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Jagadeesh N Malakannavar


DevOps, GitOps, Software, Armature Radio, Reiki and Cycling


  1. Start-BitsTransfer: Tool that downloads very quickly!!

    I was working on a puppet module that downloads a file of size over 3GB, unzips it and update database.Puppet master setup is on CentOS 6.8 and agent running on Windows 2012R2. I used nginx to serve files. As usual, I used puppet protocol to download file. …


  2. Deployment Automation

    Couple months back I was asked to look into deployment process of a software developed using zope, the open source web framework for python. Deployment of this product is a quite complex process. The complete installation of this product on 6 servers takes about 5 days. It has 34 components to deploy. …


  3. V Dipole Antenna

    Here is my V Dipole antenna for weather. …


  4. Morse Code Song

    Here is an interesting song that helps learning morse code: Morse Code Song


  5. Build a product with git Hook !!

    I noticed that few products have very complex building system. Even experienced engineers spend good amount of time understanding the build system. Based on complexity of the build system, it may take few weeks to be productive. It might take months in some cases. Initial experience will not be smooth for them. …


  6. Why we are still known as VUs?

    I was searching for origin of VU, a prefix used for Indian hams, I stumbled upon …


  7. New experiment with Reiki.

    This is my very recent experiment that I wanted to share with you all. Last Sunday about 10 cyclists had trip to Turahalli forest. Ride started from Nagarabhavi. We started around 6:00 AM and back to home by 9:30 AM. …


  8. My Bicycle Journey!

    I had a great dream to cycle everyday to work which was about 50 kms round trip. I bought Cannondale Trail 6 bicycle in 2012. …


  9. About Me!

    Hello, …