Good backup software already exists. Before starting another project, we wanted to understand whether our requirements could be met by extending what we already use. Our starting point was BorgBackup. We value its deduplication, client-side encryption, efficient incremental storage, and convenient access to archived files. For our purposes, however, two requirements remained: an integrated pull … Read more
We have published a small Docker-based setup for running an aptly Debian package repository. The goal is simple: provide a compact, reproducible way to host signed Debian packages without turning the setup itself into a science project. ✨ What it does docker-aptly runs aptly inside a Debian Trixie based container and serves the published repository … Read more
Version 1.3.0 of remote-systemd-toggle is now available. This release combines the security hardening and packaging improvements from 1.2.0 with a small CLI cleanup in 1.3.0. There is one small breaking CLI change: use remote-systemd-toggle status instead of remote-systemd-toggle –status. The protocol, configuration files, secrets file format, certificates, and packages remain compatible. 🔐 Security hardening The … Read more
remote-systemd-toggle 1.1.0 is now available. This release focuses on two areas: better operational hardening with fail2ban support and a significantly improved README with clearer documentation, configuration examples, security notes, and tradeoffs. 🛡️ fail2ban Support Version 1.1.0 adds log output intended for fail2ban integration. The main goal is to help protect the server against repeated connection … Read more
Sometimes the simplest tools are the most useful ones. While managing servers, VPN gateways, lab systems, and infrastructure, we occasionally found ourselves wanting a very small utility that could securely toggle a specific systemd service from a remote machine. Not a complete orchestration platform. Not a web application. Not another management framework. Just a small, … Read more
Thirty-Five Years in the Machine — and Why I Left 🏭 Inside the Machine I have been inside the machine for thirty-five years. Not on the periphery. Not as an observer. Inside — where decisions are made that shape products used by billions, where projects worth hundreds of millions live and die in conference rooms, … Read more
