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NixOS First Impressions for Pragmatists
NixOS promises reproducible, declarative Linux from a single config file. The learning cliff is steep and the Nix language is weird — but atomic rollbacks and identical machines from a git repo are genuinely worth it for the right use case.
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tmux vs Zellij vs Screen: Pick Your Multiplexer
Screen is on every server, tmux is the sysadmin workhorse, and Zellij is the modern newcomer with sane defaults. Here's how all three compare — and which one you should actually use.
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The Modern Unix Toolkit: fzf, ripgrep, fd, bat, eza
GNU coreutils are 50 years old and it shows. ripgrep, fd, bat, eza, fzf, and zoxide replace grep/find/cat/ls with faster, friendlier Rust-powered tools. Here's what each one wins at — and when the original still holds.
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Frigate + Coral TPU: AI Cameras Without the Subscription
Frigate NVR + a $60 Google Coral TPU gives you real-time AI object detection on your own cameras, integrates with Home Assistant, and costs nothing per month. Here's how to set it up.
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GPU Passthrough on Proxmox: Run LLMs in a VM
GPU passthrough on Proxmox is the best way to isolate LLM workloads — but it's a minefield of IOMMU groups, vfio-pci binding, and Code 43 errors. This post walks through the whole thing end-to-end.
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Hoist: Label-Driven Docker Updates
Per-container control over Docker image updates with labels. Auto-update or notify via Discord, Slack, ntfy—no sidecar needed.
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Open WebUI Tools, Functions & Pipelines: Extend Your Local LLM
Open WebUI Tools, Functions, and Pipelines do different things — and the names don't help. What each one actually does, when to use which, and working code for all three.
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Coolify vs Dokploy: Self-Hosted Vercel for People Who Don't Trust Vercel
Coolify vs Dokploy head-to-head: install pain, Traefik handling, UI quality, git-push deploys, and which self-hosted PaaS actually belongs on your single VPS.
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systemd-nspawn: The Container Runtime Already on Your Box
systemd-nspawn ships on every modern Linux box and most sysadmins have never touched it. Here's when this no-daemon, no-Docker-socket container runtime is actually the right tool.
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Distroless Images: When Minimal Goes Too Far
Distroless containers are tiny, secure, and loved by security teams — until you need to debug one at 2 AM. Here's when Google distroless actually pays off vs when it's just container hipster points.
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RAID Is Not Backup: Rebuild Math
Your RAID 5 rebuild on a modern multi-TB drive has a 40-50% chance of hitting a URE before it finishes. Here's the 2026 math and what to do about it.
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RAID 6 vs RAID 10: Two Dead Disks
Both RAID 6 and RAID 10 survive two simultaneous drive deaths. Both need four drives minimum. But they do it completely differently — and that difference matters.
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