Migrating from cron to systemd timers
Cron has run the world’s scheduled jobs for forty years, and on most servers it still works fine. But the moment a job needs structured logging, a con…
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Rebuilding the Hull at Sea
The box that ran everything started dying in April. Not dramatically. Machines almost never die dramatically. It started with instability... the kind …
Linux Fundamentals for Data Engineering
Introduction As a data engineer, most of your work will happen on Linux servers. Whether you are managing databases, running data pipelines, or proces…
Hundreds of AUR packages attacked by infostealer
More info in Mastodon post: https://gaysex.cloud/notes/andaxow7itfn05x9 List of affected packages: https://gr.ht/aur_pkg_list.txt Comments
My complete self-hosting stack: Docker Compose + hardening scripts I use on Hetzner (sharing everything)
Originally written for r/selfhosted on Reddit — sharing here for the dev.to community. After running my self-hosted setup for 2+ years on a single Het…
Building a Sovereign Home Server: Lessons Learned Running Nextcloud, Euro-Office, and Frigate on a Raspberry Pi 5
A single-board computer like the Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB) can be surprisingly capable when properly optimized. Running a complete NVR with AI object detec…
SaveWalterWhite — прохождение простой машины на платформе Aclabs.pro
Данный таск был активен в 6 сезоне CTF, который проходил на площадке Aclabs. Это простая машина, однако имеет 5 флагов. Сначала раскрутим RFI до RCE, …
The Ultimate Guide to Distrohopping: How to Hop Safely Without Breaking Your System
A complete step-by-step developer's guide to distrohopping. Learn how to manage backups, automate package installs, use Ventoy, handle partitions, and…
I Packaged the Scripts I Copy to Every New Server Into a $9 Toolkit. Here's What's In It and Why.
Every time I provision a new server — whether it's a $5 DigitalOcean droplet for a side project or a client's production box — there's a set of script…
I was handed a server with no docs and no idea what it was listening on. One command fixed that.
A client handed me SSH access to a server they'd been running for two years. No documentation. No handoff notes. No "here's what's running and why." J…
Отладка bash-скриптов: инструменты, о которых мало кто
В предыдущей статье я рассказал, как писал скрипт мониторинга системы с нуля от идеи до рабочего инструмента с меню, цветным выводом и уведомлениями в…
Linux Fundamentals for Data Engineering
When you are starting out in Data Engineering, it is easy to focus entirely on writing pristine Python code, designing SQL schemas, or learning comple…
Age verification is coming. Free Software can build it right.
In December 2025, Australia became the first country to ban under-16s from social media. Ten platforms, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Reddit, X, and the…
Learning DevOps from First Principles: What an EC2 Instance Actually Is
One of the first cloud concepts many people encounter while learning AWS is EC2 . The name sounds technical. The documentation is extensive. And the n…
Same Hardware, Different Experience: Why Linux Feels Faster
A few weeks after switching from Windows to Linux, I noticed something interesting. The hardware had not changed. The processor was the same. The RAM …
Learning DevOps from First Principles: MAC Addresses vs IP Addresses — The Difference Finally Clicked
One of the first networking concepts that confused me was this: Why does a computer need both a MAC address and an IP address? At first glance, they s…
Run ASP Classic on Linux, macOS and Windows
If you have ever found yourself searching for how to run ASP on Linux or trying to figure out how to containerize an old IIS-dependent application, yo…
What I Learned as a Real Working Developer
My name is Furqan Akbar. I am a Web Developer and Linux Server Administrator from Srinagar, Kashmir, India. I work as a Server Manager at Elyspace ful…
# Week 1: Linux Fundamentals, Functional Skills & Full-Time Work — What I Learned
What I studied This week I started learning Linux through hands-on challenges while also studying for Functional Skills Level 2 English and Maths. Alo…
Learning DevOps from First Principles: Why Linux and Networking Might Be the Best Place to Start
One question has been occupying my mind recently: If someone wants to learn DevOps, where should they actually begin? The internet offers thousands of…
Microsoft взялся за ls, cp и rm или зачем Windows понадобились команды Linux
Разработчики и системные администраторы, которые имеют дело и с Windows и с Linux, давно привыкли к одной проблеме: скрипты и команды нормально функци…
I'm Furqan Akbar - Web Developer and Linux Server Administrator from Kashmir India
Hi, I am Furqan Akbar, a Web Developer and Linux Server Administrator based in Srinagar, Kashmir, India. I have spent the last 2 plus years keeping pr…
Part 0: Helloworld Gstreamer
In this series, we will have a beginner-friendly introduction to the world of GStreamer. GStreamer is a powerful open-source multimedia framework used…
Как я писал скрипт: от идеи до рабочего инструмента
Пришла в голову задача, которая на словах звучит просто. «Сделай скрипт, который смотрит логи и шлёт в Telegram» ну что тут сложного? Bash…
Linux: The Operating System That Runs the Internet
Pipeline & Prompts | Byte size guides on DevOps, Cloud and AI The Day I Realised Linux Was Everywhere When I first started working in Cloud and In…
How to Back Up Your Server Files and Database (Before You Learn the Hard Way)
There is a special kind of silence that hits you the moment you realize your data is gone. No database. No uploads. No .env . Just an empty folder whe…
Everything's Green Cap.
My AI told me the job was done. My container said it was running. My firewall said it was up. All three were lying. I run a security homelab out of a …
My Favorite Linux Commands: My Silent Heroes in the Console
For twenty years, I've been immersed in these systems, at the console, staring at that black screen, solving problems and building things. During this…
HashiCorp Vault in Docker Compose fails with "address already in use" on port 8200 and IPC_LOCK warning
I'm trying to run HashiCorp Vault (v1.15.0) in Docker Compose on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS (ARM64), but the container immediately exits with two errors: IPC_LO…
Linux Command Line: The Developer's Survival Guide (2026)
Linux Command Line: The Developer's Survival Guide (2026) The terminal is your superpower. These are the commands and patterns I use every single day …