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Software projects in git repositories (or Version Control Systems - yes there are others) tend to be made up of much more than just 1 file, or even 1 directory. To make functions and functionality easier to find, good software is split up, forming modules or isolated components which can…
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Over 2025, I've come to realise quite how much I rely on the services running on my home server. Sure, I could still get on with most aspects of life, but so much revolves around my services being there and working. Over time, I only intend to grow that dependence,…
Christmas is quieting down in my household, marking the end of yet another crazy life-changing year. At the end of last year, I told myself I needed to slow down and get to a more sustainable place. Needless to say that hasn't happened at all. Instead, life has developed and…
Nearly 10 years ago, I used Proton Mail for my email. At the time, it was the new kid on the block, but promised unrivalled privacy and security - 2 things I care greatly about. Fast forward, and that all still holds true. If, for whatever reason, I was doing…
I'm not a runner, not by any stretch of imagination. But yesterday, I (and several colleagues) ran a half marathon - the Oxford Half Marathon. 13.1 miles, or 20 kilometers in non-freedom units. I'm currently sat on my sofa, with aching legs, a sore throat, and on hell of a…
As of today (well, technically yesterday), django.tasks is officially released upon the world! Mostly. <note> Note that django.tasks and django-tasks are in fact different, albeit by a single character. Take care when reading. </note> What happened? As of today, the first PR to implement DEP 14 ("Background workers") has been…
I like to configure as much of I can on the things I host (of which there's a fair amount) using Infrastructure as code, especially if it's a critical service. I recently switched the DNS server in my house to AdguardHome from Pi-hole, partly to try something new, but also…
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I talk to a lot of people through some form of online platform - conventional social media, forums, chat etc. Given I work remotely, it's where a fair bit of conversation ends up. Since leaving Twitter, I now self-host both of the main social media platforms I use: Bluesky since…
Currently, my phone is a Samsung Galaxy S22. I bought it in early 2023, just after the S23 was announced. Since phones don't change that much year-on-year, I didn't see the need to get the absolute latest, after my beloved Oneplus 7 Pro started showing its age and lost upstream…
I've been using Cloudflare for a while for my domains, since at least 2020. Unless you've been living under a rock since 2009, you've probably heard of Cloudflare. They're a rock-solid DNS provider, with an easy to use interface, high-quality terraform provider, and a number of other features. Quite frankly,…
Here's why CVE-2025-45388 is bogus
Yep, that's it, it's finally happened: I'm done with Twitter. Since it's purchase by Elon Musk back in around October 2022, Twitter (I refuse to call it X) has slowly (or in some cases not-so-slowly) been going downhill. Various changes to the algorithm to push various policies, multiple instability issues,…
My server(s) play a fairly important part in my life. Not only is it where a number of critical services I use are hosted, but it's also where my most important files are stored. For a long time, I've done what I can to preserve my data privacy. Running my…
2024 is nearly over, and for me it's been a crazy, life-changing year. At the start of the year, I told myself I wanted to make some big changes. Write more, get fitter, join more communities, catch up with long lost friends etc. So far, I've not really achieved many…
RGB LEDs can be added to pretty much anything. Some places, like your car or your vacuum, it's probably not more than a gimmick. But in others, like your computer or "battlestation", it can bring an otherwise mundane-looking setup to life. One day, for reasons I can't entirely remember, I…
Bluesky is quickly becoming the "hot new" social network, growing by almost 1.6 users every second. "Recent events" have lead to a fairly large Twitter exodus, and people looking elsewhere seem to all be moving to Bluesky. Mastodon exists, is still pretty active, and is what most people moved to…
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I'm a big fan of RSS. Being able to effortlessly subscribe to a website's content without needing to keep checking their website or social media feed helps me keep on top of what interesting people and companies are doing. According to TT-RSS, my feed aggregator of choice, I'm subscribed to…
In the last few months, I've done a lot of travelling, having spoken at Djangcon Europe in Northern Spain Wagtail Space the The Netherlands and Django London just last week. When I travel anywhere, international or otherwise, I use a VPN. Regardless of the network I'm on, I know my…
Software development can be a bit of a roller-coaster. Certain portions are simple, and others are incredibly complex - and that's before you get to the subjective areas. IP address detection is one which sits squarely in the middle. To some, it just happens, and they don't need to care…
I've had a website for a while now, but it's only in the last few years that it's had comments. At the bottom of every post or project (and my guestbook), is a comments section. There, you can let me know what you think. Want to show your appreciation? Want…
On a quiet Thursday afternoon, I saw a message from Alex in the Self Hosted Show Discord, where he was challenged by some of his fellow Tailscalers:what is the oldest piece of hardware that tailscale can run on? Alex has this ungodly and terrible habit of nerd-sniping me into doing…
If you're reading this, you read it from a server hosted by Hetzner - congratulations! My website is quite important to me. I want it to be reliable, stable, and yet still be something I can tinker with easily if I want to. Almost 2 years ago, I rewrote it…
My server boots off a pair of SSDs, tied together in a ZFS mirror. Proxmox supports ZFS boot (thanks to its Ubuntu kernel), and lets you configure it through the installer. When I installed my server, this is what I wanted, as it meant the OS and data disks for…
As part of some recent infrastructure changes, I migrated my home DNS to AdGuardHome, from Pi-Hole. Being a single, self-contained binary, it's far easier to install and manage (it's in the AUR too), and it's got a few nice modern features like DNS-over-HTTPS and DNS-over-TLS. Sure, the ad blocking features…
My website has search functionality. You can visit the search page (or the homepage or the magnifying glass in the top right), enter a search query, and if I've written something about it (which is quite likely), the matching pages will come up for your reading pleasure. Under the hood,…
In case you didn't know, I have a blog - you're reading it now. It's not like what most people think of when they think "blog". It's guides, tales and random thoughts about the things I do, play around with or find interesting. The same can be said for the…
Whilst Docker is a containerisation technology, it's not just about running applications - there's also networking. When you add a container to a docker network, it magically becomes discoverable by other containers on the same network with DNS. All containers use Docker's magical internal DNS server to achieve this. However,…