DWM stands for Dynamic Window Manager. It is a window manager for X.org; it was developed by the programmers at Suckless Software. DWM is super lightweight, with the entire window manager programmed in about 3,000 lines of C code. Its very minimalistic, allowing users to modify and patch it to their heart's content!
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Why DWM?
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The reason why I have chosen DWM as my window manager is because recently I have been on a sort of pilgrimage for the perfect window manager, something lightweight and functionable. I started my window manager pilgrimage with the very user-friendly and configurable Qtile written in Python; I was happy with it. But I felt the urge to explore more into window managers, so from there I tried out I3, another great window manager, and I really enjoyed using it, but I wanted to test out the most lightweight and fastest window manager, being DWM. As of writing, I believe this is the end of my pilgrimage since I am more than happy with DWM.
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There is also the fact that I want to try out Linux from scratch, Gentoo, and Freebsd in the future, so having the same window manager throughout using all of these operating systems will just make it easier for me to use the OS.
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What I like
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Lightweight - I love the fact that DWM is lightweight, as mentioned before it comes in at around 3,000 lines of C code, this means not only is it small in size but compiles faster then something like I3.
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Indipendance - There is a great sense of independence when using DWM because when you modify it, you are modifying the raw code of the program. This does not happen with something like I3, where you are provided a config file in ~/.config to change. Some people might see this as a burden, but I see it as an opportunity to just mess around and improve my programming skills.
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Enviroment - DWM makes you produce your own work enviroment, this is because unlike something like KDE plasma you are not given a desktop enviroment with all the tools, instead you are given a window manager and a terminal, I only use around GUI programs so making my enviroment was easy as anything and allows me to preform tasks quicker then if I was using KDE Plasma
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Here is my DWM setup on my PC as of 13-7-2024
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Overview
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I love DWM and I plan to use it for as long as I can, there is a wayland version of DWM called DWL so even if I do switch to wayland I will still be able to use DWM. I am exited to further work on my DWM setup and keep an eye on my dotfiles for any updates!
DWM stands for Dynamic Window Manager. It is a window manager for X.org; it was developed by the programmers at Suckless Software. DWM is super lightweight, with the entire window manager programmed in about 3,000 lines of C code. Its very minimalistic, allowing users to modify and patch it to their heart's content!
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Why DWM?
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The reason why I have chosen DWM as my window manager is because recently I have been on a sort of pilgrimage for the perfect window manager, something lightweight and functionable. I started my window manager pilgrimage with the very user-friendly and configurable Qtile written in Python; I was happy with it. But I felt the urge to explore more into window managers, so from there I tried out I3, another great window manager, and I really enjoyed using it, but I wanted to test out the most lightweight and fastest window manager, being DWM. As of writing, I believe this is the end of my pilgrimage since I am more than happy with DWM.
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There is also the fact that I want to try out Linux from scratch, Gentoo, and Freebsd in the future, so having the same window manager throughout using all of these operating systems will just make it easier for me to use the OS.
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What I like
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Lightweight - I love the fact that DWM is lightweight, as mentioned before it comes in at around 3,000 lines of C code, this means not only is it small in size but compiles faster then something like I3.
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Indipendance - There is a great sense of independence when using DWM because when you modify it, you are modifying the raw code of the program. This does not happen with something like I3, where you are provided a config file in ~/.config to change. Some people might see this as a burden, but I see it as an opportunity to just mess around and improve my programming skills.
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Enviroment - DWM makes you produce your own work enviroment, this is because unlike something like KDE plasma you are not given a desktop enviroment with all the tools, instead you are given a window manager and a terminal, I only use around GUI programs so making my enviroment was easy as anything and allows me to preform tasks quicker then if I was using KDE Plasma
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Here is my DWM setup on my PC as of 13-7-2024
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Overview
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I love DWM and I plan to use it for as long as I can, there is a wayland version of DWM called DWL so even if I do switch to wayland I will still be able to use DWM. I am exited to further work on my DWM setup and keep an eye on my dotfiles for any updates!
As of today, my summer holiday has started. And with that comes a lot of freetime to mess around with computers! I have planned some projects for the next 6 weeks so I thoought I would make a post on what I have planned!
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Operating system plans
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At some point, I will try out Linux from scratch because I have heard it is a good way to see how a Linux system is constructed while making it. I would also like to try creating my own distro of some kind and maybe ship it too.
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While we are on the topic of Linux, I am going to try out Gentoo to see if it is any good. All I really know is that it takes longer to install than Arch Linux and you need to compile all the programs. I'm looking forward to that experience!
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On top of trying Gentoo and Linux From Scratch, I will also try out FreeBSD just to see how it is. Though I am not planning to switch to it because nothing can beat Linux! However, I have heard BSD is really good for web servers, and I know you can run Nextcloud on it, so maybe I will try something like that out to see if its any good.
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This is my 'testing computer' where I will be doing all this on.
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Programming
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Learning programming languages
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Over the next 6 weeks I will also try and dedicate some more time into learning the C programming language, and I will be trying to learn some more Python because it is easier for smaller progects and I am planning on trying to make a few small programs and see how much I can do.
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I will try to give Fakefetch weekly updates to improve its functionality because I really enjoy developing Fakefetch. It is something simple, yet it expands my knowledge of Linux and the C programming language. For example, I could add an IP option to Fakefetch where you can display your IP address, or I could add a battery option. There are lots of things to do with Fakefetch, so I am excited to work on it more!
There is not much I will do with my dotfiles, to be honest, because so far I have my ideal setup. Maybe I will add some more bits to Neovim and perhaps create a custom color theme, but that's all I can really think of. Of course, I will add little bits and maybe update some of the programs on the install list, but as of today, there is not much I will change apart from maybe some patches for DWM.
I will try to do daily updates to this website. Making this website is one of the most fun projects I have ever undertaken because it is just enjoyable to write down ideas and projects I have done. I will do my best to make this website more mobile-friendly; in fact, I am going to try to do this tomorrow and see how it goes.
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In the next few weeks, I will be trying to compile all my notes about Linux into a small book that anybody can read! In this book, there will be information about different commands, how to start in the Linux world, and more! So far, I have finished the first part, but there is way more to go. If you are interested, keep an eye on the projects page for any updates!
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Last words
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That is all for now, as you can tell I am going to be busy but I am going to love the next few weeks! Thank you for reading.
As of today, my summer holiday has started. And with that comes a lot of freetime to mess around with computers! I have planned some projects for the next 6 weeks so I thoought I would make a post on what I have planned!
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Operating system plans
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At some point, I will try out Linux from scratch because I have heard it is a good way to see how a Linux system is constructed while making it. I would also like to try creating my own distro of some kind and maybe ship it too.
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While we are on the topic of Linux, I am going to try out Gentoo to see if it is any good. All I really know is that it takes longer to install than Arch Linux and you need to compile all the programs. I'm looking forward to that experience!
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On top of trying Gentoo and Linux From Scratch, I will also try out FreeBSD just to see how it is. Though I am not planning to switch to it because nothing can beat Linux! However, I have heard BSD is really good for web servers, and I know you can run Nextcloud on it, so maybe I will try something like that out to see if its any good.
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This is my 'testing computer' where I will be doing all this on.
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Programming
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Learning programming languages
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Over the next 6 weeks I will also try and dedicate some more time into learning the C programming language, and I will be trying to learn some more Python because it is easier for smaller progects and I am planning on trying to make a few small programs and see how much I can do.
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Fakefetch
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I will try to give Fakefetch weekly updates to improve its functionality because I really enjoy developing Fakefetch. It is something simple, yet it expands my knowledge of Linux and the C programming language. For example, I could add an IP option to Fakefetch where you can display your IP address, or I could add a battery option. There are lots of things to do with Fakefetch, so I am excited to work on it more!
There is not much I will do with my dotfiles, to be honest, because so far I have my ideal setup. Maybe I will add some more bits to Neovim and perhaps create a custom color theme, but that's all I can really think of. Of course, I will add little bits and maybe update some of the programs on the install list, but as of today, there is not much I will change apart from maybe some patches for DWM.
I will try to do daily updates to this website. Making this website is one of the most fun projects I have ever undertaken because it is just enjoyable to write down ideas and projects I have done. I will do my best to make this website more mobile-friendly; in fact, I am going to try to do this tomorrow and see how it goes.
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Writing
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In the next few weeks, I will be trying to compile all my notes about Linux into a small book that anybody can read! In this book, there will be information about different commands, how to start in the Linux world, and more! So far, I have finished the first part, but there is way more to go. If you are interested, keep an eye on the projects page for any updates!
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Last words
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That is all for now, as you can tell I am going to be busy but I am going to love the next few weeks! Thank you for reading.
Today, I had the pleasure of trying out FreeBSD, the open source, Unix-like operating system. In this post, I will share my experience with FreeBSD based on my time using it.
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Instillation
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Installing FreeBSD is relatively easy; you are provided with a nice graphical interface that supports mouse input. Below is a screenshot.
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I had no issues with the install script. The only problem I encountered was with using Ventoy; for some reason, FreeBSD does not work with Ventoy, so I had to burn it to a standard USB stick.
I encountered some internet issues because my test computer has an unusual Wi-Fi card. I resolved this by plugging in an Ethernet cable and would recommend doing the same for anyone installing FreeBSD or any other operating system for that matter. Using Ethernet makes the setup process so much faster.
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When adding users during the FreeBSD installation, I had to include them in the `wheel` group, which grants them the ability to gain root access.
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Post install
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After installing everything, the first thing I noticed was that most commands in BSD are similar to those in Linux, as both are Unix-like operating systems. Another observation was that the `sudo` command was not available by default. This command allows users to run commands with root privileges, so I had to install it using FreeBSD's package manager, PKG. The command to install it is listed below.
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su # To become root
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pkg install sudo # Installing the sudo program
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Even after installing `sudo`, I was unable to use the command, despite being in the `wheel` group. This was unexpected because I assumed that `sudo` would check for group membership and grant access accordingly. However, FreeBSD handles this differently. To allow a user to use `sudo`, follow the commands below, replacing `shipwreckt` with your username:
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sudo visudo
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After updating `sudo`, I was able to use the command. The next step was installing X.Org and dwm. I didn't need a display manager (login prompt) since I could use `startx`, so I focused on installing the X.Org package and `git` to use my own `dwm` configuration that I uploaded there. I tested X.Org with `startx`, and it worked fine. However, when I cloned my configuration files and tried to compile `dwm`, I encountered a problem. Fortunately, it was an easy fix thanks to a helpful post on the FreeBSD forums. After applying that fix, I was able to use my `dwm` setup successfully. I then checked if my two most-used programs, Alacritty and Librewolf, were available on FreeBSD. To my surprise, they were, and both were fully functional. Below is a photo of FreeBSD running with `neofetch` (`fakefetch` only works on Linux).
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Overall, I like FreeBSD and could use it as a daily driver since it supports three of my most-used programs: `git`, `Librewolf`, and `Alacritty`. I appreciate how it works, but for now, Iβm sticking with Linux because I am more comfortable with it and prefer Linux over BSD. In the future, I plan to set up a server with OpenBSD, as Iβve heard excellent things about BSD servers.
Today, I had the pleasure of trying out FreeBSD, the open source, Unix-like operating system. In this post, I will share my experience with FreeBSD based on my time using it.
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Instillation
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Installing FreeBSD is relatively easy; you are provided with a nice graphical interface that supports mouse input. Below is a screenshot.
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I had no issues with the install script. The only problem I encountered was with using Ventoy; for some reason, FreeBSD does not work with Ventoy, so I had to burn it to a standard USB stick.
I encountered some internet issues because my test computer has an unusual Wi-Fi card. I resolved this by plugging in an Ethernet cable and would recommend doing the same for anyone installing FreeBSD or any other operating system for that matter. Using Ethernet makes the setup process so much faster.
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When adding users during the FreeBSD installation, I had to include them in the `wheel` group, which grants them the ability to gain root access.
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Post install
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After installing everything, the first thing I noticed was that most commands in BSD are similar to those in Linux, as both are Unix-like operating systems. Another observation was that the `sudo` command was not available by default. This command allows users to run commands with root privileges, so I had to install it using FreeBSD's package manager, PKG. The command to install it is listed below.
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su # To become root
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pkg install sudo # Installing the sudo program
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Even after installing `sudo`, I was unable to use the command, despite being in the `wheel` group. This was unexpected because I assumed that `sudo` would check for group membership and grant access accordingly. However, FreeBSD handles this differently. To allow a user to use `sudo`, follow the commands below, replacing `shipwreckt` with your username:
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su
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sudo visudo
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# Add this to the very bottom of the file on a new line
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shipwreckt ALL=(ALL) ALL
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After updating `sudo`, I was able to use the command. The next step was installing X.Org and dwm. I didn't need a display manager (login prompt) since I could use `startx`, so I focused on installing the X.Org package and `git` to use my own `dwm` configuration that I uploaded there. I tested X.Org with `startx`, and it worked fine. However, when I cloned my configuration files and tried to compile `dwm`, I encountered a problem. Fortunately, it was an easy fix thanks to a helpful post on the FreeBSD forums. After applying that fix, I was able to use my `dwm` setup successfully. I then checked if my two most-used programs, Alacritty and Librewolf, were available on FreeBSD. To my surprise, they were, and both were fully functional. Below is a photo of FreeBSD running with `neofetch` (`fakefetch` only works on Linux).
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Conclusion
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Overall, I like FreeBSD and could use it as a daily driver since it supports three of my most-used programs: `git`, `Librewolf`, and `Alacritty`. I appreciate how it works, but for now, Iβm sticking with Linux because I am more comfortable with it and prefer Linux over BSD. In the future, I plan to set up a server with OpenBSD, as Iβve heard excellent things about BSD servers.
Over the last few days in my free time, I have been messing around with Gimp to make some wallpapers and a profile picture. I do admit this is something I plan to do more of, so I have made a page on my projects page for all of the art I have done! Below are some examples of what I have done so far; I am exited to do some more!
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Here I have tried to give Tux a vaporwave effect.
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Here are all the wallpapers I have done so far! I think the Newyork image is the best one so far.
Over the last few days in my free time, I have been messing around with Gimp to make some wallpapers and a profile picture. I do admit this is something I plan to do more of, so I have made a page on my projects page for all of the art I have done! Below are some examples of what I have done so far; I am exited to do some more!
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Here I have tried to give Tux a vaporwave effect.
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Here are all the wallpapers I have done so far! I think the Newyork image is the best one so far.
Originally, this article was going to be about setting up an email server. However, due to problems with my router and the fact that I do not like the idea of hosting an email server locally in case it goes down, I have chosen not to do that. Instead, I have decided to host a different server on my local network, and that is what this article is about!
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Below is my server; it is a ThinkCentre. I do not really care about the specs because it is not going to be doing much, but it does have an Intel i7, so itβs not bad at all for what I am doing. It has 8 cores and 16 GB of memory, which should be more than enough for what I am doing.
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What is on the Server?
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The operating system of choice for this server is Ubuntu Server; I do know it is not the best server operating system, but I will stick with it for now because I have already set everything up. In the future, I plan to migrate to either a Debian server or an OpenBSD server due to the annoyance of Ubuntuβs snap packages and other weird stuff Ubuntu likes to do.
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This is my first time using Docker. Docker allows you to contain programs, such as Apache, letting you to run multiple instances and manage them easily. It has been a pretty smooth experience so far! With Docker, I have installed the Jellyfin media server.
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Originally, I planned to install Plex, but the web interface was scuffed and was stuck on the "Premium Features" popup, and none of the buttons worked. So, I removed that container and chose Jellyfin instead. I have heard good things about Jellyfin beforehand, and those have turned out to be true! So far, Jellyfin has met all my needs for a media server, and I am very content with it. If I do change the server OS, I will stick with Jellyfin. I also like that you can upload books to it but I have not tried that feature yet.
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The other thing I have on this server is an instance of SearXNG on my local network, providing my own self-hosted search engine! I set it up because I wasnβt sure what else to do with the server, and itβs fun having my own private search engine. Plus, it is definitely much more private than using online search engines like DuckDuckGo or, God forbid, Google.
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Conclusion
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Overall, this has been an enjoyable project, and I will probably migrate my server sometime in the coming weeks. As always, thank you for reading!
Originally, this article was going to be about setting up an email server. However, due to problems with my router and the fact that I do not like the idea of hosting an email server locally in case it goes down, I have chosen not to do that. Instead, I have decided to host a different server on my local network, and that is what this article is about!
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Below is my server; it is a ThinkCentre. I do not really care about the specs because it is not going to be doing much, but it does have an Intel i7, so itβs not bad at all for what I am doing. It has 8 cores and 16 GB of memory, which should be more than enough for what I am doing.
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What is on the Server?
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The operating system of choice for this server is Ubuntu Server; I do know it is not the best server operating system, but I will stick with it for now because I have already set everything up. In the future, I plan to migrate to either a Debian server or an OpenBSD server due to the annoyance of Ubuntuβs snap packages and other weird stuff Ubuntu likes to do.
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This is my first time using Docker. Docker allows you to contain programs, such as Apache, letting you to run multiple instances and manage them easily. It has been a pretty smooth experience so far! With Docker, I have installed the Jellyfin media server.
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Originally, I planned to install Plex, but the web interface was scuffed and was stuck on the "Premium Features" popup, and none of the buttons worked. So, I removed that container and chose Jellyfin instead. I have heard good things about Jellyfin beforehand, and those have turned out to be true! So far, Jellyfin has met all my needs for a media server, and I am very content with it. If I do change the server OS, I will stick with Jellyfin. I also like that you can upload books to it but I have not tried that feature yet.
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The other thing I have on this server is an instance of SearXNG on my local network, providing my own self-hosted search engine! I set it up because I wasnβt sure what else to do with the server, and itβs fun having my own private search engine. Plus, it is definitely much more private than using online search engines like DuckDuckGo or, God forbid, Google.
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Conclusion
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Overall, this has been an enjoyable project, and I will probably migrate my server sometime in the coming weeks. As always, thank you for reading!
For a while now, I have wanted to own a Yubikey, but the price has always held me back since they cost a lot of money. After scouring ebay for a while, I finally found a good deal on one. I bought it, and now Iβve had the chance to mess around with it.
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So far, I have been relatively happy with the Yubikey, but there is one concern I have: a lot of the firmware on the Yubikey is closed source, meaning someone like me cannot read the source code. While this may sound like something small to most, and I might seem overly cautious, but all I will say is how can you fully trust a product and its functionality if you can't see what itβs doing? Due to the Yubikey having closed source components, I have looked for some FOSS alternatives. Below, I have listed some of these products below:
There are two on that list that I am particually interested in, that being TKey and Nitrokey, this is because they are both well delevoped and have ways to set up with SSH so I can connect to servers way more securely, they also provide keys that have NFC so I can use it with my phone which is a big save.
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So far the only thing I have really done with my Yubikey is set it up with KeepassXC, for some reason I cannot get my Google account working with it, and this is because I am under Linux, so I might need to install Windows or ChromeOS in a virtual machine and set it up, but even if then, I just have to hope it will still work on Linux because if not, well, that would be ass.
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That is all I am going to look more into hardware keys because well they are awesome, but that is all thank you for reading!
For a while now, I have wanted to own a Yubikey, but the price has always held me back since they cost a lot of money. After scouring ebay for a while, I finally found a good deal on one. I bought it, and now Iβve had the chance to mess around with it.
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So far, I have been relatively happy with the Yubikey, but there is one concern I have: a lot of the firmware on the Yubikey is closed source, meaning someone like me cannot read the source code. While this may sound like something small to most, and I might seem overly cautious, but all I will say is how can you fully trust a product and its functionality if you can't see what itβs doing? Due to the Yubikey having closed source components, I have looked for some FOSS alternatives. Below, I have listed some of these products below:
There are two on that list that I am particually interested in, that being TKey and Nitrokey, this is because they are both well delevoped and have ways to set up with SSH so I can connect to servers way more securely, they also provide keys that have NFC so I can use it with my phone which is a big save.
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So far the only thing I have really done with my Yubikey is set it up with KeepassXC, for some reason I cannot get my Google account working with it, and this is because I am under Linux, so I might need to install Windows or ChromeOS in a virtual machine and set it up, but even if then, I just have to hope it will still work on Linux because if not, well, that would be ass.
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That is all I am going to look more into hardware keys because well they are awesome, but that is all thank you for reading!
Last weekend I was able to buy a ThinkPad L560 laptop from a car boot, and the best part about buying this laptop is it only cost me Β£15 with it being fully working!
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The best thing about this ThinkPad as well as most ThinkPads is the keyboard; it feels so good to type on, and I love it so much; it definitely subconsciously encourages me to type faster. I also like the fact that it is bigger than my main laptop; it gives me a lot of screen space and is more comfortable for me to use. The only disadvantage to this is that the laptop does not fit in some of my bags.
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The only thing I really dislike about the laptop is where the ports are located. This is because the charger is at the side when it should, in my opinion, be at the back where there is a USB port. There is also the fact that the screen is not all that bright, not making it ideal for outside use, but I do not plan on using it outside much. But apart from all of that, I am all happy with it!
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Problems
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There have been two problems with this laptop so far, the first being that it had issues powering on when I brought it. But after a while with messing around with the laptop, I fixed the issue and it is all good now, but there is a chance this could happen in the future, so I have to keep that in mind. The other issue I had was the fan being weird; this problem has only occurred as of today, but it is only a small problem and is probably fixed for good now!
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What will it be used for?
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This ThinkPad will be my day laptop, so whenever I go out I will bring it; the reason why I will use it as a day laptop is because I got it for cheep and if it goes missing I will not be too upset.
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Last words
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Thank you for reading. I hope this laptop lasts me a while, and I will mostly use it for school.
Last weekend I was able to buy a ThinkPad L560 laptop from a car boot, and the best part about buying this laptop is it only cost me Β£15 with it being fully working!
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The best thing about this ThinkPad as well as most ThinkPads is the keyboard; it feels so good to type on, and I love it so much; it definitely subconsciously encourages me to type faster. I also like the fact that it is bigger than my main laptop; it gives me a lot of screen space and is more comfortable for me to use. The only disadvantage to this is that the laptop does not fit in some of my bags.
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The only thing I really dislike about the laptop is where the ports are located. This is because the charger is at the side when it should, in my opinion, be at the back where there is a USB port. There is also the fact that the screen is not all that bright, not making it ideal for outside use, but I do not plan on using it outside much. But apart from all of that, I am all happy with it!
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Problems
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There have been two problems with this laptop so far, the first being that it had issues powering on when I brought it. But after a while with messing around with the laptop, I fixed the issue and it is all good now, but there is a chance this could happen in the future, so I have to keep that in mind. The other issue I had was the fan being weird; this problem has only occurred as of today, but it is only a small problem and is probably fixed for good now!
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What will it be used for?
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This ThinkPad will be my day laptop, so whenever I go out I will bring it; the reason why I will use it as a day laptop is because I got it for cheep and if it goes missing I will not be too upset.
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Thank you for reading. I hope this laptop lasts me a while, and I will mostly use it for school.
Fish shell is a command-line shell mostly written in the Rust programming language for Unix-related systems that aims to be user-friendly. The reason I have chosen to try fishing is because I like some of the features it comes with!
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Features of Fish π
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Fish aims to be a smart, user-friendly command line shell
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Tab completion
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Syntax highlighting
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Web Based Configuration
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What I like about Fish!
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My favourite feature of the fish shell is that it has built-in tab completion, meaning it gives you options for the command you are inputting into the terminal. This also remembers the last time you typed in a command, so when I am sshing into a server, it makes it so much easier!
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I also like the fact that all of the features listed above come out of the box! The only configuration I have had to do is set my aliases and make the Starship program work. I do know there are plugins that I do need to take a look at, but for now, I do not see any need for any since I am happy with what they come with!
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Overall, I am rather impressed by fish. I will use it as my main shell for the time being, but if I do have any problems, I can just switch to Bash shell for the duration of that problem. I know there is probably a bunch I have missed out on Fish shell, but so far it has been smooth and I have nothing but good to say about it!
Fish shell is a command-line shell mostly written in the Rust programming language for Unix-related systems that aims to be user-friendly. The reason I have chosen to try fishing is because I like some of the features it comes with!
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My favourite feature of the fish shell is that it has built-in tab completion, meaning it gives you options for the command you are inputting into the terminal. This also remembers the last time you typed in a command, so when I am sshing into a server, it makes it so much easier!
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I also like the fact that all of the features listed above come out of the box! The only configuration I have had to do is set my aliases and make the Starship program work. I do know there are plugins that I do need to take a look at, but for now, I do not see any need for any since I am happy with what they come with!
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Overall, I am rather impressed by fish. I will use it as my main shell for the time being, but if I do have any problems, I can just switch to Bash shell for the duration of that problem. I know there is probably a bunch I have missed out on Fish shell, but so far it has been smooth and I have nothing but good to say about it!
Today I have installed Arch Linux on my home server; I will be honest it has been so smooth!
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I use Arch Linux as my desktop Linux distro, and I knew that you could use it as a server, but I never really thought of doing it. The only reason why I have done this is just to see how good it actually is because, well, I do not hear about people using it as a server much.
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I have all the same services that I hosted on my previus server install and more!
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Searxng is a metasearch engine that takes results from other search services. It does not track you; even the public ones don't! I like it because it gives me good results and it is easy to self-host, so I know 100%Β that I am not being tracked. I did try to install it without Docker, but the guidedid not work for me, so I basically took the easy way out with the official Docker image that worked.
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I have the web UI of qBittorrent installed on my Arch Linux server. I used the Arch Linux guide on how to set it up, and I only really needed to install two programs. Then, just like that, everything is installed and working! It was really easy, and I am more satisfied with it. The reason why I have a torrent is just to support some Linux distros I like and have the ISOs ready when I need them.
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Jellyfin πΊ
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Jellyfin is a free, as in freedom software, self-hosted media server. If you have ever used Plex, it is kind of like that, but Jellyfin is better because it has a whole load of plugins and is licensed under the GPL-2.0, which makes it free software! But overall, it is an amazing media server, way better than Plex, so if you are able to switch over. I will be mostly hosting a few movies and books on it!Β
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MariaDB is a database server forked from MySQL. The reason why I have this installed on my server is because I want to start learning how to use a database on a server because, from what I can tell, it looks really good on a CV, and you never know, it could be useful to me in the future!
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I will probably only use Arch Linux for servers because it is hassle-free and easy to use! That is all there is to say it was easy and less of a headache than Ubuntu, at least in my experience.
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Today I have installed Arch Linux on my home server; I will be honest it has been so smooth!
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I use Arch Linux as my desktop Linux distro, and I knew that you could use it as a server, but I never really thought of doing it. The only reason why I have done this is just to see how good it actually is because, well, I do not hear about people using it as a server much.
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I have all the same services that I hosted on my previus server install and more!
I was thinking about adding Nextcloud to my server, but I can just use the scp command for backups, plus I do not have much to put on it due to the fact all my work is hosted on Gitlab.
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Searxng π
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Searxng is a metasearch engine that takes results from other search services. It does not track you; even the public ones don't! I like it because it gives me good results and it is easy to self-host, so I know 100%Β that I am not being tracked. I did try to install it without Docker, but the guidedid not work for me, so I basically took the easy way out with the official Docker image that worked.
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qBittorrent β³
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I have the web UI of qBittorrent installed on my Arch Linux server. I used the Arch Linux guide on how to set it up, and I only really needed to install two programs. Then, just like that, everything is installed and working! It was really easy, and I am more satisfied with it. The reason why I have a torrent is just to support some Linux distros I like and have the ISOs ready when I need them.
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Jellyfin πΊ
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Jellyfin is a free, as in freedom software, self-hosted media server. If you have ever used Plex, it is kind of like that, but Jellyfin is better because it has a whole load of plugins and is licensed under the GPL-2.0, which makes it free software! But overall, it is an amazing media server, way better than Plex, so if you are able to switch over. I will be mostly hosting a few movies and books on it!Β
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MariaDB π
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MariaDB is a database server forked from MySQL. The reason why I have this installed on my server is because I want to start learning how to use a database on a server because, from what I can tell, it looks really good on a CV, and you never know, it could be useful to me in the future!
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I will probably only use Arch Linux for servers because it is hassle-free and easy to use! That is all there is to say it was easy and less of a headache than Ubuntu, at least in my experience.
Today I have compiled the newest version of the Linux kernel being 6.10.6!
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The main reason why I have done this is because whenever I try install to install Gentoo I fail. I do know you can convert a Linux distro into Gentoo but I want to install it from the ISO first before I do that.
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I would say compiling the kernel was very easy; all I did was input a few commands and copy the defauly config over. There is not much I can say because compiling the kernel is not that complex, but one thing I will say is that my computer was crying during the process.Β
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As of right now my computer and Laptop both feel a bit faster now that a I have compilied the kernel, and now that I have learnt how to compile the Linux kernel I will now do it whenever I get a new laptop!
Today I have compiled the newest version of the Linux kernel being 6.10.6!
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The main reason why I have done this is because whenever I try install to install Gentoo I fail. I do know you can convert a Linux distro into Gentoo but I want to install it from the ISO first before I do that.
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I would say compiling the kernel was very easy; all I did was input a few commands and copy the defauly config over. There is not much I can say because compiling the kernel is not that complex, but one thing I will say is that my computer was crying during the process.Β
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As of right now my computer and Laptop both feel a bit faster now that a I have compilied the kernel, and now that I have learnt how to compile the Linux kernel I will now do it whenever I get a new laptop!
Over the past three days I have been installing and tinkering with Gentoo Linux!
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I found the Gentoo Handbook extremely useful for installing Gentoo Linux. In the past, my attempts to install Gentoo on my test PC, which uses a BIOS system, were, just a big fail due to a bunch of small mistakes I made. But this time around I installed Gentoo on my main PC, which has 18 cores, that allows me to compile things faster. Overall, I found the installation process to be very straightforward. I simply SSHed into the computer and copied the necessary commands to install the required packages, along with some miscellaneous things like ensuring the file systems where 100% working.
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After installing I wanted to get my desktop enviroment of DWM working. Now sadly I do have a NVIDIA Gpu and I knew before I even started installing Gentoo that I would have problems with it. So I tried the simple solution first just installing the Xorg server software and the NVIDA graphics drivers. It did not work so I did some more tinkering and updated my system with a configured kernel but I sent it into a panic. At this point I just lost all hope and I had been using Gentoo for two days at that point and I just wanted a normal desktop so I reinstalled Arch Linux and played some video games because I was just tired at that point.
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I really enjoyed messing around with Gentoo, even though it took a long time to do so. The documentation on their website was excellent, and I highly recommend trying it out if you're looking for a faster operating system. Personally, I plan to switch to Gentoo once I get an AMD GPU since AMD is supported way better on Linux.
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My favorite thing about Gentoo is that it doesnβt require Systemd as your init system. Instead, Gentoo gives you the choice to use OpenRC, which I find to be simpler and more efficient and not to add more clean than Systemd. I also love that Gentoo requires you to compile everything, and I noticed that my system ran way faster compared to when I was using Arch Linux or any other Linux distro.
Over the past three days I have been installing and tinkering with Gentoo Linux!
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I found the Gentoo Handbook extremely useful for installing Gentoo Linux. In the past, my attempts to install Gentoo on my test PC, which uses a BIOS system, were, just a big fail due to a bunch of small mistakes I made. But this time around I installed Gentoo on my main PC, which has 18 cores, that allows me to compile things faster. Overall, I found the installation process to be very straightforward. I simply SSHed into the computer and copied the necessary commands to install the required packages, along with some miscellaneous things like ensuring the file systems where 100% working.
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NVIDIA
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After installing I wanted to get my desktop enviroment of DWM working. Now sadly I do have a NVIDIA Gpu and I knew before I even started installing Gentoo that I would have problems with it. So I tried the simple solution first just installing the Xorg server software and the NVIDA graphics drivers. It did not work so I did some more tinkering and updated my system with a configured kernel but I sent it into a panic. At this point I just lost all hope and I had been using Gentoo for two days at that point and I just wanted a normal desktop so I reinstalled Arch Linux and played some video games because I was just tired at that point.
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I really enjoyed messing around with Gentoo, even though it took a long time to do so. The documentation on their website was excellent, and I highly recommend trying it out if you're looking for a faster operating system. Personally, I plan to switch to Gentoo once I get an AMD GPU since AMD is supported way better on Linux.
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My favorite thing about Gentoo is that it doesnβt require Systemd as your init system. Instead, Gentoo gives you the choice to use OpenRC, which I find to be simpler and more efficient and not to add more clean than Systemd. I also love that Gentoo requires you to compile everything, and I noticed that my system ran way faster compared to when I was using Arch Linux or any other Linux distro.
Unfortunately, I no longer have all day to tinker with Linux. While I'll try to continue to update this website, my focus will be more shifting toward school, especially with my GCSEs approaching. Iβm a bit disappointed to temporarily step back from Linux and programming, but I plan to get back into it in as soon as I have spare ome time off work. For example, today I managed to get WireGuard working with a VPN!
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Thatβs all for this updateβjust a quick note to say that school is in session, and my priorities will be focused there for now.
Unfortunately, I no longer have all day to tinker with Linux. While I'll try to continue to update this website, my focus will be more shifting toward school, especially with my GCSEs approaching. Iβm a bit disappointed to temporarily step back from Linux and programming, but I plan to get back into it in as soon as I have spare ome time off work. For example, today I managed to get WireGuard working with a VPN!
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Thatβs all for this updateβjust a quick note to say that school is in session, and my priorities will be focused there for now.
I've been rather busy with school lately, but I still have time to tinker! For a while now, I have wanted to use Pi-hole with my router, but I've either been busy with Gentoo or school. However, I have finally found the time and inspiration to install Pi-hole on my home server!
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What is Pi-hole ?
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Pi-hole is a DNS sinkhole that can be used with your router to protect your other devices without installing any client-side software. For the most part, Pi-hole is used for only blocking ads, but there is more you can do with it, for example, logging internet activity and blocking websites.
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Network wide adblocker
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Saves bandwith due to adblocker
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Adblocker on all mobile apps
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Free of cost
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Easy-to-install
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Since I'm using Arch Linux as my server OS, the only real option I had was to use the Docker container. It was relatively easy to install, though I did encounter some issues, mostly due to me not reading what to do. Overall, I'd say it was easy to set up and configure for all my devices to use.
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Blocklist
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I have a number of websites blocked to avoid visiting suspicious sites or being tracked. The best source for blocklists from what I can tell is Firebog. I recommend using only the lists marked in green, as those coloured blue are either no longer maintained or may interfere with your normal day to day web browsing. Additionally I would just add the top three lists from each category to cover a good enought basis.
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I really do like Pi-hole and I see myself using it for the forseeable future as it just does a whole bunch of intresting bits that help me be more secure online.
I've been rather busy with school lately, but I still have time to tinker! For a while now, I have wanted to use Pi-hole with my router, but I've either been busy with Gentoo or school. However, I have finally found the time and inspiration to install Pi-hole on my home server!
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What is Pi-hole ?
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Pi-hole is a DNS sinkhole that can be used with your router to protect your other devices without installing any client-side software. For the most part, Pi-hole is used for only blocking ads, but there is more you can do with it, for example, logging internet activity and blocking websites.
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Network wide adblocker
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Saves bandwith due to adblocker
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Adblocker on all mobile apps
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Free of cost
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Can function as a DHCP server
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Easy-to-install
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Installing
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Since I'm using Arch Linux as my server OS, the only real option I had was to use the Docker container. It was relatively easy to install, though I did encounter some issues, mostly due to me not reading what to do. Overall, I'd say it was easy to set up and configure for all my devices to use.
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Blocklist
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I have a number of websites blocked to avoid visiting suspicious sites or being tracked. The best source for blocklists from what I can tell is Firebog. I recommend using only the lists marked in green, as those coloured blue are either no longer maintained or may interfere with your normal day to day web browsing. Additionally I would just add the top three lists from each category to cover a good enought basis.
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I really do like Pi-hole and I see myself using it for the forseeable future as it just does a whole bunch of intresting bits that help me be more secure online.
I2P stands for "The Invisible Internet Project" and it is a totally private and encrypted private network layer. If you have ever heard of or used the Tor project, it is similar, but the I2P network is more secure and faster.
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What is the point of using I2P?
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This is a good question. Why should you or I even use I2P? The answer is simple: it offers many interesting things, for example:
Overall, I2P offers a lot to you and has an amazing community of friendly people.
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Hosting on home server
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I installed i2pd onto my home server. I chose i2pd because it is written in C, making it faster than the normal I2P package.
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After installing and starting up i2pd with Systemd, I had to forward the ports on my local network so that I could use I2P. This can be done by running a simple command:
I2P stands for "The Invisible Internet Project" and it is a totally private and encrypted private network layer. If you have ever heard of or used the Tor project, it is similar, but the I2P network is more secure and faster.
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This is a good question. Why should you or I even use I2P? The answer is simple: it offers many interesting things, for example:
Overall, I2P offers a lot to you and has an amazing community of friendly people.
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Hosting on home server
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I installed i2pd onto my home server. I chose i2pd because it is written in C, making it faster than the normal I2P package.
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After installing and starting up i2pd with Systemd, I had to forward the ports on my local network so that I could use I2P. This can be done by running a simple command:
Hello there, it has been a long while since I have posted to my website. I have just been busy with life and school.
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Email
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If you have tried to look at this website the past few days, you may have noticed that it has been down, and that is because I have been trying to get an email server working again. Sadly God does not want me to set this server up because the VPS provider I was using Digital Ocean does not allow port 25, the port needed for Email. I know there is probably a way to tiptoe around this but I cannot be bothered. I have found 3 VPSes that do not block this port so I will hopefully get my awaited email server soon.
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School has been alright, just long days and homework. I have not had much time to program or mess around with Linux, but now that mocks are over, I might have some more time to mess around and learn. This whole setting up an email server thing is my latest Linux work, but I hope to do some more junk with servers soon.
Hello there, it has been a long while since I have posted to my website. I have just been busy with life and school.
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Email
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If you have tried to look at this website the past few days, you may have noticed that it has been down, and that is because I have been trying to get an email server working again. Sadly God does not want me to set this server up because the VPS provider I was using Digital Ocean does not allow port 25, the port needed for Email. I know there is probably a way to tiptoe around this but I cannot be bothered. I have found 3 VPSes that do not block this port so I will hopefully get my awaited email server soon.
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School has been alright, just long days and homework. I have not had much time to program or mess around with Linux, but now that mocks are over, I might have some more time to mess around and learn. This whole setting up an email server thing is my latest Linux work, but I hope to do some more junk with servers soon.
I wish all who are reading a very merry Christmas! If you are reading after Christmas still have a rather merry time! I am writing this post just to show some tech items I have brought for myself.
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Since it is near Christmas and I have had the same phone for the last ~2 years; I thought why don't I buy a new phone. I saw the Google Pixel 7a was for sale I thought why not. I did not only buy the Google pixel 7a becuase of its price, but also the fact that it is really easy to install custom ROMS onto the phone and root the phone.
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The day the phone arrived, I tried to install CalyxOS onto the phone since it already has a full suite of apps ready to go, plus privacy tweaks, but for some reason the Linux installer only unlocked the bootloader and left me with a phone without an operating system. After this I got a tiny bit worried because it would not boot into anything, and this was my first time installing a custom ROM onto my phone. So in my panic, I installed LineageOS, and it worked amazingly without a problem.Β I am so happy and impressed with LineageOS!
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It is stupidly easy to root LineageOS. The first thing you want to do is enter recovery mode, then go to apply updates >> Apply update >> Apply from ADB after that connect your computer to your phone via the Android Debug Bridge and push the Magisk.apk file to the phone, this basically sideloades magisk so you are able to become root.
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Fingerprint detector: For some reason, with most fingerprint readers, they do not like my thumbs. This leads to me barely using the fingerprint detector, but in this phone's case, it does it perfectly!
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Storage: Overall, I wish the phone had a little bit more storage. I personally believe the Goldilocks zone for phone storage is around ~250GB because it gives enough space for apps and plenty of space for photos and videos.Β
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Overall, I really like the Google Pixel 7a, and I am so happy I bought it. I have enjoyed setting up the phone and basically turning it into my own little weekend project. I have also mostly de-Googled LineageOS, but I need to tinker a bit more to fully de-Google everything. I might even write a few guides or scripts on how to de-Google LineageOS.
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Recentally if you have looked at the "Todo" list, you may have seen that I have been looking for a laptop that I can Libreboot. After all this time of waiting and searching I have finally found a good one; the best part of the whole thing is that the previous owner already librebooted it meaning that I did not need to do anything on my end!
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What I like about the ThinkPad T440p
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The keyboard on this computer is amazing! It is better than my previous laptop, and it just feels like heaven typing on it.
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Modular: This laptop is extremely modular, with most parts being replaceable!Β Due to this I will be upgrading and customising the laptop in 2025!
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What I dislike about the ThinkPad T440p
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Screen: My only complaint about this laptop is that the screen is not the best. But I do know that you can replace it, so I plan to do that in the future.
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Overall I am really happy with my new laptop, and I believe this can be my new daily driver. I hope the next new posts will be about upgrading the hardware on this laptop to be better than its stock specs!
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Upgrades I plan to make
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I plan to replace the trackpad with a better one with physical buttons, I prefer this type of trackpad becasue it is overall more confortable and easy to use with the ThinkPad's pointer.
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I plan to swap out the current CPU with a Intel Core i7-4910MQ which is more powerful than my current CPU
I wish all who are reading a very merry Christmas! If you are reading after Christmas still have a rather merry time! I am writing this post just to show some tech items I have brought for myself.
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Google Pixel 7a
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Since it is near Christmas and I have had the same phone for the last ~2 years; I thought why don't I buy a new phone. I saw the Google Pixel 7a was for sale I thought why not. I did not only buy the Google pixel 7a becuase of its price, but also the fact that it is really easy to install custom ROMS onto the phone and root the phone.
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The day the phone arrived, I tried to install CalyxOS onto the phone since it already has a full suite of apps ready to go, plus privacy tweaks, but for some reason the Linux installer only unlocked the bootloader and left me with a phone without an operating system. After this I got a tiny bit worried because it would not boot into anything, and this was my first time installing a custom ROM onto my phone. So in my panic, I installed LineageOS, and it worked amazingly without a problem.Β I am so happy and impressed with LineageOS!
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Rooting LineageOS 21
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It is stupidly easy to root LineageOS. The first thing you want to do is enter recovery mode, then go to apply updates >> Apply update >> Apply from ADB after that connect your computer to your phone via the Android Debug Bridge and push the Magisk.apk file to the phone, this basically sideloades magisk so you are able to become root.
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Fingerprint detector: For some reason, with most fingerprint readers, they do not like my thumbs. This leads to me barely using the fingerprint detector, but in this phone's case, it does it perfectly!
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Storage: Overall, I wish the phone had a little bit more storage. I personally believe the Goldilocks zone for phone storage is around ~250GB because it gives enough space for apps and plenty of space for photos and videos.Β
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Specs
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Overview
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Overall, I really like the Google Pixel 7a, and I am so happy I bought it. I have enjoyed setting up the phone and basically turning it into my own little weekend project. I have also mostly de-Googled LineageOS, but I need to tinker a bit more to fully de-Google everything. I might even write a few guides or scripts on how to de-Google LineageOS.
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ThinkPad T440p
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Recentally if you have looked at the "Todo" list, you may have seen that I have been looking for a laptop that I can Libreboot. After all this time of waiting and searching I have finally found a good one; the best part of the whole thing is that the previous owner already librebooted it meaning that I did not need to do anything on my end!
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What I like about the ThinkPad T440p
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The keyboard on this computer is amazing! It is better than my previous laptop, and it just feels like heaven typing on it.
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Modular: This laptop is extremely modular, with most parts being replaceable!Β Due to this I will be upgrading and customising the laptop in 2025!
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What I dislike about the ThinkPad T440p
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Screen: My only complaint about this laptop is that the screen is not the best. But I do know that you can replace it, so I plan to do that in the future.
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Specs as of now
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CPU: i5-4340M
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Storage: 180GB SSD
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RAM: 8GB
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Bios: Libreboot
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Overview
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Overall I am really happy with my new laptop, and I believe this can be my new daily driver. I hope the next new posts will be about upgrading the hardware on this laptop to be better than its stock specs!
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Upgrades I plan to make
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I plan to replace the trackpad with a better one with physical buttons, I prefer this type of trackpad becasue it is overall more confortable and easy to use with the ThinkPad's pointer.
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I plan to swap out the current CPU with a Intel Core i7-4910MQ which is more powerful than my current CPU
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New PC case and new year!
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Date: 16-02-2025
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Introduction
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First post of 2025, happy new year dudes! This is the year of my GCSE (General Certificate of Education) exams, so till summer, updates to the website will be few and far between.
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Recently my dad has bought a PC off of eBay; he has taken out his motherboard out of his old computer and put it into the new eBay computer. The case is a Cooler Master. Since my dad 'could not be bothered' to put the eBay motherboard into his old case, he tasked me with it; I gracefully accepted this task!
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Why switch over the motherboard ?
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The reason why I have switched PC cases is quite simple. I think this PC case is a lot kooler looking than my old one. It also has way better airflow and more space inside of it. It also helps that I haven't cleaned my computer for over 5 months now. I know it is bad, but I have been busy, and my computer's hygiene is not at the top of my bucket list.
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Photos of my new case, aka my Dad's old case Before and after I installed my motherboard
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Here are some photos of my old PC case. Before I installed the Ebay motherboard and after
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The PC as of 16-02-2025 The disc drive is exclusively for Father Ted episodes
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Overview
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My last thoughts are that I am really happy with my new case and I hope soon I can get a nice guicy GPU to fill up some of the space inside of the computer!
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New PC case and new year!
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Date: 16-02-2025
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Introduction
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First post of 2025, happy new year dudes! This is the year of my GCSE (General Certificate of Education) exams, so till summer, updates to the website will be few and far between.
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Recently my dad has bought a PC off of eBay; he has taken out his motherboard out of his old computer and put it into the new eBay computer. The case is a Cooler Master. Since my dad 'could not be bothered' to put the eBay motherboard into his old case, he tasked me with it; I gracefully accepted this task!
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Why switch over the motherboard ?
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The reason why I have switched PC cases is quite simple. I think this PC case is a lot kooler looking than my old one. It also has way better airflow and more space inside of it. It also helps that I haven't cleaned my computer for over 5 months now. I know it is bad, but I have been busy, and my computer's hygiene is not at the top of my bucket list.
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Photos of my new case, aka my Dad's old case Before and after I installed my motherboard
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Here are some photos of my old PC case. Before I installed the Ebay motherboard and after
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The PC as of 16-02-2025 The disc drive is exclusively for Father Ted episodes
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Overview
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My last thoughts are that I am really happy with my new case and I hope soon I can get a nice guicy GPU to fill up some of the space inside of the computer!
If you have read any of my posts in the past, you may know of my aspiration to host my website and email server on a VPS. Well, that day has come! Finally.
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So far my VPS (virtual private server) is doing three things:
Website hosting! This enables me to try other web languages like PHP out
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Why host an email server ?
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A better question would be why not host an email server. When you sign up for Gmail or Protonmail you give them full trust over your email communications. Well, I trust myself way more than any company to handle my personal communications. Sadly, I can only receive emails until I can get some ports unblocked, but I am happy as is!
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Why host a git server ?
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I will be honest: the main reason why I host a git server is because it is really kool, in my opinion; it has enabled me to learn more about git as a program. It is also good to have a backup server to Gitlab !
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Overall, I am just happy to have a whole server that I can use for whatever I want! This has opened up a whole new world for me of tinkering and stress. I hope this VPS serves me well!
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