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Wildcard SSL certificates with Let's Encrypt and DNS-01

Wildcard SSL certificates with Let's Encrypt and DNS-01

Wildcard SSL certs from Let's Encrypt use DNS-01 or the new DNS-PERSIST-01 challenge. Certbot and acme.sh automate it, systemd timers renew it.

Manage your dev environment with Nix shells (no Docker required)

Manage your dev environment with Nix shells (no Docker required)

Use Nix flakes and direnv for project-scoped dev environments without Docker. Define toolchains in flake.nix, share them, switch projects instantly.

Tailwind v4: Oxide Rust engine, 182x incremental builds, CSS config

Tailwind v4: Oxide Rust engine, 182x incremental builds, CSS config

Tailwind CSS v4 uses Rust-powered Oxide, moves config to CSS @theme directives, and builds 5x faster. Update utilities and convert config to CSS.

Podman vs Docker for self-hosting, measured on my machine

Podman vs Docker for self-hosting, measured on my machine

Podman vs Docker for self-hosting, tested on my own machine: startup is a tie, rootless pasta won every throughput run, and dockerd idles at 144 MB.

Btrfs vs ZFS: which filesystem protects your data better?

Btrfs vs ZFS: which filesystem protects your data better?

Compare Btrfs and ZFS for data protection: checksumming, RAID, snapshots, compression, and speed. ZFS for NAS, Btrfs for single-disk desktops.

Build a fanless home server for under $300: silent, efficient, and powerful

Build a fanless home server for under $300: silent, efficient, and powerful

Build a fanless home server under $300 with an Intel N150/N305 mini PC. Silent 6-15W builds run Home Assistant, Jellyfin, Nextcloud, and WireGuard.

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