Pi-hole User Group Management
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In this post I discuss how a Pi-hole can be controlled so that different rules apply to different groups of devices in the local network.
How to deploy a Next.js application to GitHub pages
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In this post I discuss which tweaks are necessary to deploy a Next.js project exported as static HTML files to GitHub pages.
Migrate from i3 to sway
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This post describes my migration from i3 (X.org Server) to Sway (Wayland).
Automate tasks with docker-compose and systemd
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This article shows how tasks that have been encapsulated in Docker containers can be controlled by systemd timers. In case of an error a separate systemd service is triggered which sends a mail which contains the last view lines from the journal log.
Nextcloud: Migrate from SQLite to PostgreSQL
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This article describes how to migrate a Docker based Nextcloud instance from SQLite to PostgeSQL.
Webcam Support in Arch Linux on Macbooks
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Learn how to install a kernel module that allows to use the Apple Facetime HD camera in your Arch or Manjaro Linux installation.
OfflineIMAP + systemd timer
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Learn how to setup a systemd timer that regularly fetches new mails from an IMAP server with OfflineIMAP.
i3 + termite + custom themes = <3
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i3 + termite is awesome. Having a simple theme changer is even better. Learn how to set up custom themes and apply them with a simple keystroke.
Spotify Desktop App with HiDPI Scaling in GNOME 3
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Spotify Desktop seems to have issues with HiDPI screens in Linux. This post shows how to fix it.
An "open" command in Linux
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This article explains how to configure a command "open" in Linux that behaves similar to the command that macOS provides.
GNOME 3: Change wallpaper periodically
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This post describes how wallpapers can be automatically changed in GNOME 3 with a simple script and a cronjob.
Leaving Google's Mail Services behind
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I decided to leave Google's e-mail services behind. This post describes how I changed to another provider and how I use my domain at the same time so that I can switch between e-mail providers more flexibly in the future.
Evaluate data from Komoot with Elasticsearch and Kibana
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In my spare time I like to travel by bike. As a data enthusiast it's no question to track my trips using services such as Komoot. Besides the data analysis methods that these companies provide on their websites or apps, they are always limited in what kind of analysis they provide to their customers. In this post I discuss how to extract data from Komoot and evaluate the data with Elasticsearch.
Howto train a CNN with TensorFlow on FloydHub
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This article demonstrates how to solve the MNIST Digit Recognizer task by using a Convolutional Neural Net (CNN). It will be trained with TensorFlow, Googles open-source software library for Machine Intelligence. For the heavy-lifting the cloud provider FloydHub will be used.