Supercharging OCI Object Storage with Rclone Mount on a High-Performance Windows Shape

When you think about Object Storage, your first instinct is probably that it’s great for durability and cost, but not exactly known for blazing-fast file sharing over SMB. But what if you could expose an OCI Object Storage bucket as a Windows file share with 700–900 MB/s throughput on large video files? Yes, it’s possible — and surprisingly smooth — when you pair Rclone mount with a Windows shape (16 OCPUs) and a 120 VPU / 1.6TB block volume acting…

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Integrate Oracle Cloud Instance Management with Home Assistant

In this post, I’ll guide you through setting up a solution to manage Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) instances directly from Home Assistant using HTTP calls. By combining the power of the oci CLI and a Node.js server, you’ll be able to start, stop, and monitor your OCI instances effortlessly. Requirements Before starting, ensure you have the following: Home Assistant installed and running. A server with Node.js and OCI CLI installed. OCI CLI configured with the appropriate credentials. Your instance's OCID…

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How to setup a linux Virtual IP Failover (IP Floating) on Oracle OCI managed by pacemaker

Introduction In many environments, it is still essential to use infrastructures with an active/passive Linux cluster, which require the use of IP floating. In cloud infrastructures, the secondary IP address must be managed not only by the operating system but also by the cloud infrastructure. In this tutorial, we will see how the IP floating of a Linux cluster can be managed as an integrated resource by Pacemaker, in a simple manner and without custom code, as seen in several…

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