The Shogunet Journal
Field notes on modern infrastructure.
Tutorials, labs, investigations and lessons learned across cloud, networking and security. RSS
Open SourceDraft
DNS Daddy: Building an Open-Source Protective DNS Resolver
The thinking behind DNS Daddy — an open-source project exploring protective DNS and threat intelligence.
1 min
NetworkingDraft
Network Segmentation with pfSense and UniFi
Designing a segmented home-lab network with VLANs, firewall rules and sensible trust boundaries.
1 min
Labs & ExperimentsDraft
Building a Microsoft Sentinel Lab to Learn KQL
Setting up a small, cost-conscious Sentinel workspace to practise Kusto Query Language against real sign-in data.
1 min
Cloud EngineeringDraft
Microsoft Entra ID: Understanding Identity and Access Management
A practical primer on how Entra ID models users, groups, roles and access — written while learning it properly.
1 min
Cloud EngineeringDraft
Creating a Secure Microsoft 365 Environment from Scratch
A planned hands-on lab building a new Microsoft 365 tenant with secure defaults from day one.
1 min
Opinions & LessonsDraft
Building Shogunet: My Journey into Cloud and Cybersecurity Engineering
Why Shogunet exists, what it will document, and the principles behind building in public.
1 min