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…
My First Python Project: A Nerdy ASCII Hangman Game
So, I’ve been dabbling in Python for a few days now — mostly theory, going over variables, loops, conditionals, and the usual suspects. And like every sane new coder, I…
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…
How I Accidentally Became a Python Apprentice… Thanks to a Discount and Dr. Angela 😅🐍
So, here’s the deal: I may or may not have impulse-bought a 52-hour monster of a Python course on Udemy, taught by none other than the charming and dangerously productive…
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…