Really good #Linux O’Reilly book bundle (DRM-free) available on Humble Bundle just now. Worth checking out:
https://www.humblebundle.com/books/linux-all-things-oreilly-books
sysadmin
With Apple phasing out AFP in macOS 27 and Time Capsules officially reaching end-of-life, it's time to move network backups to proper SMB.
If you run a FreeBSD server, you can build a fast, rock-solid, and secure Time Machine target powered by ZFS and Samba - neatly isolated inside a FreeBSD jail using Bastille.
https://it-notes.dragas.net/2026/01/28/time-machine-freebsd-jail/
Keep your macOS backups running smoothly via SMBv3 (with full vfs_fruit support) and full dataset quota control on ZFS!
#FreeBSD #macOS #TimeMachine #ZFS #BastilleBSD #Samba #SysAdmin #Backup #OwnYourData #SelfHosted #BSD #RunBSD #OwnYourData
There is a person I've been helping for a while who runs two instances, one #GoToSocial and one #snac.
Yesterday, they suffered severe file system corruption on their device, and I lent them a hand with the recovery. For GoToSocial, they restored the DB from the previous backup and got it running again. For snac, although a few files were lost, no action was necessary... it just started back up and did what it had to do, bringing the instance back to full operation.
This goes to show that when software is well-designed and intentionally kept simple, it's also easier to get back up and running when something goes wrong. In this case, snac's "files-only" approach demonstrated excellent resilience.
Thanks, @grunfink !
#snac2 #snac #ThankYouTuesday #Efficiency #IT #SysAdmin #OwnYourData
EDIT: They replied that their plan is to replace every possible role with AI, including both devs and sysadmins, keeping only a few active contracts for emergencies and to fix issues they can't handle. I informed them of the termination of our working relationship as soon as possible, as the bond of trust has completely broken down. There was no financial hardship justifying the cost reduction they agreed upon with me - it was simply a unwillingness to increase costs, despite paying roughly the same amount for AI provider subscriptions.
A few months ago, a client asked me to shave about €200 a month off our agreement. "We’re trying to cut back on expenses", he said, "to boost our cash flow." I was hesitant, but hey, I agreed.
Fast forward to this morning: one of his team members calls me asking for help because - and I quote - "both Claude and ChatGPT are giving me answers that just don't feel right."
I asked for a little context, only to find out they had upgraded to the top-tier plans for both AIs so they could "solve problems on their own without bothering me."
So, I dropped my client a line: we either revert to our original agreement, or we wrap up this collaboration effective immediately.
Asking me for a discount just to throw far more money at AI subscriptions - only to call me anyway when the bots fail - is, to say the least, a slap (or slop?) in the face.
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Hi! I'm Kalvin, an IT student. I focus on my IT studies, self-hosting, and open technologies. Glad to connect and share notes on building our own digital spaces.
#introduction #IT #selfhosted #technology #opensource #learning #student #infrastructure #digital #community #building #sharing #Malaysia #developer #sysadmin
Do strony nowego projektu dodałem właśnie prosty licznik odwiedzin więc chyba pora na oficjalny start 😉
Zapraszam was do sprawdzenia katalogu narzędzi szanujących waszą #prywatność 🔒 Niewykluczone, że w przyszłości będę chciał dodać również inne usługi. Zatem jeśli macie jakieś propozycje to chętnie poczytam.