Linux

For nearly my entire career, I’ve been using the Apache2 web server as my main solution for web hosting. For many years, Apache2 was the number 1 web server and the obvious choice. However, the competitor nginx has been on the rise and a few years ago, took the #1 spot away from Apache. I am now working on a new web project and decided to give nginx a try. I run my setup on a newly installed Debian 11 virtual machine that I acquired from Digital Ocean....

Have you tried OpenWRT? If you haven’t, you definitely should. OpenWRT is an open-source router software that allows you to turn a basic router into a powerful device. You can do a lot of things with OpenWRT. In addition to just using it as a simple WiFi router, you could route your traffic via VPN, set up VLANs, and so much more. The possibilities are almost limitless. However, there are a few drawbacks to OpenWRT....

When I first heard about Proxmox VE, I knew I had to give it a try. As a tech enthusiast, the idea of creating and managing virtual machines and containers on my own hardware sounded like aa great thing to play around with. So, I set out on a mission to find the perfect device to run Proxmox VE on. After scouring the internet, I stumbled upon a mini PC on AliExpress that seemed to fit the bill....

In one of my previous posts I wrote about installing hugo. Of course, unless you want to keep your posts only private, you will need to publish your blog somewhere. Hugo’s website provides a few options for hosting and deployment of your blog. Since I already run an Apache web server on a virtual machine on Linode, I decided to simply deploy my blog using scp. BTW, I highly recommend Linode as your cloud provider....

If you are not new to Linux you probably have heard about apt (Advanced Packaging Tool) before. It is used on Debian -based Linux distributions (such as, for example Ubuntu) and allows you to install, remove and update packages. Here are a few examples on how to use the tool. Updating your system using apt-get On every newly installed Debian based Linux you want to run: sudo apt-get update This will synchronize the index of packages from the sources....

This is a first post of the blog I am starting. I decided to start my own blog where I will share some of my thoughts on privacy, cybersecurity, linux, programming, ethical hacking, cloud computing, you name it. I will post on a random basis share some of the challenges I’ve encountered and (hopefully) useful instructions on how to overcome them. Choosing a static website engine for my blog The first and the hardest choice on staring the blog was to chose the blogging engine....