My Homelab: Proxmox & Ansible Automation

I run a homelab environment to experiment with virtualization, automation, and IT infrastructure. My main hypervisor is Proxmox VE, which allows me to manage virtual machines and containers efficiently. I have been trying to improve my skills with Ansible and wanted to apply what I’ve learned in my homelab. This is also a good way to document things that I normally do when I create VMs like installing the QEMU agent and creating new users on them and it helps me to automate the process of creating new VMs and containers when I need them. ...

May 17, 2025

🛠️ Automating Sophos Uninstall Across Hundreds of PCs—Without Disrupting Users

Migrating from Sophos to Defender for Endpoint came with a major challenge: tamper protection. To tackle it, I built a PowerShell module that interacts with the Sophos Central API to disable tamper protection remotely. You can check it out on GitHub. TL;DR This setup saved countless hours, avoided manual intervention, and kept users blissfully unaware—just the way it should be. If you’re facing a similar migration, feel free to explore or fork the modules, I didn’t get a chance to finish the module and did not include all the necessary components like paging as I didn’t have to deal with more than 200 endpoints. Always happy to connect with others tackling endpoint automation! ...

May 17, 2025