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Ashutosh Varma

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Deep dives into Linux systems, ZFS encryption, Proxmox virtualization, and security tooling.

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Rust CLI tools, AI-powered monitoring systems, and open-source utilities — things I've built and run in production.

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AI Infrastructure Jul 24, 2026

Why You Need a Local LLM Gateway - and How to Set One Up with Bifrost

If you're calling LLM APIs directly from your apps, you're flying blind. A local LLM gateway gives you logs, fallbacks, cost tracking, and a single configuration point for every provider. This post covers why that matters and how to deploy Bifrost in Docker in under five minutes.

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Security May 13, 2026

Homelab Intrusion Defense with CrowdSec: Engine in Docker, Bouncers on Proxmox and MikroTik

Run CrowdSec in Docker as a central detection engine, with nftables bouncer on Proxmox and cs-routeros-bouncer on MikroTik. Full setup with collection tuning, whitelisting, and CAPI tradeoffs.

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Linux Jul 28, 2021

Install Arch Linux on ZFS with Native ROOT Encryption

Full walkthrough for installing Arch Linux with ZFS as the root filesystem, native encryption via a passphrase, and GRUB bootloader configuration.

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