When debugging PHP applications, either running them in a classic LAMP setup, or in a docker container, sometimes we need to debug them and see what’s really happening […]
linux / network / selfhosted
View ip route for a given IP
If you are connected to VPN or have multiple network interfaces on your machine, and want to see what route is the machine using, to which interface run: […]
linux / vpn / wireguard
Wireguard multihop VPN
This article will try to give context on setting up a multihop Wireguard VPN by using a server to which clients would connect to and it would forward […]
linux / selfhosted / tips
Seedboxes – managed vs selfhosted
So you’ve decided to get yourself a seedbox. Great! There are a lot of providers out there that provide a a pretty great service and speeds for your […]
howto / linux / tips
Howto exclude packages from upgrades on Debian/Ubuntu servers
Excluding packages is something a necessity based on their impact on the system, from new version introducing breaking changes, or impact on your downtime. One of the those […]
howto / linux / tcpdump / tips
Howto capture HTTP GET and POST headers with tcpdump
For times when you want to inspect the HTTP traffic and troubleshoot a problem, tcpdump becomes a very powerful tool to do so. This is useful when you […]
howto / linux / selfhosted / tips
Expose your home server to the public
Preface So one of questions I’ve ran into is how to expose your home server to public internet, and using a cheap VPS server, and utilise it’s IP […]
introduction
Once upon a time
Once upon a time, there was a blog. It was oriented towards technical writing, tip and tricks, some commentary. It was good. And after a while, the blog […]