The Home Assistant API allows it to control Smart Home Entities very easily from any scripting language. The following Power Shell Script allows it to toggle, turn on or turn off entities like switches or lights. [...] - written on 31. August 2024
Unison is a nice tool to synchronize two folders in both directions. It keeps two replicas of a folder in sync. Regardless which side was modified. This works with local folders or via SSH. [...] - written on 11. August 2024
My set-policies.ps1 disables many annoying features like Cortana, One Drive or Telemetry on Windows 10 Pro machines. The script got some new features. It prevents now for example a involunary Windows 11 upgrade. [...] - written on 02. August 2024
Some time ago I started to host my own APT repository for Unifi and MongoDB packages, as the software quality of Unifi is really bad and it prevented me from upgrade the Debian version to the latest stable release. This guide shows the current status of the repository and which packages are available. [...]
I’ve updated my Unifi packages for Debian 12 “Bookworm” to version 8.0.28. Apparently it supports finally MongoDB 4.4 out of the box, without hack and repack the Debian package. [...] - written on 08. June 2024
The Static Binaries project is now checking checksums and GnuPG signatures and has updated various tools to the latest version. [...] - written on 02. June 2024
The Cinema Industry is using its own standards for creating and distributing movies in a secure way. The DCI (Digital Cinema Initiatives) specification defines everything from file formats and encryption to the projection systems itself. [...] - written on 31. May 2024
Auf der Gulaschprogrammiernacht 2024 (GPN22) durfte ich dieses Jahr einen Talk über Digitales Kino und Filmverschlüsselung halten. [...] - written on 31. May 2024
In dem Format “Kurz und Knapp” möchte ich meine Mastodon Lesezeichen “abarbeiten”. Mastodon IaC, SSH und YubiKeys, Frank geht ran, OpenTF, VNC Resolver Bot Account. [...] - written on 04. May 2024
I wanted to reactivate my old Lenovo Thinkpad X230 as a “Burner Laptop”. Put a Linux on it, use it on events like conferences and reinstall it afterwards. The main reason why I replaced it was the outdated WiFi chip, which only supported 802.11 a/b/g/n. [...] - written on 20. April 2024
Some time ago I helped with making and deploying a small Website. The Website was made in Symfony 6.x and is deployed to a Webspace without any SSH access. Just FTP. [...] - written on 24. March 2024
In dem Format “Kurz und Knapp” möchte ich meine Mastodon Lesezeichen “abarbeiten”. BASH Parameter Substitution, 100G Fiber Optics, Windows Keys mit Linux auslesen, HTML Seiten verschlüsseln, verschlüsselter Datentransfer zwischen zwei Computern. [...] - written on 10. March 2024
Windows 10 comes with alot of annoying tracking features, bloatware and other nasty stuff. As long as the system is licensed as Pro Edition, it is possible to disable alot of this stuff with Group Policies. [...] - written on 28. December 2023
Kubernetes clusters are an awesome piece of technology, if an highly automated and dynamic environment for tens or hundrets of applications is required. But Kubernetes brings also huge complexity which is not always necessary. Not every project scales to the size of Netflix or Google, so an good old Docker CE can also be an option. This guide is a collection of custom configurations to improve the security, stability and isolation of Docker CE servers and it’s containers. [...]
When a Jekyll Page is getting more complex, it’s helpful to add custom meta data to pages and posts. For example, add a auto generated category to only show the primary language version of a multi language post on the index page but also let single posts in a secondary language show up. [...] - written on 09. December 2023
When using a Raspberry Pi Pico as a USB Mouse or Keyboard, you may want to disable CircuitPythons flash drive and the REPL serial console. [...] - written on 03. December 2023
Bei dem Versuch einen WebDAV Server mit NGINX aufzusetzen, bin ich mit Anlauf in die Workaround-Hölle gesprungen. Eigentlich war der Gedanke “Joa, verzichten wir Mal auf komplexe Webservices und machen es einfach”. Nun. Hat gut funktioniert. [...] - written on 28. October 2023
minimon.sh unterstützt in der neusten Version Job Parallelisierung und das Laden von Checks aus JSON Files. Das soll vor allem die Nutzung mit einer größeren Menge von Checks erleichtern. [...] - written on 02. September 2023
Schon seit einigen Jahren ist der Betrieb von Unifi WLAN Produkten kein Spaß mehr. 2020 sind diverse APs die wir einsetzen ohne Vorwarnung oder Kompensation EOL gegangen und waren Elektroschrott, sobald man den Unifi Controller auf eine neuere Version als 5.6 gebracht hat. [...] - written on 10. August 2023
While debugging issues in container environments or on embedded devices, there is always the same problem: All the debugging tools are not installed. Installing tools is often not an option, especially in environments where there is no internet connection for security reasons. [...] - written on 02. July 2023
Um die Zeit zum Release von “Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom” zu überbrücken, habe ich vor einigen Wochen wieder mit “Animal Crossing: New Horizons” (ACNH) angefangen. Auch ohne COVID-Loch ein wunderschönes Spiel, in das man viel Zeit versenken kann. [...] - written on 16. May 2023
Führt man System Upgrades über Ansible aus, macht es vielleicht auch Sinn eine Entsprechende Downtime im Monitoring (in meinem Fall Check_MK) zu planen, um Alarm Benachrichtigungen zu vermeiden. [...] - written on 02. May 2023
TaskOMat ist eine Sammlung von Scripts zur Verwaltung und automatisierten Erzeugung von Issues in GitLab. Als Bot sorgen die Scripts dafür, dass bestimmte Regeln für die Nutzung von Labels, Due Dates und andere Einstellungen eingehalten werden. [...] - written on 16. April 2023
Disks in ZFS können mit dem Befehl zfs replace ganz leicht ausgetauscht werden. Da die Festplatten in meinem Server über fünf Jahre alt waren, habe ich dies aus Sicherheitsgründen getan. [...] - written on 02. April 2023