Linux & System Administration
In my Linux & System Administration section, I write about administering, configuring, and troubleshooting Linux systems, sharing my personal experiences and insights from managing various servers and workstations.
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The Double-Edged Sword of Digital Freedom: The Risks of Infinito.Nexus with Native Tor Support
⚠️ Disclaimer This article was generated entirely by artificial intelligence without editorial review. To publish this analysis quickly, I deliberately chose to release it without manual editing or fact-checking. The purpose of this article is not to provide a polished technical specification, but to stimulate discussion about the societal, ethical, and security implications of the… Continue reading
Activism, Anonymous Communication, Anonymous Hosting, Anonymous Infrastructure, Anonymous Servers, Censorship Resistance, Circumventing Censorship, Cybersecurity, Decentralization, Decentralized Infrastructure, DevOps, Digital Rights, Digital Sovereignty, Droidian, End-to-End Encryption, Freedom of Speech, Full Disk Encryption, git, Human Rights, Identity Management, Infinito.Nexus, Information Security, Infrastructure as Code, infrastructure automation, Internet Censorship, Iran, Journalism, Linux, Linux Server, LUKS, Matrix, Matrix Server, Mobile Server, Network Security, Nextcloud, NGOs, Onion Services, Open Source, OpenProject, Privacy, Privacy Technology, Remote Unlock, Russia, Secure Communication, Secure Infrastructure, Self Hosting, Self Sovereign Infrastructure, Self-Hosted Infrastructure, Server Hardening, Single Sign-On, Smartphone Server, SSH over Tor, Tor, Tor Hidden Services, Tor Hosting, Tor Network -
Unlocking Fully Encrypted Servers over Tor
Remote servers should not have to choose between security and availability. For years, the common compromise has been to expose SSH to the public Internet or to rely on VPNs and provider-specific KVM consoles whenever a LUKS-encrypted server reboots. I believe there is a better approach. By combining LUKS, Tor Onion Services, and a lightweight… Continue reading
Arch Linux, cryptsetup, Cybersecurity, DevOps, Digital Sovereignty, Disk Encryption, Dropbear, Full Disk Encryption, Hetzner, Infinito.Nexus, Infrastructure as Code, initramfs, Linux, Linux Security, LUKS, Onion Services, Open Source, Privacy, Remote LUKS Unlock, Remote Server Management, Remote Unlock, Secure Boot, Self-Hosted Infrastructure, Self-Hosting, Server Security, SSH over Tor, TinySSH, Tor, Tor Hidden Services -
When two Hetzner servers died at the same time
On May 12, 2026, two of my Arch Linux + LUKS servers at Hetzner became unreachable at the same moment. Both had been running for 4+ months without issue. Both had received the same pacman -Syyu the day before, but had stayed on the old kernel until the morning the websites stopped responding. I rebooted… Continue reading
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🛡️ KeePassXC + CyMaIS Cloud: The Ultimate Guide to Cross-Device Password Security
Hey there! 👋Are you still using the same password everywhere? Or maybe storing your logins in a browser? 😬 It’s time to level up your security game — without making your life harder. In this guide, I’ll show you how to: Continue reading
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Running Two Manjaro Installations Side by Side 🚀
Introduction Are you interested in testing different setups or simply exploring the power of Manjaro without affecting your main system? In this post, I’ll show you step-by-step how to install two Manjaro systems on one computer and configure GRUB to let you choose which one to boot into. Let’s get started! 😊 Continue reading
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🚀 How to Update GRUB and Regenerate Initramfs from a Manjaro Live USB System 🐧
Sometimes things break—it’s Linux life! 💻 Maybe your Manjaro installation isn’t booting correctly after an update or some system tweaks. Don’t panic! You can easily fix boot-related issues using your Manjaro Live USB stick. Here’s how you can update your GRUB bootloader and regenerate your initramfs directly from a Manjaro Live USB. Let’s dive in!… Continue reading
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Welcome on the new Galaxy Server✨
Hey folks, I want to inform you that I moved my services from my old server aka. World Server🌐 to my new server aka. Galaxy Server✨. Continue reading
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Why should one mount Linux /home/?
Why should one the instead of using a ? Simple answer from my side: The and I assume also other package managers may delete the symbolic link during the update process and create a new home directory instead. If you need to store your home data on another storage then your root partition, consider to… Continue reading
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PHP and Symfony Solutions
I offer the development of applications with a technology stack based on . Since 2011 I use this language and it’s my programming mother thong. With PHP I programmed insurance calculators for Dionera, human resource platforms for Neue Werte and applications for Rootcoonect. As back-end framework I use . It’s based on the concept and… Continue reading
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Business Server Software Solutions
My tool Server Manager which is based on allows me to setup and maintain business servers on a short amount of time. In the following service description business server is to be meant as a which provides all of the services which an organization needs. This includes , , , , , etc. Continue reading
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