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@me@mysmallinstance.homelinux.org

It's just me, posting from this small instance. No faces or physical descriptions here. This account will remain an abstraction of ideas and thoughts, something ethereal, devoid of physicality. I'm the one you'll read here, you'll hear here.

I'll be trying to bring some positivity and hope to the Fediverse.

Join me as we explore the boundless realms of creativity, inspiration, and optimism within our interconnected digital universe—where ideas transcend physicality.

To you who are reading this bio, thank you for stopping by, and have a nice day!

Profile Image by Marnhe Du Plooy on Unsplash
Banner Image by Johannes Plenio on Unsplash

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stefano, to photography
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One of my favourite "windows", one of my favourite views

mmm_eskandari, to random
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My First Toot!
Hello Mastodon community!

Today is May 15, 2024, and I'm excited to post my very first toot here on Mastodon! 🎉
{26 Ordibehesht 1403 : }

stefano, to history
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Evolution of problem-solving throughout the ages! to

stefano, to linux
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How to Set Up a Alpine Linux VM Hosting XRDP and XFCE for Secure Remote Desktop Access

https://it-notes.dragas.net/2024/05/14/how-to-set-up-an-alpine-linux-vm-hosting-xrdp-and-xfce-for-secure-remote-desktop-access/

stefano, to Eurovision
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I was just a kid, but remember this Eurovision performance.
40 years ago.
Gosh.

https://yewtu.be/watch?v=naNyKR-xTmg

stefano, to random
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Too late for a #FensterFreitag, too early for a #Caturday

#WindowFriday

stefano, to photography
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A log. But not a file.

Always stay strong, even when the waves of life crash upon you.

stefano, to fediverse
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This place isn't perfect. It has its problems, flaws, and limitations. It's not immune to hatred or those who spread negativity.
Yet, here I've encountered incredible people, a marvelous community committed to bringing constructive engagement, dialogue, and social interaction back to the network.
Thank you, Fediverse.
Thank you, friends of the Fediverse.

stefano, to opensource
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For today's , I want to express my gratitude to someone I will refer to only by his first name, Gabriele. Many years ago, I was stuck in a job where I was exploited by my employer—the only one I had ever had. Gabriele, who attended one of my Linux courses about 20 years ago, saw my potential and offered me life-changing advice: 'You have a passion for what you do. Don't waste your time on someone who uses it only for their own profit. Start your own business, I'll help by introducing you to some of my clients, and we can offer the Open Source solutions that excite you so much. You're young enough to try.' I took the leap. It wasn't easy, but ultimately, I succeeded in doing the work I love and choosing the technical solutions I prefer. I'm not a great salesman and often charge too little, feeling almost guilty for asking people to pay for something I enjoy so much. But tonight, I want to say thank you to Gabriele. He might not read this, but my gratitude remains.

stefano, to Orange
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As the doth sink 'tween tower and age-old walls,
The plaza basks in gentle, warm embrace.
In tranquil eve, the waits, as calls,
Preparing for nocturnal symphony to grace.

jutty, to FreeBSD
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Recently got a cheap 128 GB SSD to see how BSD would run on my main machine, and this weekend threw FreeBSD on it. I'm sending this toot from the working system, and aside from the general configuration joy of being an Unix nerd, finding almost everything I need to know in the FreeBSD Handbook is a great perk on the second joy: reading docs and being able to flow acting on them.

stefano, to photography
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Silent Sunday Serenity: Sunlit droplets dance in the quiet air, whispering tales of ancient splendor by the water's edge.

#Photography #Photo #Picture #Pic #Pictures #Italy #SilentSunday #Waterfall

stefano, to random
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Happy Sunday to everyone!
Today I aim to spend less time on the computer in anticipation of a busy workweek ahead. In recent days, BSD Cafe has welcomed new members – feel at home with our community!

I will soon announce (likely tomorrow) a new service for BSD Cafe that I've teased briefly in some posts.

Looking forward to planning the next offering; I have a vision and just need to figure out how to bring it to life!

alanstanley, to ilaughed
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From a couple of weeks ago when the fig leaves were still young, seen against the background of our valley.

stefano, to photography
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I usually watch out of this window when I'm working, but here's how it looks from the outside.

stefano, to opensource
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BSD Mail Project Update!

Hello everyone! I wanted to share some exciting updates about the development of BSD Mail, our privacy-focused email service designed with robustness, security, and transparency in mind. Here’s a deep dive into the technical choices I've made, focusing on my use of open source solutions and open protocols:

🌍 Servers & Location

  • We're running on two physical servers:
  • One hosted by OVH in France
  • Another by Hetzner in Germany
  • Both servers operate on FreeBSD with NVMe drives in a ZFS mirror configuration for speed and data integrity.

🔒 Virtualization & Security

  • We utilize jails on both servers to ensure isolated environments for different services, managed via BastilleBSD. On one server, jails are set up directly on the hardware, whereas the other server employs nested jails.
  • Each server hosts a bhyve VM running OpenBSD with OpenSMTPD for handling SMTP duties securely.

🔗 Networking

  • A Wireguard setup connects the two servers, facilitating routing capabilities so that jails and VMs can communicate seamlessly, supporting both IPv4 and IPv6.

📧 Email Services

  • Dovecot is configured for maildir replication across the servers using Dovecot sync, ensuring email availability and redundancy.
  • Rspamd instances are tied to local KeyDB jails, set up in master-master replication for consistent and reliable spam detection and greylisting.
  • ClamAV runs in corresponding jails for virus scanning, maintaining a high level of security.
  • SOGo provides a web interface for email management, connected to MySQL databases in master-master replication to handle sessions and authentication smoothly.

💾 Data Management

  • Email data is stored on separate, encrypted ZFS datasets to secure emails at rest.
  • MySQL databases are used for storing credentials and managing sessions for SOGo, also in a master-master replication setup. Importantly, all passwords are securely hashed using bcrypt, ensuring they are salted and safe.

🔎 Monitoring & Reliability

  • Our DNS is managed through BunnyNet, which continuously monitors our server status. Should one server—or a specific service—become unavailable, DNS configurations are dynamically adjusted to avoid directing users to the affected IP until full service is restored.

🌐 Commitment to Open Source and Open Protocols

  • Every component of BSD Mail is built exclusively using open source software and open protocols. This commitment is crucial for ensuring data freedom and the reliability of the solutions we use.

This setup not only emphasizes our commitment to privacy and security but also our dedication to maintaining an open and transparent platform.
We're excited to bring you a service where your privacy, data integrity, and freedom are prioritized. Stay tuned for more updates!

stefano, to photography
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For this , I want to express my gratitude to the wonderful Nature, which consistently offers us breathtaking spectacles, whether in the form of lights, colors, scents, or sounds.

stefano, to FreeBSD
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FreeBSD (and Linux), Podman containers and Large Receive Offload.
By @tara

https://www.tara.sh/posts/2023/2023-09-07_freebsd_linux_podman_and_lro/

#FreeBSD #Linux #Podman

jutty, to programming
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After a while trying to understand if either ksh or zsh provided a way to prevent taking strings and undefined variables as 0 when doing arithmetic evaluation, there seems to be no feature specifically for it, sadly.

Closest is using set -o nounset (ksh) and setopt no_unset (zsh) to prevent undefined variables from evaluating to zero. If a "string" contains only numbers, a dot and whitespace, it will be treated as a number. Also, if it only contains the name of any other variable and whitespace, it evaluates to that.

Not that I expected shell languages to provide accurate arithmetic.

As a bonus though, it was cool learning about ksh's compound variables, force_float option and especially discipline functions.

robonuggie, to random
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NomadBSD is a great mobile OS that has it's own identity and purpose - and it has had a somewhat big change from OpenBox to XFCE.
Does that improve or spoil this great OS? In this video we'll find out...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yn-gH1TV0KM

stefano, to photography
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Primum inter Pares (2013)

#SilentSunday #Photography #Photo #Pictures #Picture #Italy #Spring #NaturePhotography

stefano, to photography
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On this , let the hush take us back in time, to reflect on the echoes of an era that must never be forgotten.
Within the folds of silence, we find space to honor those days of struggle and liberation, with a promise to keep the memory alive.
This photo is from today, but it depicts a day 79 years ago.

Lest we forget, to build a tomorrow of peace.

ReverendMoose, to random
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I should really stop thinking about writing and actually write.

stefano, to sysadmin
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✅ Install software... done
✅ Create administrative user... done
✅ Set complex random password... done
✅ Enable 2FA... done
✅ Log out to test 2FA... done
✅ Realize didn't save complex password in password manager... do...
🤦‍♂️ D'OH!

stefano, to photography
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When the Light created by Nature challenges the Light created by Humanity

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