https://blog.holtzweb.com/A blog that features many tutorials and how-tos. 2026-03-02T15:25:57-07:00 Marcus Holtz https://blog.holtzweb.com/ Jekyll © 2026 Marcus Holtz /assets/img/favicons/favicon.ico /assets/img/favicons/favicon-96x96.png 2026-02-21T11:33:00-07:00 2026-02-22T15:50:32-07:00 https://blog.holtzweb.com/posts/zammad-knowledge-base-export/ Marcus Holtz

Backup Zammad Knowledge Base and Export to Static Site Generator like Docsify or Mkdocs Introduction I like the idea of Zammad having a KB. But I wish I could easily export that information - I dont want to build up my KB and be tied to this one system. Can I export into some markdown, and use Docusaurus, MkDocs, Docsify, Hugo, Jekyll, Astro, as a KB if we ditch Zammad? Objective A self...

2026-01-21T11:33:00-07:00 2026-02-18T13:09:34-07:00 https://blog.holtzweb.com/posts/n8n-automated-job-search-alerts/ Marcus Holtz

Build Your Own Automated Job Search Alert AI Agent Introduction What is this project Automatically analyze incoming job postings against your personalized profile and sends smart recommendations to Telegram. Scan new jobs when they appear AI filters jobs into tiers You write applications (AI-written resumes get binned anyway) Tech This Project Uses How ...

2026-01-11T11:33:00-07:00 2026-01-14T17:22:43-07:00 https://blog.holtzweb.com/posts/gitlab-on-docker-with-runners-and-tls-for-the-homelab/ Marcus Holtz

Gitlab Up and Running on Docker with Runners and TLS in the Homelab GitLab Omnibus is a massive “all-in-one” platform that bundles databases, web servers, and task runners into a single package. Getting your own self-hosted DevSecOps platform running doesn’t have to be a headache. This guide will get you a professional-grade GitLab CE instance, secured with TLS (HTTPS) via Traefik, a pre-con...

2026-01-03T11:33:00-07:00 2026-01-14T16:19:30-07:00 https://blog.holtzweb.com/posts/docker-secrets-with-gitlab-omnibus/ Marcus Holtz

Homelab Guide to Setting up Docker Secrets with GitLab If you’re running GitLab in Docker, you’ve probably stored your root password in an .env file. This works, but anyone inside the container or with Docker access can see your credentials in plain text. This guide was written to help you set up GitLab Omnibus with Docker Secrets stored outside of an .env file or in Gitlab.rb. Click to visi...

2025-12-21T11:33:00-07:00 2025-12-28T19:03:09-07:00 https://blog.holtzweb.com/posts/grafana-alloy-loki-docker-monitoring-and-alerts/ Marcus Holtz

Homelab Guide to Monitoring Docker Logs and Log Files When you’re running containerized applications, you need to understand what’s happening inside your stack. This article and repository were written to help you get better understanding of logging and observability. If you want to try this out yourself on system prepared for you, check out the free labs available for Grafana at killercoda....