SKYBÆR LABS
A home lab for Linux, automation, and container infrastructure.
The working portfolio of Jay Berryman, IT professional
Showcase Projects
Each project gets its own deep dive as it's written up.
Ansible / RHCE Lab
RHEL automation lab built around an Ansible control node — playbooks, dynamic inventory, job templates, and system-hardening evidence.
Preview the pageOpenShift & AWX
Red Hat CodeReady Containers running OpenShift alongside an AWX Operator deployment, managing the Ansible lab from a browser.
Preview the pageWindows Integration
WinLab2025 — tying Windows endpoints into a primarily Linux automation environment for cross-platform management.
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A real incident, documented: diagnosing and recovering a crashed CodeReady Containers environment without losing lab state.
Preview the pageForeman / Satellite
Red Hat Satellite (Foreman) for systems lifecycle management and patching, paired with Image Builder for composing the golden OS images it deploys.
Preview the pageTerraform
Infrastructure as code for the lab itself — provisioning and version-controlling the environment rather than clicking it together by hand.
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