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),…
🧼 Cleaning Up Filenames on Linux with detox – The Tiny Tool That Saved My Backups
😤 When a Backup Fails… Because of a Filename Recently, one of my automated backups on Linux unexpectedly crashed mid-run. No fancy error message, no graceful fallback — just a…
🛡️ Getting ClamAV Daemon to Play Nice with Nextcloud’s Antivirus App (Like a True Nerd)
If you’re like me and want your Nextcloud to scream the moment something shady shows up in your files, then you’re probably using the Antivirus for Files app. But here’s…
⚡ Firmware Upgrade on My Fronius Inverter — a Nerd’s Delight
Every now and then, even my PV setup needs a little bit of firmware love. Specifically, I’m talking about my Fronius inverter, the hardworking core of my solar power system.…
🛡️ Nextcloud Backup Like a Pro – Automated with Bash
Ever wanted to backup your self-hosted Nextcloud instance without sweating bullets? Tired of rsync-ing folders manually or risking broken databases? Buckle up, sysadmin – here’s a neat little Bash script…
🚀 Mission: FreeBSD – Or How I Rage-Quit to Debian at Warp Speed
Last night, in a galaxy not that far away (namely, under my desk), I felt a sudden and powerful urge to finally install FreeBSD on my tower PC. This idea…
🛡️🧙♂️ Deploying Nextcloud: My Ansible Quest for Ultimate Automation ⚔️☁️
⚠️ Heads-up, fellow human (or bot): This post is currently outdated and due for a proper rewrite. Some parts may no longer be accurate, complete, or aligned with the latest…
Why I Never Wanted to Write *Yet Another* “Why Linux” Article — But Did It Anyway
Let’s get one thing out of the way: I swore I’d never write one of those posts. You know the type — “10 reasons Linux is better than Windows!”, “Escape…
Patch Me If You Can: Keeping Debian VMs Updated with Ansible (Without Losing My Weekend)
I have around 12 Debian-based VMs running in my homelab. A while ago, I used to update them all manually — one by one. SSH into each machine, run apt…
📡 Shipping Logs Like a Pro: Fluent Bit Meets Ansible in My Homelab
By now, my little homelab has grown into a small but mighty fleet of virtual machines — almost a dozen of them are humming along nicely. But with more services…