New GnuPG Keys
After thirteen years it was time for a new GnuPG key. [...] - written on
YotLD: MakeMKV on Linux
MakeMKV is a great tool to bring BluRay movies you own into JellyFin. For some reason, it is required to build the Linux version of MakeMKV. There is no prebuild package available from the original developers. [...] - written on
Year of the Linux Desktop
Since 2005-ish every single of my PCs always had Linux installed. When I bought a “ThinkPad T14 Gen 2 (Intel)” Laptop in 2022, I really wanted to use two 4K screens with a Thunderbolt Dock, but unfortunately it didn’t worked neither on Debian nor on Manjaro/Arch Linux. [...] - written on
File Access via Samba with ACLs
If the File Permissions are set correctly, it is straight forward, to expose file shares via Samba to Windows and Linux Clients without granting “any-access” to the folder structure. The Unix Accounts using, just like on the local filesystem, their group memberships. [...] - written on
File Access via NGINX
If the File Permissions are set correctly, it is quite simple to configure a NGINX webserver to serve these share folders without granting “any-access” to the folder structure. It is even possible to use an Unix account for password authentication over HTTPS. [...] - written on
Posix ACLs and NFS
In a multi-user environment, there is always the challenge to set file permissions so that all users for a folder actually have access to all files. [...] - written on
LiNAS: Self-made Linux NAS
I looked for a new NAS and once again I was not happy with the available solutions. I bought a UGREEN 4800 Plus which is a upgradable x86 4-bay NAS with a propitary OS installed on it. [...] - written on
Static Binaries Update: ARM is back!
The Static Binaries project bumped all versions (if possible, see notes on readme file) and also the ARM support works again! [...] - written on
The Anti-Framework
After all these years, I still love PHP. Every time when I create a small or big personal project which should work for a long time with low effort, I choose PHP over .NET or Angular. It “just works”. [...] - written on
IndieWeb auf der GPN23
Auf der diesjährigen Gulaschprogrammiernacht werde ich mein aktuelles Rabbit Hole vorstellen, das IndieWeb. Einer Gemeinschaft von unabhängigen Personal Websites mit dem Ziel, seine eigenen Daten auf der eigenen Domain zu besitzen und andere (soziale) Medien “nur” zum Weiterverbreiten und zum Kontakt mit Freunden und Bekannten zu verwenden. [...] - written on
Webmentions: Exchange data between websites
One of the goals of the IndieWeb is to be independent from centralized platforms without losing contact to friends. Besides of the POSSE principle the IndieWeb community uses Microformats2 to create structured data with HTML and Webmentions to communicate with other websites. [...] - written on
Use your Website as Identity
A lot of services of the IndieWeb are using Web Sign-in to authenticate a user. Web Sign-in uses the personal website domain as identity. There is no requirement for having a E-Mail address or a Social Media Account. [...] - written on
Webring: A ring of websites
One of the first things I checked out after I learned about the IndieWeb was webrings. Invented 1994, a webring chains websites together in a circular structure. Next/Previous links are present on every member website to switch between them. [...] - written on
Die Zukunft von dingetun.net
dingetun.net wurde von mir ursprünglich 2015 als Freizeit Projekt gebaut, um Terminabsprachen und Essensbestellungen einfach abwickeln zu können. Seit dem sind zehn Jahre vergangen und das Projekt wird weiter fleißig benutzt. [...] - written on
Welcome to the IndieWeb
After setting up an RSS feed reader and reading Hacker News for some time, I realized (again) how fantastic personal blogs are. So many interesting people and posts which never make it into my usual channels. [...] - written on
Talk Smart City Day Einbeck: Sicher im Netz
Vergangenes Jahr im September habe ich auf dem Smart City Day in Einbeck einen Vortrag zum Thema “Sicher im Netz” gehalten. [...] - written on
Blinkenlights over Serial
After attending the workshop LED Strips Everywhere for Everyone by Mitch, I looked for a project for the Arduino and LED Strip. Introducing Blinkenlights over Serial. [...] - written on
Force Devices to use Pi-hole
Setting up Pi-hole on a Raspberry Pi or as Docker Container is not hard. The howto’s are great and there is not much to do in a Terminal. But some devices just denying to use the Pi-hole DNS. They have DNS Servers hardcoded in or even use DNS over HTTPS / DNS over TLS. [...] - written on
Run Terraria Server in Docker cleanly
Since I started to play Terraria again, I took the chance to improve my Dedicated Server Deployment for Docker. The server process has some weird behavior like causing 100% CPU on one core when no stdin is attached to the process and not saving the server when a SIGINT signal was sent. [...] - written on
Install Linux unattended
After reviving my old Thinkpad X230 I looked for a way to automate the installation of a Linux system with a minimal desktop. The idea was to have a “conference laptop” which can be reinstalled after each use. [...] - written on
Use archiso for custom Linux boot disks
After reviving my old Thinkpad X230 I looked for a way to automate the installation of a Linux system with a minimal desktop. The idea was to have a “conference laptop” which can be reinstalled after each use. [...] - written on
Implementing a WebDAV Client in .NET
In a project I had to download files from a Nextcloud. I decided to use WebDAV, as it also allows to switch to another file cloud solution in the future. [...] - written on
Never use RegExp as a parser
While working with a large log file I got annoyed by the Python script which is used to parse the file. It took over 15 minutes to parse around ten million log lines. [...] - written on
Control Home Assistant Enities with Windows / PowerShell
The Home Assistant API allows it to control Smart Home Entities very easily from any scripting language. The following Power Shell Script allows it to toggle, turn on or turn off entities like switches or lights. [...] - written on
About me
Hi! 👋 My name is Christian. I am a software engineer with strong IT infrastructure skills. I help running the Cinema and Arthouse NEU-Deli in Einbeck in my freetime.