Meta
Hello World
First post — setting up the blog and explaining what this site is about.
Latest Posts
0
Linux
Networking
Setting Up Nginx as a Reverse Proxy
A step-by-step guide to fronting multiple services on a single VPS with Nginx and Let's Encrypt.
Docker
Docker Compose for the Impatient
Everything you actually need to know about Compose files, volumes, and networking — without the fluff.
Security
Linux
Hardening SSH in 10 Minutes
Disable password auth, set up key pairs, configure fail2ban, and sleep better at night.
Python
Automation
Automating Backups with Python
A lightweight script that tars, compresses, and ships your files to an S3-compatible bucket on a cron schedule.
Networking
DNS Explained — Actually
From A records to recursive resolvers — a plain-English breakdown of how the internet finds things.
Homelab
Hardware
My Homelab Setup in 2026
A tour of the rack — what I'm running, why I switched from a NUC cluster to a single beefy machine, and lessons learned.