Matt Gerega

Category: Technology

  • Polyglot-on for Punishment

    I apologize for the misplaced pun, but Polyglot has been something of a nemesis of mine over the last year or so. The journey started with my Chamberlain MyQ-compatible garage door and a desire to control it through my ISY. Long story short (see here and here for more details), running Polyglot on a docker…

  • Supporting Teamcity Domain Authentication

    TLDR: TeamCity in Linux (or in a Linux Docker container) only supports SMBv1. Make sure you enable the SMB 1.0/CIFS File Sharing Support feature on your domain controllers. A few weeks ago, I decided it was time to upgrade my domain controllers. On a Hypervisor with space, it seemed a pretty easy task. My abbreviated…

  • MS Teams Notifications Plugin

    I have spent the better part of my last 20 years working on software in one form or another. During that time, it’s been impossible to avoid open source software components in one form or another. I have not, until today, contributed back to that community in a large way. Perhaps I’ve suggested a change…

  • Windows docker containers for TeamCity Build Agents

    I have been using TeamCity for a few years now, primarily as a build tool for some of our platforms at work.  However, because I like to have a sandbox in which to play, I have been hosting an instance of TeamCity at home for roughly the same amount of time.  At first, I went…

  • Polyglot v2 and Docker – Success!

    I can’t believe it was 6 months ago that I first tried (and failed) to get the Polyglot v2 server from Universal Devices running on Docker. Granted, the problem had a workaround (put it on a Raspberry Pi), so I ignored the problems and just let my Pi do the work. But, well, I needed…

  • Building and deploying container applications

    On and off over the last few months, I have spent a considerable amount of time working to create a miniature version of what could be a production system at home. The goal, at least in this first phase, is to create an API which supports containerized deployment and a build and deploy pipeline to…

  • Polyglot v2 and Docker

    Update: I was able to get this working on my Docker server. Check out the details here. Before you read through all of this:  No, I have not been able to get the Polyglot v2 server working in Docker on my docker host (Ubuntu 18.04).  I ended up following the instructions for installing on a…

  • TeamCity Plugin for Microsoft Teams Build Notifications

    TLDR; I wrote a TeamCity plugin that allows you to post notifications to Microsoft Teams.  Open source, based on tcSlackBuildNotifier.  Please use and contribute! GitHub Repository   Build Status If you really care… IRC is back, baby!  Well, not exactly.  Corporate messaging applications like Slack and Microsoft Teams are becoming fairly commonplace in companies big and…

  • First Reactions – ISY994i ZW/IR PRO Controller – Insteon, Z-Wave & IR + PLM

    As I posted last week, I started a journey down the home automation path with the purchase of a controller and some Insteon switches and sensors.  Given my current schedule with work and kids, it’s hard to find time to do much, but I was able to install the switches and one of the sensors…

  • Go big or go home automation….

    First and foremost:  I know, the title really is terrible, but my wit is adjusting to the 30 degree temperature swing our little corner of the world experienced over the last 24 hours. Last fall, we put in a pool.  The crazy weather over the last six months, though, means that we still have a…