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My name is Jim Pitcher, and welcome to my blog! Here, I occasionally post information related to security orchestration, automation, IT, and my homelab experiments that I think others will find helpful.

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• Deploying the Windows Hydration Kit to my Proxmox HomeLab

  Published:Sep 9, 2024 |  at 08:04 PM

  Read how I deployed the Windows Hydration Kit to a server running Proxmox using Nested Virtualization

• Upgrading from the USG-3 to the UniFi Security Gateway Ultra/Max

  Published:Aug 25, 2024 |  at 08:30 PM

  A quick guide detailing how to replace your old USG-3 with UI's new UXG-Max or Ultra

• How I Built a Tidbyt App to Track Amtrack Trains

  Published:Aug 18, 2024 |  at 07:25 AM

  The Tidbyt is a neat little "smart" pixel display with a great community of developers. Read how I was able to create a Tidbyt app that displays information about trains passing through my area.

• How To Deploy On-Premise Windows Scheduled Tasks Automatically using a Git Repository

  Published:Jul 19, 2024 |  at 05:21 PM

  Scheduled Tasks in 2024!? Yes! If you work at a large enterprise, chances are you've got some on-premise Windows servers whose sole purpose is to run Scheduled Tasks. In this guide we'll look at how we can create, update and manage those scheduled tasks directly from a Git repository.

• Creating Your First XSOAR Workflow

  Published:Jun 20, 2024 |  at 12:52 PM

  If you are new to Palo Alto Cortex XSOAR then this is a great place to start. I'll showcase how to configure a mailbox listener that fetches incidents and runs a playbook.

• Using PiHole and the Garmin API to Block Streaming Services Until Your Fitness Goals are Met

  Published:Jun 16, 2024 |  at 09:32 AM

  Read how I use my Garmin watch fitness tracker to automatically block streaming services on my home network with Pi-Hole.

• Running Cortex XSOAR Commands and Scripts From Inside Another Custom Automation Script

  Published:Jun 7, 2024 |  at 08:45 PM

  Automation Scripts are a powerful feature of Palo Alto's Cortex XSOAR product. This post reviews how to utilize the executeCommand method to run other existing integration commands, scripts, or built-ins.