Mastodawn

Currently using #Caddy webserver to render Markdown documents for internal documentation.
No dependencies, no build step, just push documents to web server (an Incus container) and results are immediately visible. The 'push' step is automatic thanks to Incron.
#selfhosting

Alan Jeskins-Powell Mar 21

Need to copy a file or directory as root from one server to another?
Cannot (rightly) SSH to either server directly as root?
Do have SSH access to both source and target with a user with sudo ?
Use rsync with --rsync-path option, e.g.

sudo rsync -avuP --rsync-path "sudo rsync" /source/path/ user@remote:/remote/path/

#selfhosting

Alan Jeskins-Powell Mar 20

Maybe an under appreciated utility - incron (inotify cron).
A crontab-like syntax enables you to run scripts on specified file or directory events.
I use it to stash logfiles to a central location from several hosts.
There is a good write up here: https://oneuptime.com/blog/post/2026-03-02-use-incron-cron-like-file-monitoring-ubuntu/view

#selfhosting

Cilium Tracing with OpenTelemetry

Export Cilium Hubble flow data to OpenTelemetry collectors to correlate network-level events with distributed traces, enabling end-to-end visibility from eBPF to application spans.

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Alan Jeskins-Powell Mar 20

If you are looking for a relatively straightforward way of running HomeAssistantOS, and you have a Proxmox, LXC or Incus instance, then it might be worth checking out their OVA. It's not difficult to download the OVA and import into LXC/Incus as a VM. Fully supported by HA and by default you get root access to the VM via the instance console.
#homeassistant #selfhosting #incus

Alan Jeskins-Powell Feb 25

Only just discovered Self Hosted Hub,
https://selfhostedhub.com
"Discover best self hosted software"
Have checked a few categories and the software lists seem up to date - their blog isn't though.

#selfhosting

SelfhostedHub — Discover best self-hosted software

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Alan Jeskins-Powell Dec 2

TIL #caddy supports adding packages to an existing binary using the add-package command. Packages can also be removed from the binary using remove-package.
e.g.
caddy add-package github.com/caddyserver/transform-encoder

https://caddyserver.com/docs/command-line#caddy-add-package

#selfhosting

Caddy - The Ultimate Server with Automatic HTTPS

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Alan Jeskins-Powell Nov 3

We have an odd shaped property, so odd that I have found no way to establish a reliable Zigbee mesh network, until I installed multiple SLZB-06 LAN coordinators. As of today I now have 3 of them which means I can now install battery powered devices in the farthest reaches of our property and get a reliable connection.
SLZB06 can also be used as a Thread Border Router - that's the next install.
#HomeAssistant #SMLight
https://smlight.tech/global/slzb06

SMLIGHT SLZB06 — Smart Zigbee Gateway for Home Assistant

Buy the SMLIGHT SLZB06 Zigbee Gateway for your smart home. Fully compatible with Home Assistant, ESPHome, and Zigbee devices. Available now on AliExpress.

SMLight

Alan Jeskins-Powell Oct 31

@tm_baumgartner
Following a favourite of one of my Spaniel posts I have discovered your books.
Thanks for both.
Currently reading (and enjoying) the Jackpot Drift series, purchased via Kobo.

Alan Jeskins-Powell Oct 28

Building work is very tiring according to our Spaniel - I can confirm it is 😃

#dogsofmastodon

Alan Jeskins-Powell Oct 26

Made the mistake of leaving my Dell laptop (runs Linux, not Windows) unattended with my Spaniel nearby.
Returned to laptop to find 205 instances of Calculator running ... she had jumped on table and stood on calculator key.
#dogsofmastodon