Setup Unbound - a validating, recursive, caching DNS resolver

Software · 7 mins read

In the following guide we will install and configure our own instance of a validating, recursive, caching DNS resolver. We will opt for Unbound from NLnet Labs on a Debian based linux distro, but this same configuration can be used across kernels and other supported operating systems. To proceed, open a terminal window and paste the following command: sudo apt install unbound During the installation process some error messages may appear

Wildcard certificates using Let’s Encrypt/Certbot - canonical domain and subdomains

Web · 2 mins read

Canonical domain certificates along with CNAME flattening are a great way to enable the possibility of removing the www. of your website address. You may also need to expand the certificate to subdomains, for example to include subsections in your website structure

Thin Neue watchface for MiBand 4

Software · less than 1 min read

Clean, thin font watchface. With hours, minutes, day of the week, day of the month, number of steps, battery bar and Bluetooth status. Enjoy! Download .bin

Extend the lifetime of a soldered SSD

Hardware · 10 mins read

Hard locked, highly integrated devices with practically all components soldered on, go hand in hand with obsolescence. For example, the limited longevity of soldered SSDs is like having a virtual usage stamp on any device that uses them. They are not the only short life consumables, but you may continue to use a laptop with a highly used battery that gives just a few minutes of autonomy, but you are in a pickle if your internal SSD is in a non-working state due to the exhaustion of the finite amount of writes that each NAND cell is capable of doing