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Somehow, I forgot how to start locally-installed Postgres instances. My loss is your gain, now we all have a .

How to fix GPGME errors while using pacman

Some tips for writing better makefiles

STARTTLS on 587 isn't the future -- implicit TLS on 465 is, and people are misunderstanding

It's never been easier to self-host your email. It's never been harder to self host your email.

How I (painfully) upgraded a running k0s cluster from single-master to HA master. In the end I think a single well-equipped master was actually quite stable and better, but the lure of 'web scale' was too strong. Also, if you're thinking of attempting this, just start a new cluster.

Wondering what happens when a hard drive you're using on a Hetzner dedicated server fails? Wonder no longer.

I recently reworked my storage setup in pursuit of both production and flexibility. Looking at the F/OSS space led me to OpenEBS ZFS LocalPV with Longhorn on top, and here's why.

If you're running on Hetzner, you might want to update your DNS settings to use some other resolvers. This can problem can manifest if you're trying to resolve DNS names that resolve to your own machines *from inside your own machines*.

I finish up the benchmarking process, and share the results. If you want to find what I actually end up using, the answer is in here!