Self-Host - Prakhar Shukla

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Using ZFS for TimeMachine

Using ZFS for TimeMachine

I have multiple Macs in my home and Time Machine daily backups can be a life saver if you're trying to find a file you accidentally deleted or if you want to migrate to a new Mac device. I prefer to backup over a physical plugged in disk,

Unattended Upgrades

Unattended Upgrades

I prefer mostly Debian based platform, and while I prefer Ansible for most automation, some headless IoT devices that I maintain, I will prefer to have a pull based configuration rather than push based one for security updates. Thus another clear alternative is unattended-upgrades. To install it please go through

Cowrie as HoneyPot on my Router

Cowrie as HoneyPot on my Router

Running cowrie has been a fun little side project I've been on since quite some time. Setting up and running cowrie is quite simple. One basic thing I'd recommend is to use correct network and system isolation. I prefer a physical host with separate everything. I

More Malware Updates

More Malware Updates

So this is just a regular update on the malwares I captured using my Honeypot. Ever since I've upgraded the security measures (`banIP`+`snort3`), the number of hits are pretty low. Thus the updates this time are pretty boring. Bots are also advanced at this level and tend

MapTiler - Self-Hosting Maps

MapTiler - Self-Hosting Maps

Well this exercise began with some requirements from office, but while I wasn't able to achieve what I'd set out to do, it became an interesting problem to solve over the weekend. I was curious about how to serve maps. I tried using OpenMapTiles, but that