A few years ago, I decided I wanted more control over my data. I was tired of wondering what Google knew about me, tired of cloud services getting breached, and tired of relying on companies that could shut down tomorrow and take my data with them. So I started self-hosting — not to be optimal, but to be in control.
If you’re here, you might be thinking about doing the same. Maybe you’ve heard about self-hosting but feel overwhelmed by where to start. Maybe you think it requires a server closet full of equipment and a networking degree. It doesn’t.
In a previous post, I explained how to run Pi-hole in Docker and use it to manage the Domain Name System (DNS) for an entire home network — for example at home, work, or school. It’s a great tool for taking control over your DNS and blocking trackers and ads across the whole network. Once the network’s DHCP1 server is configured, every machine on the network will begin sending its DNS queries to the Pi-hole container. But what about Docker containers that share the same Pi-hole host — what I’m calling “neighboring Docker containers”? Can they also use the Pi-hole container on that host for DNS?
One of the main reasons I love blogging is the lively discussions my posts generate. Exchanging ideas with like-minded people brings me joy, helps me broaden my knowledge, and lets me forge long-term connections. Those conversations can’t thrive without a welcoming space. Broadly speaking, I categorize this feedback into two groups: private channels such as email and direct messages, and public venues like social-media posts or forums.
In this article I’ll briefly outline the tools I’ve been using to manage public discussions on this blog, explore other comment-management solutions, and describe the changes I’m implementing in my current setup moving forward.
A few weeks ago, I broke my Linux installation. After a lengthy investigation that involved messing with BIOS settings and flashing a new firmware version, I was now ready to load a live Arch ISO and start digging around in hopes of finding the root cause and deploying a fix.
Note If you haven’t read the post referenced above, I suggest giving it a read before this one.
I spent so much time in the past exploring different note taking solutions in order to put together a system that covers all my needs. I tried multiple apps and services, …
