I'm Chris Bergeron.
I design and build secure, automated infrastructure and homelab systems, and I write about the experiments, tools, and ideas that come out of that work. This site is an unsanitized stream of consciousness around tech, automation, and the projects that keep me curious.
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Dynamic SSH ports with Hashicorp Vault TOTP
A proof-of-concept workflow where Hashicorp Vault acts as a time-based one-time password generator for SSH, letting you reach dynamic ports using short-lived, strongly-scoped access.
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Own Yourself – You Are Your Brand
Thoughts on treating your online presence like an asset: how technologists, gamers, creators, and everyday people can build a consistent persona that earns trust over time.
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Monitoring Uptime Status with GitHub Actions
Using GitHub Actions as the engine behind a lightweight uptime monitor and public status page—no dedicated SaaS, just automation stitched together from the tools you already use.
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Time Tracking with a Disney Infinity USB NFC Reader
Turning a thrift-store Disney Infinity NFC base into a playful time-tracking system, complete with Linux support and a few practical lessons from the hacking process.
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Ultra Fast Thunderbolt NAS with Apple M1 and Linux
How to bolt Thunderbolt onto a Linux NAS and pair it with an Apple Silicon Mac mini to get multi-gigabyte-per-second storage for editing, rendering, and other IO-heavy work.
