Adventures in IPv6, Firewalls & the “Oops-I-Forgot” Department 🚀
So, a few days ago I thought: “Hey, let’s be cool, ditch Apache, and hop onto the Nginx hype train because… HTTP/3, baby!” 🎉 Fast-forward to today, when I decided…
Switching to HTTP/3 – A Hands-On Upgrade for My WordPress Blog
Tonight’s TV lineup was pure garbage, so I decided to geek out with some server tinkering instead. What better way to spend the evening than diving into a protocol-level performance…
How I Managed to Wreck My Firewall Appliance With a Debian 13 Upgrade
Yesterday I proudly hit publish on a post about my super smooth upgrade to Debian 13… feeling like a proper Linux wizard. 🧙♂️ A few hours later, reality slapped me…
Debian 13 Upgrade Adventure – With a Little Help from ChatGPT 🐧🤖
So today I did something both brilliant and borderline reckless: I asked ChatGPT to whip up a Bash script that upgrades a Debian 12 system to the fresh new Debian…
HP Service Pack Adventures – Booting Firmware Updates the Nerdy Way
So, today I had the great joy (and mild panic) of updating my HP servers with the HP Service Pack. Okay, okay… technically it’s not the first time ever. I’ve…
Upgrading Proxmox Like a Boss (a.k.a. “Don’t Panic”)
So, Debian 13 dropped last weekend, and of course I couldn’t resist the urge to update my Proxmox server. Since Proxmox is basically Debian wearing a fancy virtualization cape, it…
The Day I Pimped My Router – Or: How I Almost Brickrolled My Whole Network
So today I swapped out my trusty old router – a Fritzbox 7590 AX – and replaced it with the slightly shinier, ever-so-slightly sexier Fritzbox 7690. Yes, yes, I know……
Me and My Rack – A Nerdy Love Story
Yesterday, I spent some hours again with my lovely rack. No, not my ribs. My server rack! 😅 What I did I changed some very long LAN cables to shorter…
A Geeky Discovery at the Legendary Linux Hotel
A few years back, while attending an ultra-nerdy IT training at the one and only Linux-Hotel in Essen (yes, that magical place that smells like old servers and fresh coffee),…
🚀 Bulk-Import Users into Nextcloud via CSV + Group Assignment (Shell Edition)
So, you’re running a Nextcloud instance and want to batch-create users like a proper sysadmin? Here’s a pure shell-based solution to create users from a CSV file, assign them to…