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Build a Private Server Status & Control Page with Tailscale
A tiny status page plus a safe control API for your server — published only inside your tailnet with Tailscale Serve, never exposed to the public internet.
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How to Set Up and Manage a ZNC IRC Bouncer
Stay connected to IRC 24/7 with ZNC. Install it, run it as a service, connect your client, and use the *status and *controlpanel commands to manage it.
Programming · Systems & Networking
How to Set Up a Static Website: A Quick Overview
No server, no database, no monthly bill. Here's the whole path to a static website — build the files, preview locally, and put it online for free with HTTPS.
Systems & Networking
Why You Should Use tmux (and Its Most Common Commands)
tmux keeps terminal sessions alive, splits one window into many, and survives dropped SSH connections — here's why to use it and the commands you'll use daily.
AI · Security · Systems & Networking
Letting Claude Manage Your DigitalOcean Droplet — and What to Watch For
An AI agent like Claude can SSH into your server and run it for you — add users, harden SSH, debug. Here's how to do it without handing over the farm.
Programming · Systems & Networking
Hosting on the Edge: Why This Site Has No Server
The site you're reading has no web server, no database, nothing to patch. Here's how 'static + edge' hosting works — and why it's faster and safer.
Systems & Networking · Security
Passwordless SSH: Key-Based Login to Your Linux Server
Stop typing your server password. Set up SSH key-based authentication to log into your Linux server — or DigitalOcean droplet — without one.
Systems & Networking
Manually Mounting NTFS Drive as R/W on MacOS
Warning : Doing this wrong could cause damage to your operating system. We assume that you already know how to use the Terminal and are comfortable in…
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Systems & Networking · Security
A Quick Way to Fire Up a Web Server for Testing Purposes [Linux/MacOS]
Developers always need to test code once in a while and there is a way to quickly launch a web server from your current working directory without the need…
Systems & Networking
Reference Guide for IPv4 CIDR, Subnet Masks and Usable IP
What is a /24 or a /22? A full reference table of IPv4 CIDR prefixes, their subnet masks, and how many total and usable IP addresses each one gives you.
Systems & Networking
Print man Pages to Text File
Save any man page as clean, plain text with man and col -b — handy for reading offline, grepping, or printing. Plus a quick way to export a manual as a PDF.
Systems & Networking
Error: piix4_smbus 0000:00:07.3: SMBus Host controller not enabled!
Seeing "piix4_smbus … SMBus Host controller not enabled!" at boot inside a VM? Here's why it happens and how to silence it by blacklisting the module.
Systems & Networking
How to run a Speed Test from your Terminal
Run an internet speed test from your terminal — no browser. Install the official Ookla Speedtest CLI or the lighter speedtest-cli, with sample output and flags.
Systems & Networking
Getting "a start job is running for dev-disk-by..."
A 90-second boot hang on 'a start job is running for /dev/disk/by-uuid/…' is usually a stale swap UUID in /etc/fstab — here's how to fix it fast with blkid.