Ransomware attacks have evolved to target backup infrastructure directly. A compromised client machine can delete or encrypt your backups before you even realize there is a problem. That is where Borg Backup append-only mode becomes critical. In this guide, I will show you exactly how to configure an append-only repository to survive ransomware attacks and … Read more
So you built something cool at home. Maybe it is a Nextcloud instance, a media server, a home automation dashboard, or a custom web app running on a Raspberry Pi. It works perfectly on your local network. Now you want to access it from anywhere, and you started googling how to open a port on … Read more
If you’re running a modern Linux server, you’ve probably heard that nftables is replacing iptables as the standard firewall framework. After working with both systems across dozens of production servers, I can tell you that the transition to nftables rules offers real benefits: unified IPv4/IPv6 handling, simpler syntax, atomic rule updates, and built-in debugging tools. … Read more
Every time I set up a new machine, I used to spend hours reconfiguring my shell, editor, and other tools. Then I discovered dotfiles management. Now I can reproduce my entire development environment in minutes. This guide shows you how to set up a reproducible dotfiles repo managed with GNU Stow or chezmoi, two of … Read more
If you’ve ever felt torn between the polished Windows desktop experience and the powerful Linux command-line tools, you’re not alone. Configuring WSL2 on Windows for a full Linux development environment bridges this gap perfectly, giving you native Linux performance without leaving your familiar Windows setup. In this guide, I’ll walk you through every step of … Read more
I have been using Neovim as my daily driver for over three years, and the moment everything clicked was when I got the Language Server Protocol running. Suddenly my terminal editor had autocomplete, go-to-definition, and live diagnostics that rivaled VS Code. That is exactly what I will walk you through in this guide. By the … Read more
Getting your development environment right can be tricky. Different projects need different tools, versions, and configurations. Setting up Docker dev containers solves this by packaging everything your code needs to run into isolated, reproducible environments that work the same way for every developer on your team. In this guide, I’ll walk you through setting up … Read more
If you have ever tried running a legacy Django project that needs Python 3.8 on the same machine where your newest FastAPI app requires Python 3.12, you already know the pain. Your Linux distribution ships with one system Python, and messing with it can break package managers and system utilities. That is exactly the problem … Read more
I remember the day my GitHub Actions bill jumped because I was running builds on private repositories every time I pushed a commit. That was the moment I started looking into self-hosted CI/CD options, and Gitea Actions kept coming up in every r/selfhosted thread I read. Setting up a self-hosted CI/CD runner with Gitea Actions … Read more
Processing hundreds or thousands of images one at a time is a soul-crushing task. I learned this the hard way back when I had to resize 3,000 product photos for an e-commerce site. That single afternoon of dragging and dropping in GIMP convinced me there had to be a better way. That better way is … Read more