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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Incident Response for Self-Hosters
You've been compromised. Now what? A practical incident response playbook for self-hosters who didn't think they'd need one until right now.
RAID 0, 1, and 5: Pick One
RAID 0 is fast and terrifying. RAID 1 is boring and beautiful. RAID 5 is the storage efficiency compromise your NAS has been waiting for. Here's how to pick.
Package Management in 2026: apt, brew, nix, and the Friends We Made Along the Way
apt, Homebrew, Flatpak, and Nix — which Linux package manager actually fits your workflow in 2026, and which one is just dependency hell with extra steps.
Escaping Zim: Migrate to Obsidian
Migrate your Zim Wiki notes to Obsidian using zim2obsidian—escape a dated GTK app for modern sync, mobile access, and a thriving plugin ecosystem.
CVE-2026-31431: The 9-Year Linux Root Bug
CVE-2026-31431 (copy.fail) lets any local user become root on virtually every Linux system since 2017. Here's what it is, why it matters, and how to fix it.
GeForce Now: Cloud Gaming Done Right
GeForce Now figured out what Stadia never did: use games you already own. A Founders tier member's deep dive into the best cloud gaming platform running in 2026.
OpenCanary: Honeypots for Your Home Lab
A honeypot sits quietly on your network pretending to be something valuable. When someone touches it, you know you have an intruder. OpenCanary makes this dead simple.
nftables: Modern Linux Firewalling
iptables is being phased out. nftables is faster, cleaner, and already the default on modern Linux. Here's how to actually use it without wanting to quit.
Restic vs Borg vs Kopia: Backups That Actually Deduplicate
rsync is not a backup. Restic, Borg, and Kopia do deduplication, encryption, and incremental snapshots properly. Here's which one fits your home lab and why.
Suricata vs Snort: Network Intrusion Detection That Actually Works
Snort invented network intrusion detection. Suricata multi-threaded its way past it. Here's how to set up real IDS/IPS on your home lab and actually understand what it's telling you.
Sysctl Tuning: The Linux Kernel Settings Nobody Told You About
Linux ships with conservative kernel defaults meant for general use. These sysctl settings tune your server for networking, memory, and file I/O — with explanations, not just values to paste.