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Welcome to Cory Automates

Automating everything — from the homelab to the enterprise.

This site documents my journey automating infrastructure, services, and smart home systems. It serves as my personal knowledge base and hopefully helps others tackling similar projects.

What You'll Find Here

  • Proxmox

    Virtualization platform management, VM templates, clustering, storage, and backup strategies.

    Explore Proxmox

  • Docker

    Container orchestration, Compose patterns, networking, and self-hosted application deployments.

    Explore Docker

  • GitLab

    CI/CD pipelines, GitOps workflows with ArgoCD, runner configuration, and automation patterns.

    Explore GitLab

  • Ansible

    Configuration management, playbook development, roles, and infrastructure provisioning.

    Explore Ansible

  • Terraform

    Infrastructure as Code for cloud providers and on-prem resources including Proxmox.

    Explore Terraform

  • Home Assistant

    Smart home automation, Zigbee2MQTT, AI-powered camera detection, and custom integrations.

    Explore Home Assistant

The Stack

graph LR
    A[Proxmox] --> B[VMs & LXC]
    B --> C[Docker]
    B --> D[Kubernetes]
    C --> E[Self-Hosted Services]
    D --> E
    F[Ansible] --> A
    F --> B
    G[Terraform] --> A
    G --> H[Cloud Resources]
    I[GitLab CI/CD] --> F
    I --> G
    I --> D
    J[Home Assistant] --> K[Zigbee2MQTT]
    J --> L[AI / Ollama]
    J --> E

Recent Updates

Just Getting Started

This site is a work in progress. Content is being added as I document my existing setups and build new automations. Check back often or browse the sections above to see what's available.

  • About This Site

    Built with MkDocs Material, hosted as a static site, and deployed via GitLab CI/CD — because of course it is.