Welcome: My Blog’s First Post

Welcome to my blog!

I am thrilled to have you here, and I hope that this space will become a valuable resource for you as you navigate your own personal and professional journey.

My name is sysadminafterdark, and I am a career systems administrator. I have always been passionate about self-hosting. I started this blog as a way to share my experiences, insights, and expertise with others who share my interests.

Additionally, I aim to provide you with practical tips, useful advice, and thought-provoking perspectives. Whether you’re a seasoned expert or just starting out on your journey, I believe that there is always something new to learn, and I am excited to explore these topics together.

In addition to providing valuable information and insights, my goal is to create a community of like-minded individuals who share my passion. I invite you to connect with me and other readers through the community Discord and social media.

How to use this blog

Below, you can find a site map to other areas of the website and their purpose:

• Blog – Long form written content of various systems administration, homelab, and personal journeys.
• Wiki – The wiki was designed to hold all of my personal homelab public documentation, standards, and procedures. My goal is to have as much of my network publicly documented as possible. Unlike the blog, this is a living wiki system. Information will change, links will break, and content will change over time as my homelab changes and grows.
• Forum – The forum is a place to ask questions and engage with the community. It is split into multiple different categories based on various topics and technologies.
• Git – My GitLab server serves various scripts, configurations, and other code based things I have developed over the years. You can freely view all in-house developed code by searching and selecting various repositories.
• Uptime – Uptime is a publicly accessible Uptime Kuma dashboard that serves to inform the public the status of all public servers that hold this project together. If you can’t access something, chances are it is down due to error or I have a scheduled maintenance window in place. You can also follow my twitter for the latest status updates.
• Follow Me – A list of links to my various social media profiles. I utilize LinkStack to aggregate as much of my content as possible in one place. In addition to my various social media posts, this website also offers an RSS feed.
• Other Servers – You may have noticed I have other servers listed such as my SSO and Mattermost servers. They allow for communication and authentication for the team and are not publicly accessible.

Finally, Thank you for joining me on this journey. I look forward to getting to know you, writing, and I hope that you find this blog to be a valuable resource as you continue to grow and learn.