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While there is no built-in way to configure VLANs for VMs in VMware Workstation, you can use a workaround to create VLAN-backed interfaces on the Host OS and use bridged networking and custom virtual networks in VMware Workstation to configure vlans for the VM network interfaces. I have workstation running on Ubuntu. The following steps will be for Ubuntu 22.04. Install the vlan package and load the 8021q module sudo apt install vlan sudo modprobe 8021q sudo su -c 'echo "8021q" >> /etc/modules' Add the vlan backed interface....

Lately, in my home lab, I have been deploying applications into a K3S cluster. While K3S does not come with a built-in dashboard, I was looking for a solution that would provide a graphical user interface for managing my cluster. I came across Portainer, a lightweight, open-source container management platform that supports a variety of container orchestration platforms, including K3S. Deploying Portainer into your kubernetes cluster is quite easy and simple....

K3S K3S is a lightweight Kubernetes distribution. It is easy to set up and manage, and it can be deployed on a variety of hardware platforms. k3sup k3sup, pronounced ‘ketchup’ is a utility that makes it easy to set up a K3S cluster. It can be used to deploy a cluster on a single node or multiple nodes, and it can be configured to use a variety of cloud providers or on-premises infrastructure....

The sudo command allows you to run commands with root privileges. By default, sudo will prompt you for your password before running a command. However, you can configure sudo to allow you to run commands without a password. This can be useful for scripting or for automating tasks. To make sudo passwordless, you need to edit the sudoers file. This file contains configuration information for sudo. To edit the sudoers file, open a terminal window and type the following command:...

By default, SSH requires you to enter a password each time you log in. However, you can set up passwordless SSH login using a public/private key pair. This is a more secure way to log in, and it can also save you time. To set up passwordless SSH login, you will need to generate a public/private key pair on your local computer. You can do this using the following command:...