Pavel Dolinin

Pavel Dolinin

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Building the System: When Smaller Meant Harder

What began as a simple PC build quickly turned into a lesson in small cases, wrong cables, BIOS tuning, and patience. This is the story of squeezing modern hardware into an ultra-small case—and everything that went wrong before it finally worked.

Automating Jenkins Plugins Installation and Configuration

Jenkins is a highly extensible automation server, largely due to its vast ecosystem of plugins. However, managing plugins manually—especially in larger Jenkins instances—can become time-consuming and error-prone. Automating Jenkins plugin installation and configuration

Git Hooks: Automating Git Tasks with Custom Scripts

Git hooks are a powerful feature that allows you to automate tasks during the lifecycle of a Git repository. Hooks are scripts that are triggered by specific Git events, such as making a commit or pushing code. They enable you to enforce coding standards, run tests, and other automated task

Automating GRUB Configuration Across Linux Distributions

In this post, we’re going to explore the grub.sh script, which is designed to handle the configuration and hardening of GRUB across various Linux distributions. We’ll go over each line of the script to understand what it does and how it contributes to the overall configuration.

Building Docker Images as Part of a Jenkins Pipeline

CI/CD are crucial practices in modern software development, allowing teams to deliver high-quality software quickly and reliably. Docker, with its containerization capabilities, has become an essential tool in these processes, particularly when integrated with Jenkins

Exploring Commits, Blobs, Trees, and Tags in Git

Git is a powerful version control system built on four core objects: commits, blobs, trees, and tags. These objects are fundamental to Git’s storage model, and understanding them provides valuable insights into how Git operates.