OTC CatchUp #239 Summary

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OTC CatchUp #239

Date: 07-06-2025

Duration: 2 hrs 17 mins

Topics Discussed

Sidharth shared his work with open source routing options like GraphHopper and Valhalla for his project.
- Sparked a discussion on how Ola/Uber use Mapbox for real-time traffic-based routing.
Sidharth shared his experience creating a homelab using Proxmox, Tailscale, and Pi-hole.
- Sparked a discussion on how alpesh plans for building a homelab focused on NAS solutions Mentioning tools like Proxmox and Immich an open-source Google Photos alternative.
  - Pi-hole
  - Tailscale
  - Proxmox
  - Immich
Harsh Kapadia shared his blog on using a laptop as a server and the maintenance challenges.
- Laptop as Server – Harsh Kapadia
Talos OS was introduced as a Kubernetes-native OS was shared.
- Talos OS
Autobase was brought up in a discussion about automating database management.
- Autobase
An in-depth practical discussion on git-worktree took place.
- Git Worktree Docs
Harsh Kapadia also shared a blog on the OS boot process.
- Emphasized understanding how operating systems boot from scratch.
  - OS Boot Process Blog
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