Projects

Screenshot of the github.com/bbc/tams repo

Time-addressable Media Stores

Time-addressable Media Stores (TAMS) provides an approach for fast-turnaround media workflows that are cloud-native: using a common open API for live streams and random access into files that embraces the scalability and flexibility offered by cloud: my current work with BBC R&D.

Photo of laptop screen showing Ansible playbook being applied

Self-hosting with Ansible

I self-host a variety of apps on my own infrastructure, and make extensive use of Ansible playbooks to keep it all running, document everything as code and make it easy to run up new environments to test changes without breaking everything!

Screenshot of Auth0 login screen

Traefik Auth Proxy

samdbmg/ansible-traefik-auth-proxy combines the Traefik reverse proxy with thomseddon/traefik-forward-auth to provide HTTP reverse proxying, certificate handling with LetsEncrypt and SSO login, either as an Ansible role or a Docker Compose project.

Screenshot of Netboot.xyz in action

Netboot with ProxyDHCP

samdbmg/dhcp-netboot.xyz contains a Docker image that drops into your existing network and provides a network boot server for a variety of tools and distros, using netboot.xyz.

Overview of Edinburgh from Calton Hill, with a 360 camera rig on a tripod in the foreground

Multi Video Explorer

Building a different way to explore the Edinburgh Fringe, using interactive VR and 360 video

Photo of North Cave Wetlands during a site visit

Speckled bush cricket sensorss

A Wireless Sensor Network to detect Speckled Bush Crickets - my MEng Final Project

Photo of the upgraded gallery during a broadcast

YSTV HD Upgrade

In 2013 YSTV finally moved from the old composite vision path to HD-SDI, using a bunch of Blackmagic Design kit