Develop Anywhere with VS Code Server
Published at December 23, 2020 · 12 min read
This tutorial is inspired from this tweet by Tim Myer and the video he later posted. I’ve heard of code-server in the past but as a diehard Sublime user I haven’t made any attempts to expand past my normal setup and workflow. However, seeing this in action was impressive! Tim setup a virtual machine on a cloud provider along with an HTTP/S server and TLS certificates. Altogether a lot of steps....
Remotely Access and Control Home Assistant
Published at December 22, 2020 · 11 min read
Home Assistant is a free and open-source system for home automation and allows you to view the status and control various IoT and smart devices in your home. Once Home Assistant is setup it will scan your network for devices and identify them. You can setup credentials for these devices and with the help of a plugin for the device, it can be controlled and automated through Home Assistant’s web dashboard....
Manage Passwords Securely with Bitwarden
Published at December 19, 2020 · 11 min read
Bitwarden is a password manager and secure vault application. It’s a great alternative to very popular password managers such as LastPass and 1Password. Bitwarden provides it’s own hosting services but it’s open-source which makes it easy to host on your own. Secure Password Management Hosting a password vault and having the ability to inspect and audit the data it stores provides piece of mind. Bitwarden doesn’t sacrifice convenience and comes with companion applications for iOS and Android....
Self-host Wallabag & Archive the Web
Published at July 5, 2020 · 14 min read
Wallabag is an opensource application for saving and archiving web pages. It provides an identical service to bookmarking sites such as Readability, Instapaper, and Pocket. Save, classify and archive web pages There are many reasons why Wallabag is an attractive alternative to these commecial services. Instapaper has changed hands once, Readability was shutdown and Pocket has also changed hands was purchased by the Mozilla Foundation. For those who self-host one driving concern is keeping data on a platform that unsure of its future....
Host a Private Docker Registry
Published at March 27, 2020 · 10 min read
In this tutorial we’re going to show you how to setup a private Docker Registry, make it publicly available, password-protected and use TLS. It’ll be secure and only available to you and your team, wherever they’re located. Docker Image Registry Hosting a private Docker Registry is helpful for teams that are building containers to deploy software and services. Websites like Docker Hub provide free public repos but not all teams want their containers to be public....
Published at January 19, 2020 · 7 min read
I recently helped a user with setting up some traffic rules to access Plex remotely. While we worked together on setting it up he explained that a lot of Plex users want to do the same but there’s all kinds of barriers to setting it up. So I thought, let’s write a tutorial. Plex manages your music, movies, photos and media. TLDR; Already a Packetriot and Plex ninja?...
Using Fathom for Site Analytics
Published at May 14, 2019 · 3 min read
Fathom is an opensource website analytics application that you can self-host or pay for managed hosting. It provides enough information to allow you understand key metrics about the traffic flowing to your website. Some features you might expect, like IP addresses of visitors, geo-location, and user-agent strings, are not available because it’s a privacy focused analytics system. But that’s not a defect, it’s a feature, especially in an online world where privacy is becoming more important to users....
Private File Hosting with Nextcloud
Published at April 16, 2019 · 7 min read
Nextcloud is a popular open source client-server application that enables users to store and share files. It’s identical to services like Dropbox, OneDrive, and Google Drive. Nextcloud provides additional services such as video conferencing, audio chat and desktop-sharing. File-sharing is the most popular reason many choose to use Nextcloud. It’s open source philosphy, ability to self-host, control of your data and pedigree (it’s been around for years) also make it a popular option....