Home labs, Linux, and small software projects.

Moving my backups to a cheaper object store

After two years on the same provider, egress fees finally pushed me to look around. Here is how I migrated restic repositories without re-uploading everything, and what I'd do differently.

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A quieter fan curve for the home server

The little box under my desk was louder than it needed to be. A few lines of fancontrol config and some patience with a thermometer brought it down to a hum.

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Notes on self-hosting a static blog

Why this site is just a folder of HTML files, how it gets deployed, and the surprisingly small amount of maintenance it has needed since.

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Things I learned replacing a failing SSD

SMART warnings, a weekend of cloning, and one bootloader that refused to cooperate. A short checklist for next time.

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