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Managing WSL Disk Space
WSL2 virtual disks grow but never shrink automatically. Reclaim wasted space with fstrim, Optimize-VHD, and sparse mode.
Moving WSL Distributions to Another Drive
Running out of C: drive space? Move WSL2 distributions to another drive using wsl --manage --move or the export/import method.
Renaming WSL Distributions
WSL has no rename command. Renaming a distribution means editing the Windows Registry, updating Terminal profiles, and fixing shortcuts.
Building WSL-UI: Publishing to winget
Getting a Tauri app into the Windows Package Manager community repository - from initial manifest submission to automated CI/CD updates with wingetcreate.
Security Foundations - CloudTrail, Config, and Password Policies
Part 3: Setting up the security baseline with CloudTrail audit logging, AWS Config compliance monitoring, and password policies.
AWS Organizations - The Foundation of Multi-Account
Part 2 of the AWS account structure series. Setting up AWS Organizations, the bootstrap chicken-and-egg problem, and creating the account hierarchy.
The Multi-Account Journey - Why Structure Matters
Part 1: Why organisations move from a single AWS account to a proper multi-account setup, and the three infrastructure repos that enable it.
Automated TLS Certificates with Let's Encrypt and DNS-01 Challenges
Free, automated TLS certificates for Kubernetes using cert-manager, Let's Encrypt, and Route53 DNS validation for wildcard domains.
Crossplane - Kubernetes-Native Infrastructure as Code
Managing infrastructure with Kubernetes resources instead of Terraform state files. Using the Grafana provider for alerting as code.
Secrets Management with Infisical and External Secrets Operator
No secrets in Git, but GitOps needs secrets. How to use Infisical with External Secrets Operator to bridge the gap in Kubernetes.