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Justin Raley
  • Start Here
  • About
  • HomeLab
  • Nested
  • VMware Cloud Foundation
  • VCF Operations
  • Photon OS
  • VMware vSphere Foundation
  • VyOS
  • VCF JSON Builder
  • ESXi Kickstart Builder
October 3, 2026October 8, 2026Appliances, HomeLab

A Deployable Storage Appliance for VMware Cloud Foundation: SFTP Backups, Harbor, and Content Libraries

I built this storage appliance to make three common VMware Cloud Foundation lab services easier to deploy and maintain: SFTP backup targets, […]

October 1, 2026October 1, 2026HomeLab, VMware Cloud Foundation

VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1.1: Creating a Workload Domain

VMWARE CLOUD FOUNDATION / WORKLOAD DOMAIN WALKTHROUGH VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1.1: Creating a Workload Domain Creating a workload domain in VCF Operations, […]

September 30, 2026October 1, 2026HomeLab, VMware Cloud Foundation

VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1.1: A Greenfield Deployment in My Homelab

VMWARE CLOUD FOUNDATION / HOMELAB WALKTHROUGH VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1.1: A Greenfield Deployment in My Homelab A fresh VCF deployment on Minisforum […]

September 30, 2026October 23, 2026HomeLab, VMware Cloud Foundation

My VCF Homelab Architecture Update — October 2026

HOMELAB JOURNAL My VCF Homelab Architecture Update — October 2026 The September architecture, updated October 23, 2026 with the October 22 inventory: […]

September 14, 2026October 8, 2026Appliances, HomeLab

Office 365 SMTP Relay Appliance for vSphere: On-Premises Mail Without a Static Public IP

I built this SMTP relay appliance for a common homelab and small-environment problem: an application, monitoring platform, printer, or older device needs […]

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About Me

Justin Raley

Justin is a Senior Technical Adoption Manager in the VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) division at VMware by Broadcom. He uses his homelab to explore VMware Cloud Foundation, networking, coding, and private clouds. Drawing on this experience, his primary focus is helping customers design, build, and operate their VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) private clouds.

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Official VMware Blog

  • From Open Source to Enterprise: Understanding the VMware Salt API Evolution
  • AI時代のプライベートクラウド多層防御: VMware Cloud Foundation®で実現する仮想基盤の堅牢化とリスク低減策(第1回)
  • VCF Helping You Respond to PHP2Shell
  • Encryption Key Provider Design
  • Easy Security Win: VCF Storage Encryption
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