Another great article by @gyptazy :
Howto Create a Cheap Multi Site High Availability Setup with a Wireguard Tunnel

https://gyptazy.ch/howtos/howto-create-a-cheap-multi-site-high-availability-setup-with-wireguard/

#Wireguard #VPN #HA #IT #SysAdmin

What is happening here...?

#BoxyBSD #ARM64 #AARCH64 #FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD #hosting #vm #virtualmachine #free #opensource @gyptazy

Think I set up #Monit on #FreeBSD to play around with a monitoring solution to some extent. Not really using anything other than #uptimekuma at the moment.
#Grafana / #Prometheus would be nice as well.
Mhh, let's see.

* Plutono: Fix roleAttributionPath
* Plutono: Fix null pointer references
* Plutono: Security - Update crewjam/saml to 0.4.14
[...]

https://gyptazy.ch/notes/plutono-7-5-30-and-vali-valitail-2-2-15-release-a-grafana-fork/

#opensource #foss

On the road again 🤓✌🏻

Gentoo and NetBSD ban 'AI' code, but Debian doesn't – yet

https://www.theregister.com/2024/05/18/distros_ai_code/

The problem isn't just that LLM-bot generated code is bad – it's where it came from

<- by me on @theregister

@david Hi! It's something you have to do when configuring the instance. It's just a matter of setting LOCAL_DOMAIN and WEB_DOMAIN (and some minor reverse proxy configurations), as described here: https://docs.joinmastodon.org/admin/config/#federation

Having a look at the specs of the VF2 doesn’t solve the issue for me:
https://doc-en.rvspace.org/VisionFive2/Datasheet/VisionFive_2/power_consumption.html

So the standby is 4.1W in table 1 and full 9.3W in table 3.

But I think element 1 and 2 in table 3 are mixed? They’re the same except of a fan on top, but with fan lower consumption?

#snac2 #ActivityPub

https://codeberg.org/grunfink/snac2

Just a few dozen kilometers from here, a tornado or downburst overturned a train. My wife said it was deadly outside, with rain and wind. I was at the BSD Pub Meeting and didn't notice a thing...

#BoxyBSD is testing the the public #UNIX shell service where you can get your own unix user login on different systems w/o further limitations.

Closed beta currently: boxybsd.com/shell/

This could also lead into solutions for #RISCV but still not sure how useful it might be nowadays in general.

#freebsd #openbsd #netbsd #hosting #SelfHosting #homelab

Tonight's BSDPub meeting was really interesting, and next week we already have the first major topic: backups and their strategies.
It will be really fascinating.

Thanks to everyone who participated!

#BSDPub #BackupStrategies #TechCommunity #WeeklyMeetup

#BSDCafe #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD #helloSystem #BastilleBSD #cbsd #ezjail #jails #zfs

Thanks for joining and sharing all your insights! But there's one more thing - should the call keep time boxed of 60 minutes or open end? I think today we would have needed more time but I can clearly understand when the call takes too long in the evening and people start to drop. People can of course stay in the room even after the official meeting.

How to selfhost your entire online life:

- Caddy (Webserver)
- Nextcloud (File storage, calendar, contacts etc.)
- Mailcow (E-Mail)
- ejabberd (XMPP, instant messaging)
- Invidious (YouTube client)
- Mastodon (social media)
- Vaultwarden (Passwords, credentials and secure file sharing, replaces services like 1Password or WeTransfer)
- Joplin (note taking)
- Miniflux (news)
- Agate (Gemini server for people who want to view your content through the CLI)

Thank me later :3

Would be a free public shell account service based on #FreeBSD/#OpenBSD systems interesting for you? If yes, what would you run on it?

Please provide feedback, so @gyptazy can check if it makes sense to provide such a service (this is already available in a limited beta).

What to expect:
A free user login to a FreeBSD or #OpenBSD based system where multiple users can access it at the same time. You can do everything in your own home directory, run processes, open sockets, compile stuff etc. System is managed in general for you.

What you cannot do:
Make changes to the system in general, use low ports, install or modify things system wide.

Don't take it too serious :)

#FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD #helloSystem #DragonflyBSD

QuickStart:
pkg install cbsd
service cbsdd start
env workdir="/usr/jails" /usr/local/cbsd/sudoexec/initenv
cbsd jconstruct-tui
cbsd jstart 1

Use the tui to get familiar and afterwards you may use it without (if needed).

Have a nice weekend #FreeBSD fans (and of course also everyone else).

Let's start weekend with #FreeBSD wallpapers

25 years ago today, Google was founded.
On the same day, I wiped Windows 98 off my computer, believing that Debian Linux (which I had been using for a while but still kept Windows on another partition) could do everything I had been doing with Windows until then.

Since that day, many installations of Linux, *BSD, MacOS have graced my computers, but Windows has remained, on a few occasions, only an occasional (unwelcome) guest.

In the spirit of a typical support group phrase, I can joyfully say:
'Hello, I'm Stefano, and I haven't been using Windows as my primary operating system for 25 years.'

Please boost and share your experience!

#Linux #OpenSource #OperatingSystems #TechJourney #GoogleAnniversary #Debian #MacOS #BSD #WindowsJourney #Mastodon #TechLife #GeekLife #Google #Windows

Unless this is clarified and discussed with you all, we will not publish any recordings. If the outcome should still be that it should be published, I can still upload them afterwards.

But the question is more if we want to do this on a weekly base at the beginning, or a checkbox where a user must confirm to enter in general. I think, we need to improve this in general.

In the meantime it worked out, that it might be more valuable to record these calls because they shifted more into background stories, technical guides and solutions instead of a typical pub chat with ranting and regretting afterwards.

Yesterday, there was a discussion about bhyve and #ZFS where VMs might get killed by the kernel when initially starting all the VMs after a “hypervisor” reboot due to memory pressure and @meka@bsd.network and @stefano@bsd.cafe talked about approaches by running #bhyve in #jails and make use of the dependency handling.

I think this is a valuable information to share, like all the other ones.

But I can also fully understand your point of view, because I was on the same page. It was also a choice to take pressure away and make people more comfortable to involve themselves into discussions but no one was against a recording. So, currently it looks like I was wrong and a recording might be worth.

The other thing is how to provide the recording, I can see benefits by placing them on YouTube (to share valuable information to a as many as possible) and to get more awareness for BSD in general. But I can also see the benefits of just keeping it in a non public PeerTube instance. So, this is still open…

I’m happy to get more input regarding recordings in general and also where to publish.

The #BSDPub meeting, organized and managed by @gyptazy has concluded and it was definitely interesting.

This meeting was recorded and will be published.

See you next time!

We do not want to make any pressure to anyone. As soon as you feel comfortable enough, go ahead :)
No one will judge you, everyone starts at some point :) Happy to see you next week again!

If you like join our weekly #BSDPub meeting you can find more information at https://bsdpub.bsd.cafe

#BSDCafe #BSDPub #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD #Community #Fediverse

Currently looking into something like 3x geekhome with ryzon and 64gb ram. But they’re limited at 64G for each device. I’m looking for something that can hold up to 128gb memory

Therefore, I just created a PR (https://brew.bsd.cafe/BSDCafe/checkmyip/pulls/1) which will return just the raw IP by requesting the context path /raw. So you can directly use it in shell scripts like:

ipv4=$(curl -4 myip.bsd.cafe/raw)
ipv6=$(curl -6 myip.bsd.cafe/raw)

When: 7PM (GMT +2)
Where: https://meet.gyptazy.ch/BSDPub
iCal: https://cdn.gyptazy.ch/files/misc/bsdcafe/bsdpub/bsdpub_weekly.ics

More infos: https://bsdpub.bsd.cafe/
Feel free to jump in :)

#BSDCafe #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD #helloSystem #DragonflyBSD

Can't attend #BSDCan in person?

Watching the live streams is the next best thing!

Our A/V team has identified several key components that BSDCons have spent WAY too much money renting over the years.

We invite you to help the team buy these for use at BSDCan, @EuroBSDCon, and #AsiaBSDCon!

https://bsdcan.org/2024/sponsorship.php

No one cares if my blog, email, matrix or Fediverse is not reachable even for a whole day :)

Everything gets tunneled through the wg tunnel an terminates at home to have a static ip externally

With this webhook it is easy to forward all notifications to your desired Matrix channel.

https://gyptazy.ch/howtos/howto-integrate-grafana-matrix-alerts-with-webhook/

Posts that were liked or boosted can now be unliked and unboosted.

Outgoing message timeouts are no longer hardcoded and can be configured (see snac(8) for more information).

Fixed a bug that caused some incorrect unfollows under special conditions (with shared inboxes enabled and users from the same instance that follow each other, the internal message distributor was confused).

Mastodon API: Added support for lists.

Added a header to avoid over-zealous caching in some browsers (contributed by louis77).

Added support for running and federating inside hidden networks like Tor, I2P or Loki (contributed by iwojima).

Fixed an error processing polls coming from Pleroma instances.

https://comam.es/what-is-snac

If you find #snac useful, please consider buying grunfink a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/grunfink

Usage tips: Use social media as little as possible. Go for a walk. Meet with friends. Read a good book.

#snacAnnounces

Talk: https://cdn.gyptazy.ch/tech-talks/QualvoSec_Security_Patch_Management/QualvoSec_A_Security_Patch_Management_Tool.html

You can find more talks here: https://cdn.gyptazy.ch/tech-talks/

#secinfo #security #secops #securitypatchmanagement #patchmanagement #debian #proxmox #freebsd #bsd #rockylinux

Introducing Brew – Your New Home for Coding at BSD Cafe

Hello BSD Cafe Community!

I'm thrilled to announce the launch of Brew, our very own Git service tailored specifically for our BSD Cafe family. As you sip your morning coffee, why not brew some code as well? Brew is now available at https://brew.bsd.cafe - a platform where our community's projects will live and thrive.

What is Brew? Brew is a dedicated space for you to host, manage, and collaborate on software projects. Powered by Forgejo, it is designed to be simple, fast, and effective, meshing perfectly with our community’s ethos of freedom and innovation.

Why Brew?

- Community-Centric: Created for BSD enthusiasts by BSD enthusiasts. It's our own cozy corner of the internet to build and share.
- Open Source: Fully open-source, ensuring transparency and the ability to contribute to the improvement of Brew itself.
- Private and Secure: We respect your privacy and the integrity of your work. Brew is committed to maintaining a secure environment for all your projects.

Get Involved

- Start a Project: Have an idea? Launch your repository today!
- Collaborate: Join existing projects and contribute to building something great.
- Learn: Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned pro, Brew is a place to grow your skills.

Come for the code, stay for the community. Let’s build something incredible together at Brew. Visit us now and start your first repository!

Happy Coding!

#BSDCafe #BSDCafeAnnouncements #BSDCafeServices #BSDCafeUpdates #Forgejo #Git #RunBSD

My dream would be to offer open/net/free BSD on amd64, arm64 and rv64 at boxybsd.

Would you be interested in #ARM64 based flavors of #FreeBSD, #OpenBSD & #NetBSD at #BoxyBSD?

Beeper has a fully functional ready to use solution with probably the best user integrations in their dedicated app (for all systems). But you might also have a look on more community based servers like bsd.cafe

If you like, there’s also the Matrix channel and the weekly #BSDPub call. If you’re interested - feel free to jump in :)

While I’m fully into #FOSS and #federated services, I can also see the benefits of major and proprietary solutions from a beginners perspective.

I think it is always about the targeted user base and how to make it comfortable to them.

I can also see this with #BoxyBSD, where I’m targeting beginners who cannot afford virtual machines to learn and practice. However, to help them, you need to catch them at their starting point, which is mostly a well known service like Discord, Twitter etc. Beginners are not aware of the Fediverse, Matrix, IRC and all the other solutions. It won’t provide them or the communities to exclude them.

Moving code away from GitHub may reduce the visibility of projects and potential contributions. Moving support to nerd services may exclude them. Forcing them to deal with it, results in dead useraccoujts in long-term.

Teach them at the beginning, show them alternatives and as soon as they do it by their own will, they will switch and contribute.

I really love free and opensource software, projects and services but it does not mean that we should force people to avoid it. We should more be happy about people that decide to publish and contribute their code to the community in any way and also providing any solution to provide feedback, support etc. Decisions to a specific solution like Discord may have several reasons like not being aware of it, not having the time for it, no personal needs to deal with it (if it works, it works). Not everyone is deeply into FOSS or cares about it.

I always contributed heavily into opensource within the last years and was only on Twitter and never saw the needs for Matrix or Fediverse. I simply didn’t had the time nor the fun to deal with it - nowadays I’m running my own instances.

@BoxyBSD @gyptazy wow, didn’t know you created the “engine”; will definitely look into migrating my blog to this!

Happy to see you on Thursday again :)

More: https://gyptazy.ch/misc/bsd-distribution-overview-at-boxybsd/

Pleasant surprise today in the mailbox.

Thank you, @gyptazy !

CC: @BoxyBSD

#FreeBSD #Stickers #Debian #Mastodon #ThankYou

Distribution of the most used operating systems on #BoxyBSD. Most users tend to use #FreeBSD for their free VM. #OpenBSD and #OpenIndiana (still in beta) share the second place, followed by #NetBSD.

Was da alles im
Hintergrund plötzlich läuft und warum, weiß ich bei systemd ebenfalls oft nicht.

Bitte nicht zu ernst nehmen 😉

EuroBSDCon 2024 registration is now open!

Important dates:
2024-05-02: Registration opens https://tickets.eurobsdcon.org
2024-06-15: Proposal submission deadline https://events.eurobsdcon.org/
2024-07-15: Schedule published
2024-09-19—22: EuroBSDCon 2024 in Dublin

See you in #Dublin for the #european #bsd event of the year!

#eurobsdcon #freebsd #openbsd #netbsd #development

Brewing new stuff for the BSD Cafe...

#BSDCafe #BSDCafeServices

I've just created a new Matrix room for the BSDPub - Weekly Meeting coordination/chats.

You can reach it here: #bsdpub:bsd.cafe

#Matrix #BSDCafe #BSDPub #Community #RunBSD

What a wonderful conversation, discussing BSDs, communities and the joy of using *cough* legacy software, with @stefano, @gyptazy and a few more people whose handles I don't know yet.

Thank you!

#FreeBSD #RunBSD

Just wrapped up the first virtual meeting of 'BSD Pub,' hosted by @gyptazy
Had a delightful and friendly conversation with wonderful folks, and some really interesting ideas emerged for the future. Thanks to everyone and... looking forward to the next meeting!

Details will be posted on the corresponding page: https://wiki.bsd.cafe/docs:weekly-bsdpub

#BSDPub #BSD #BSDCafe #OpenSource #Community #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD #DragonFlyBSD #RunBSD

We had nice talks about improving #BoxyBSD, getting new users attracted into #BSD based systems like #FreeBSD, #OpenBSD, #NetBSD but also covering the lacks of it. Outcome was, that a one already worked on that which might result in a new community project (which may also result into a new service). I don’t want to teaser too much, the related persons will provide more details and insights. It was a great first meeting, looking forward into the next upcoming ones!

More details and participating informations at: https://wiki.bsd.cafe/docs:weekly-bsdpub