Setup

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Published on: 6 min read

Running Local Kubernetes with kind: Ephemeral by Design, Production-Honest by Default

Kubernetes Developer-Experience Platform-Engineering Setup Tools

kind runs real kubeadm in Docker containers — the same setup Kubernetes CI, Cilium docs, and Envoy Gateway quickstarts use. Here is why that matters for local platform work.

Published on: 12 min read

The M5 Pro Setup: Same Mac, Different Era

Developer-Experience macOS Setup Tools AI Software-Development Security

Why 48GB changes a Mac from coding laptop into an AI workstation for local models, parallel agents, and platform engineering.

Published on: 6 min read

Git Commit Signing with GPG on macOS

Security Developer-Experience Git Setup Tools macOS

A practical GPG commit signing setup on macOS, with GitHub verification, pinentry-mac, GPG_TTY, and the parts that usually break.

Published on: 8 min read

SSH Git Commit Signing for Busy Engineers

Security Developer-Experience Git Setup Tools Software-Development

A clean SSH commit signing setup on macOS, with separate auth and signing keys, local verification, and none of the usual GPG hassle.

Published on: 5 min read

The "It's Not Much, But It's Mine" Mac Setup

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A guide to setting up your and high-likely my Mac for development, including tools, configurations, and best practices. As favorite tools and practices change, this guide will be updated. "It's not much, but it's mine" - Every $5000 Setup.