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There was a moment where a service on the home server suddenly went down, but I didn't know where to start looking. Open a terminal, type systemctl status, then remember that the log might be in /var/log, maybe in journ…
Read articleA few months ago, I was proud to have a local AI Assistant who could answer everyday questions. Ask about Nginx, he answers. Ask about Python, he answers. Ask …
Several years ago, when I first used a used laptop as a home server, I spent hours just making sure one web application could run. There is a docker run comman…
Self-Hosted VPN for Home Server — WireGuard vs Tailscale, Which One?There is one moment that I often experience when I am away from home: suddenly needing a fi…
Sometimes I open my laptop with the intention of doing one small task, only to realize three hours later that I've just finished a YouTube marathon, read fiv…
A few nights ago, I found myself caught in an all-too-familiar ritual: opening my phone to just check the time, then suddenly realizing that 40 minutes had pas…
Some time ago, I found myself staring at my phone screen in the middle of the night. The screen lit up with another notification, then another, then another. I…
In the past, when I first read the CTF write-up with the word buffer overflow, I felt like I was witnessing magic: someone could change the program so that it …
Some time ago, I panicked because one of the containers on the home server suddenly couldn't be started. The cause was simple: the disk was full, and I only re…
Digital Minimalism — Why Less Is More in a Noisy Information Age That morning I opened my cell phone before I had time to brush my teeth. Forty-seven notif…
