https://bcarpent.codes/BCarpent.codesA space for me to share some projects and guides for others! 2026-02-17T20:23:51+00:00 Benjamin Carpenter https://bcarpent.codes/ Jekyll © 2026 Benjamin Carpenter /assets/img/favicons/favicon.ico /assets/img/favicons/favicon-96x96.png Block Handlers in Ansible (Why they don't work and what you can do instead)2025-11-17T20:00:00+00:00 2025-11-17T20:00:00+00:00 https://bcarpent.codes/posts/block-handlers-in-ansible/ Benjamin Carpenter Block handlers are as it turns out not a thing, lets go through what a block handler is, why they as of writing do not work: Say you have a block of code you would like to run as a handler in roles/config/handlers/main.yml # This example does NOT work - name: Restart service block: - name: Stop Service ansible.builtin.service: name: my-service state: stopped -... How to use Gnome Remote Desktop for headless login2025-10-03T19:00:00+00:00 2025-10-03T19:48:08+00:00 https://bcarpent.codes/posts/How_to_use_Gnome_Remote_Desktop_for_Headless_login/ Benjamin Carpenter If you just want to plug a machine into power and network and then create a Remote Desktop Protocol connection (RDP) to it without a monitor attached, GNOME’s built‑in Remote Desktop can do that. GNOME Remote Desktop (GRD) is emerging as a native solution, moving beyond external tools like XRDP. My exploration into GRD below focused on its potential as a built-in RDP solution. This guide walks ... Building Container Images in Kubernetes with GitLab CI/CD2025-08-11T08:00:00+00:00 2026-02-16T21:06:09+00:00 https://bcarpent.codes/posts/Building_container_images_Kubernetes_GitLab_runner/ Benjamin Carpenter Container images have become the standard way to package and distribute applications in cloud environments. When setting up a CI/CD pipeline for containerized applications, one critical decision is choosing the right tool for building these images. This article explores different container image building tools, compares their features, and provides a step-by-step guide to set up a secure image ... A Low-Impact Memory Leak Alert System2024-10-10T08:00:00+00:00 2024-10-10T08:00:00+00:00 https://bcarpent.codes/posts/Low_Impact_memory_alerts/ Benjamin Carpenter In June 2024, I had the opportunity to present my work on a low-impact memory leak alert system at the SPIE Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation conference. The project grew from a practical need: in large, long-running software environments, small memory leaks can quietly accumulate until they cause instability or performance degradation. Detecting them early is difficult. Traditional t...