Now with self-hosted comments

Posted on 2025-02-10 in Software • Tagged with blog , free-software , howto , linux , privacy , self-hosting

A few days ago I received an email from a reader and fellow blogger, to let me know that he was following my blog and also gave me a shout out about my New Year's resolution to write at least one article every month of 2025, and that I was …


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My homelab setup

Posted on 2023-12-29 in Software • Tagged with backup , caddy , debian , docker , free-software , homelab , linux , kodi , nextcloud , nginx , privacy , self-hosting

Welcome to my homelab!

If you don't know what a homelab is, it refers to running servers from your home. What is a server? It's basically a computer that is always on, connected to the network, often with no display or input. For a longer explanation take a look at …


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Privacy-respecting self-hosted Web Analytics

Posted on 2022-05-27 in Software • Tagged with privacy , web , analytics , self-hosting

It all started with a desire: I wanted some basic analytics for this blog to know how it's doing, which articles are popular and which are the main referrers. But therein lied the conundrum: I am a privacy zealot, very much against extensive online tracking (just look at the browser …


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Web browser add-ons I use

Posted on 2022-02-23 in Software • Tagged with firefox , web , addons , privacy , security , cryptocurrency

This article lists the web browser extensions I use and why. I will keep it updated from time to time.

I use Firefox as my main web browser, because despite its shortcomings I think it's still the best available option for me, for reasons that would be worthy of a …


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