Articles

How I added a Mastodon-based comment system to this Pelican blog - no databases, no third-party services, just the Fediverse’s public API and a bit of JavaScript.

How I obtained my own AS number and IPv6 prefix, set up a FreeBSD BGP router with FRR, and built a tunnel overlay to bring globally routable addresses to servers that already have provider-assigned IPv6 - using dual-FIB policy routing to make both coexist.

A comprehensive guide to configuring PF on FreeBSD, covering core concepts, practical configurations for jails and dual-stack networking, and advanced techniques including brute-force protection and bastion host setups with authpf.

Exploring atomic desktop Linux distributions, the technology stack behind them, and why Universal Blue’s Aurora and Bazzite represent a compelling vision for reliable, maintainable desktop systems.

A clean approach to integrating FreeBSD 15 into a FreeIPA realm using native components - Kerberos for authentication, LDAP for identity, and no local user management.