A Deep Dive Into My Self-Hosted Grafana LGTM Stack
From setup to dashboards — a hands‑on guide to running Grafana, Loki, Tempo, and Mimir in a self‑hosted LGTM observability stack.
T.J. Tarazevits
Postgres
Why you should use Prefix-UUID for Postgres Primary Keys
Make your IDs smarter. Prefixed UUIDs in Postgres boost clarity, observability, and cross-service tracking.
homelab
Homelab Part 1: Setting up the Hardware
Setting up a Raspberry Pi compute cluster involves automating repetitive tasks using Ansible. This setup includes 2 RP3s, 4 RP5s, and an MSI laptop, creating a heterogeneous Docker Swarm. Learn how I configured hardware, OS, and Docker to build a scalable, multi-architecture home lab cluster.
homelab
Introducing My Homelab Series
Hello and welcome to my engineering blog. My name is T.J. Tarazevits and I am diving into the world of homelabs. This multi-part series will follow my journey in setting up my own homelab. For context, I am a software engineer that has worked on front-end and back-end systems