Introduction In this post, I cover how I leveraged AWS SQS (Simple Queue Service) to ingest collected EAN/UPC barcode scans from the CDX Web Scan application to be be fed into a forthcoming discovery and enrichment service (cdx-enrich-worker). The CDX Web Scan application (cdx-web-scan) forwards batches of barcode scans…
Introduction This post covers the initial development of the internal-facing front-end intake application: CDX Web Scan (cdx-web-scan). It serves as the first module in the CDX system pipeline, providing a mobile-friendly, utility-first interface for capturing physical “widgets” (CDs) and submitting them into an enterprise-style intake and processing workflow. While CDs…
Introduction I’m a Gen-X music collector who came of age in the 1980s and 1990s, when CDs were the definitive format for building a serious music library. Over the years, I accumulated thousands of discs, Including: domestic releases, imports, singles, remixes, and obscure pressings, carefully curated long before streaming…
Introduction In this post, I’ll walk through my deployment of LibreNMS (https://www.librenms.org/) within my lab environment. LibreNMS is a widely adopted, open-source, SNMP-based network and service monitoring platform designed to provide centralized visibility into the health, performance, and availability of infrastructure devices. By leveraging SNMP polling…
Introduction With the Mini SOC now in place, the next logical step is to introduce an automation layer to streamline the day-to-day operation, monitoring, and maintenance of the network. This includes tasks such as configuration backups, health checks, alert handling, API integrations, and workflow orchestration across disparate systems. In this…
Introduction With the Private Key Infrastructure (PKI) now established, the next major step in my home lab journey is building a fully functional internal Security Operations Center (SOC). Leveraging open-source tools and enterprise-inspired architecture, I’m deploying a self-contained “Mini SOC” on my Dell Precision Workstation running Proxmox VE 9.…
Introduction The lab network is really taking shape now! Active Directory has been deployed and, since the last post, I've deployed a backup Domain Controller (SRV-DC-02). It's running on a Virtual Machine, hosted by Microsoft Hyper-V (running on the HPE DL360 Server): Now it's…
Ed Bradley’s Web: Weaving Networks, Security, Cloud, and Code. Introduction In this post, I’ll be focusing on populating the new Active Directory domain with test users and groups. The goal of this exercise is to simulate a typical small-to-medium business environment — one with multiple departments, diverse user roles,…
