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# Author: Besmir Zanaj, 2024

import re
import yaml
import sys

# Step 1: Function to parse the SCF file and extract nodes, pools, and virtual servers
def parse_scf(scf_content):
    nodes = {}
    pools = {}

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#!/usr/bin/env bash
#
# chaos-query.sh - Query DNS servers using CHAOS class TXT records
# Author: Besmir Zaanaj
#
# Usage:
#   ./chaos-query.sh <dns_server_ip_or_name> [record]
#
# Examples:
#   ./chaos-query.sh 8.8.8.8

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List of Official Stratum 1-2 public Time Dissemination Services over NTP

This list is generated from BIPM - International Bureau of Weights and Measures

more information - https://www.bipm.org/en/about-us.

I will list only publicly available servers, not the ones that require prior requests for access (e.g. Australia, Luxembourg, Costa Rica, Panama).

Time Dissemination services are documented here as of the 2025 edition (information received at the BIPM February–March 2026)

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#!/bin/bash

# Author: Besmir Zanaj, 2024
# This is a very raw script to backup configs (no logs and no stats) from a technitium server 
# to another
#
# first create two tokens: one on the source server and another one on the destination one
# fill out the vars below
# create a cronjob with this script on the destinaton host
# eg:

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#!/bin/bash

# EDS Certificate pin calculator
# 2023, Besmir Zanaj

# Usage:
# /ets_pin_calculator.sh <CERT_FILE>

# This script will calulate the EDS cert pin for a certificate file.
# More info in RFC-7469 - https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc7469#section-2.1.1

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Packer has the ability to import Virtualbox OVA artifacts into AWS
using Amazons Import/Export feature. There are a number of prerequisites,
the setup of which are detailed below.

1. Create an S3 bucket to hold uploaded temporary build artifacts

$ aws s3 mb s3://my-organisation.com-eu-west-1-vmimport-bucket --region eu-west-1
make_bucket: s3://my-organisation.com-eu-west-1-vmimport-bucket/

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An Ansible summary

Patterns

• all (or *)
• hostname: foo.example.com
• groupname: webservers
• or: webservers:dbserver
• exclude: webserver:!phoenix
• intersection: webservers:&staging

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### Keybase proof

I hereby claim:

  * I am besmirzanaj on github.
  * I am besmirzanaj (https://keybase.io/besmirzanaj) on keybase.
  * I have a public key ASC6Or-qwENIhD35L9YdkxDzGjojzhFbaT0IkHjMy1t_tgo

To claim this, I am signing this object:

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a script in you bashrc to sync locally your repos

alias gitdown='find . -name .git -type d | xargs -n1 -P4 -I% git --git-dir=% --work-tree=%/.. pull -v --progress'

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Docker training

• Play with Docker classroom http://training.play-with-docker.com/alacart/

• Docker for Developers Stage 1 http://training.play-with-docker.com/dev-stage1/

• Docker for Beginners - Linux http://training.play-with-docker.com/beginner-linux/