse a string using power shell
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March 5, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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I took part in the Blog Questions Challenge 2025 and answered some questions about my website and blog now that it is 10 years old.

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#100DaysToOffload #blog
Blog Questions Challenge 2025
A question and answer session about this blog and why it exists
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January 14, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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Changing Your LUKS Full Disk Encryption Password is a good idea as well when changing your other passwords. Keep up with security for your online presence and your own equipment.

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#linux #Security #100DaysToOffload
Changing Your LUKS Full Disk Encryption Password
Changing your LUKS full disk encryption password should be a normal practice as well
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January 13, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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How I tag some #AWS EBS volumes on the #linux EC2 instances in my environment.

https://claytonerrington.com/blog/tagging-aws-ebs-volumes/

#100DaysToOffload
January 7, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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What a job... I get to build and play with servers, OS's and get paid for it. Building a Windows Server 2025 right now just to see how it works and what changes need to be made to our automatons.

Plus get to build Linux boxes all day long as well. Wouldn't want to be anywhere else.
December 17, 2024 at 9:11 PM
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Finally finished a #blog post on #powershell and the usage of the try/catch blocks. Once I began using them over traditional if/else blocks, its been a game changer in error handling.

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Try to Catch PowerShell Error Handling
A guide to handling errors within PowerShell and the best approach
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December 13, 2024 at 10:37 PM
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It's always DNS, even when it's not.

How I used #powershell to check my #dns based on the cached TTL so I didn't have to keep banging on the keyboard and can see what time the change was reflected.

https://claytonerrington.com/blog/its-always-dns/
December 6, 2024 at 11:10 PM
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Wrote about a simple way to check for required environment variables in a Node.js project. Something that helped me, hope it helps you too.

https://claytonerrington.com/blog/nodejs-environment-variable-checks/

#node #NodeJS #WebDev #Coding
October 26, 2024 at 3:30 AM
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I did a thing and updated my website to #11ty v3.0 finally. Not sure why it took so long. The build time, makes up for the delay in upgrading.

https://claytonerrington.com/blog/upgrading-eleventy/

#eleventy
Upgrading 11ty to v3
The ease of upgrading 11ty to the latest version
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October 22, 2024 at 4:19 AM
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Enter Static.Quest, https://static.quest !

This has been a side project of mine for a little while and happy to announce the initial release of Static.Quest. A list all the other amazing static websites to highlight the owners, web hosting, and static site generators. Feel free to join and share!
Static.Quest
A dynamic webring
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October 18, 2024 at 12:15 AM
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It’s nice when upgrades go according to plan! https://claytonerrington.com/blog/upgrade-successful/
October 12, 2024 at 3:07 PM
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Wrote a #blog post on obsolete hardware to fix an old MacBook Pro with #linux to finally install Pop!_OS 22.04 to revitalize the old machine.

https://claytonerrington.com/blog/obsolete-hardware/

#popos #pop_os
Obsolete Hardware
When does hardware truly become outdated and no longer usable?
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June 6, 2024 at 12:49 AM
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I used a ChatGPT service to write an AWS lambda function in python, and it was actually better than the half written code I was finding in documentation and other blog posts.

By the time I got this answer I didn’t need it, but mostly surprised at how well it turned out.
February 8, 2024 at 12:24 AM
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Are there any Matrix groups or IRC groups for things related to AWS? Interested in sharing ideas and also asking some questions too.
February 7, 2024 at 12:44 AM
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Hey! Graysky now has notifications!
February 7, 2024 at 12:43 AM
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Had the day off work today. May tomorrow not be another Monday at work.
January 16, 2024 at 2:56 AM