Staring Into the Void: A Love Letter to Log Files
If you’ve ever stared at a terminal full of log messages, you know: logs are where systems tell the truth. They are noisy, sometimes ugly, but absolutely essential when things…
Optimized Samba Configuration on Debian 13 for Linux Homelabs
Samba is an open-source implementation of the SMB/CIFS protocol suite and allows Linux systems to share files and directories over the network in a standardized way. Originally designed for interoperability…
On Digital Sovereignty, De-Americanizing My Software Stack, and Running WhatsApp in a Sandbox
Why This Experiment Exists Lately, I have been revisiting an idea that has been on my mind for many years: how to gradually move away from US-centric software products. By…
Winter Mode: Running on Just One Server
Right now I’m only running one of my three servers… thanks to winter season my PV setup isn’t exactly flooding me with power, so I’ve had to consolidate my workloads…
How to Summon an Observability Beast: Installing Icinga 2 + IcingaDB + Web + Director on Debian
A nerdy homelab story featuring Redis, too many databases, and not enough sleep. 📝 Introduction Congratulations, traveler. If you’re reading this, you’ve decided to monitor your homelab like a responsible…
Running Debian 13 “Trixie” on a Lenovo P15 Gen 2: A Nerdy Field Report
🚀 First Contact: Debian 13 Installation Today I installed Debian 13 (Trixie) on my trusty Lenovo P15 Gen 2, and to my pleasant surprise, the entire setup went through without…
My Journey with the VU+ Duo 4K SE – A Linux-Powered SAT Adventure
I’ve been using a VU+ Duo 4K SE BT with a DVB-S2X FBC Twin Tuner for about two years now. Before that, I was a happy TechniSat user for many…
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…