Notes & small tools

This is a quiet corner of the internet where I keep write-ups for things I built twice and never want to debug a third time. Nothing here is a product; everything here runs somewhere.

Recent entries

• 2026-10-04 Backing up a small home server with rsync and a checklist

  A rebuild runbook is worth more than the backup itself. What I now keep in version control and what stays out.

• 2026-09-21 Notes on cheap EU VPSes and their quirks

  Torn firewall states, NAT surprises on port 22, and other provider folklore collected over two rentals.

• 2026-09-02 Self-hosting a music library without losing the weekend

  Subsonic-compatible servers, a download daemon, and a library organizer that finally respects folder names.

• 2026-08-16 Why my file server is boring on purpose

  One binary, one config, WebDAV for the phone, no database. Boring survives reinstalls.

Elsewhere

I read more than I write. If you want to say hi, you know where the contact page used to be — I removed it when the spam started winning.