https://jantolentino.dev/blog Software engineer with 4+ years of experience in backend development, API design, DevOps, and UI/UX. en-us https://jantolentino.dev/blog/getting-the-function-keys-back-on-a-realme-book-i5 https://jantolentino.dev/blog/getting-the-function-keys-back-on-a-realme-book-i5 Enabling Realme Book i5's top row send real F1–F12 keys by default on Linux, using a custom ACPI SSDT that flips the Fn mode at boot. Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://jantolentino.dev/blog/getting-into-the-world-of-ansible https://jantolentino.dev/blog/getting-into-the-world-of-ansible A beginner-friendly guide to getting started with Ansible, migrating Uptime Kuma for testing, and managing home and cloud servers with playbooks and Podman Quadlets. Sat, 23 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://jantolentino.dev/blog/when-redis-goes-down-does-your-app-die https://jantolentino.dev/blog/when-redis-goes-down-does-your-app-die Learn how to implement the Circuit Breaker pattern with Ganesha in PHP to prevent your application from crashing when Redis fails, ensuring graceful degradation. Tue, 30 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://jantolentino.dev/blog/uptime-kuma-on-fedora-with-podman-quadlets https://jantolentino.dev/blog/uptime-kuma-on-fedora-with-podman-quadlets How to set up Uptime Kuma on a Fedora system using Podman Quadlet for automatic startup and management, including SELinux configuration and systemd integration. Fri, 26 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://jantolentino.dev/blog/testing-scheduled-jobs-with-faketime https://jantolentino.dev/blog/testing-scheduled-jobs-with-faketime A quick guide on how to use `faketime` and `LD_PRELOAD` in a Podman container to test time-sensitive code, like scheduled jobs or cron tasks, by faking the system clock. Thu, 23 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://jantolentino.dev/blog/suspend-background-disown https://jantolentino.dev/blog/suspend-background-disown A quick guide on how to move an active terminal process to the background and detach it from your session, allowing you to log out safely. An alternative to `nohup` and `tmux ` Sun, 12 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://jantolentino.dev/blog/a-classic-routing-problem https://jantolentino.dev/blog/a-classic-routing-problem How I solved a home network routing problem to get my full internet speed back while still accessing my local server, using nmcli on Linux. Sun, 21 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://jantolentino.dev/blog/using-fstab-instead-of-autofs-for-a-stable-samba-share https://jantolentino.dev/blog/using-fstab-instead-of-autofs-for-a-stable-samba-share Resolve Samba race conditions on your Raspberry Pi NAS. This guide shows you how to replace autofs with fstab for reliably mounting encrypted network drives. Sun, 14 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://jantolentino.dev/blog/associate-cloud-engineer https://jantolentino.dev/blog/associate-cloud-engineer I passed the Google Cloud Associate Cloud Engineer exam! Learn about my journey, the challenges I faced, and how hands-on labs helped me succeed. Sun, 01 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://jantolentino.dev/blog/new-portfolio-in-the-works https://jantolentino.dev/blog/new-portfolio-in-the-works A behind-the-scenes look at the design process for a new personal portfolio, including using AI for a Ghibli-style profile picture and creating a modern, tech-inspired design in Figma and Inkscape. Fri, 20 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://jantolentino.dev/blog/installing-and-setting-up-postgresql-in-ubuntu https://jantolentino.dev/blog/installing-and-setting-up-postgresql-in-ubuntu A step-by-step guide to installing and configuring PostgreSQL on Ubuntu, including creating users, databases, and setting up password authentication. Fri, 20 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://jantolentino.dev/blog/no-measurement-no-optimization https://jantolentino.dev/blog/no-measurement-no-optimization Learn why optimizing without measuring is a recipe for disaster. This article explores a real-world example of performance optimization in a Laravel project and the lessons learned. Wed, 17 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://jantolentino.dev/blog/hello-world https://jantolentino.dev/blog/hello-world The first post on my personal blog, built with NuxtJS, VueJS, and deployed on Digital Ocean. A place to share my projects, experiences, and everything in between. Fri, 05 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT