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Hi Mastodon 👋 We're VPSPioneer, a small hosting company serving customers across Europe: web hosting, reseller hosting and cloud VPS.
Here we'll share practical, no-fluff guides on Linux, server admin, Plesk, DirectAdmin, WHMCS, DNS and email deliverability, and join conversations with the #SelfHosted and #SysAdmin crowd.
Guides: https://vpspioneer.com/blog
#introduction #Linux #WebHosting
"I need the full DevOps workflow to publish the site."
"It's a static site. Here are the SFTP credentials to upload the files you have, which were generated by the client's SSG."
"You don't understand. I need to upload the site; I need the DevOps procedure."
"No, you don't understand. It's generated by BSSG; all you have to do is upload the output via SFTP into the FreeBSD jail and the deploy is automatic."
Silence.
"But how does the deploy bot handle it?"
Silence.
The person who hired him (as an intern) gets on the line:
"Just humor him, the kid is sharp-he's really good with AI!"
I tell him we're talking about two completely different things.
He fires back: "If you can't keep up with him, I think you need to update your skills. That's what we're paying you for."
And that was that. I've decided that for 80 Euros a year - while providing a dedicated FreeBSD jail, over 100GB of hosting, backups, monitoring, and custom BSSG tweaks - they can definitely find someone more "up to date" elsewhere.
#TGIF #IT #SysAdmin #HorrorStories
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SmartOS: The illumos Way of Thinking About Servers
A practical look at SmartOS, illumos, zones, LX compatibility and the way this operating system approaches servers. Not a complete guide, just enough to understand why I like it.
https://it-notes.dragas.net/2026/09/28/smartos-the-illumos-way-of-thinking-about-servers/
#SmartOS #illumos #Hosting #Server #IT #SysAdmin #OwnYourData #ITNotes #Tutorial
An unexpected difference between terminal programs: backward line wrapping
https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/tech/TerminalsLineBackspaceDifferences
#Tech #Unix #SysAdmin
Your playbook failed. Management wants a root cause. You have 30 seconds.
Introducing larvitz.bofh, an Ansible collection that returns Bastard Operator From Hell excuses:
"Root cause: The mainframe tripped over an unhandled SIGSEGV in the automated espresso machine."
Seedable, so each host keeps its story straight. Bonus category: Deutsche Bahn.
https://codeberg.org/Larvitz/ansible-bofh
#Ansible #BOFH #SysAdmin #DevOps #Codeberg #Humor #Linux
Neuerdings bin ich Aushilfsadmin auf einem Server, der bei @hetzner@mastodon.hetzner.social steht. Nach einer Weile fiel mir auf, dass dieser Server Sicherheitsupdates erst ca. 6 Stunden später bekommt als meine anderen Linux-Server, die woanders stehen. Jetzt habe ich den Grund gefunden: In /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ liegt eine Datei, die https://mirror.hetzner.com/debian/security enthält.
Dass Rechenzentrumsbetreiber Spiegel der Paket-Repositories von Gnu/Linux-Distributionen betreiben, ist sicher nicht falsch. Aber Sicherheitsupdates müssen schnell verteilt werden. Dafür sollte man ein Repository einbinden, das schnell aktualisiert wird.
Jetzt habe ich diese Stelle durch https://deb.debian.org/debian-security ersetzt und denke, dass ich das Problem damit behoben habe.
#hetzner #aptmirror #Sicherheitsupdates #til #sysadmin #itsecurity
#bhyve with #ZFS rollback makes testing boot environments for #openzfsmastery sooo much easier. Snapshots on the hypervisor. Snapshots in the VM. Snapshots EVERYWHERE. #sysadmin
chat what do you use for monitoring your servers? i'm looking for something that's small, light, not "ai-native" (🤮), and is easy to set up to watch http requests and what caddy/nginx is doing with them, and optionally/ideally other traffic like ssh and wireguard
🔄 boosts appreciated
#selfhosting #sysadmin #cloud
Another update from running my Mastodon server, mustard.blog.
After I blocked direct API account registration, the automated signup activity changed tactics almost immediately: a rejected API signup was followed by the normal browser signup flow, including rules acceptance, username lookup, account creation, and email confirmation.
That showed me the existing honeypots and timing checks weren’t enough for a client capable of reproducing normal browser behavior.
I’ve now moved hCaptcha to before account creation, while keeping web signup and manual approval available. API signup remains blocked, and existing OAuth/rate-limit protections stay in place as additional layers.
No evidence of server compromise or unauthorized admin access was found. The main lesson this time: blocking one path doesn’t stop automation if another path is available — defenses have to follow the workflow, not just individual indicators.
The little mustard planet survives another round. 🌭🪐
#Mastodon #Fediverse #SelfHosting #SysAdmin #Security #OpenSource
*boost for reach*
Do you pirate media?
#askfedi #question #piracy #netflix #streaming #movies #enshittification #sysadmin #programming
*boost for reach* Do you pirate media? #askfedi #question #piracy #netflix #streaming #movies #enshittification #sysadmin #programming
Traditional hosting company:
“We had a Linux crash. Or maybe systemd. Or KVM. Possibly a kernel issue. There is also a non-zero chance aliens interfered with our servers.
We’re not entirely sure what happened.
Sorry for the inconvenience.”
OpenBSD Amsterdam:
“We had a crash.
One of the OpenBSD developers looked at it and is now patching OpenBSD so it won’t happen again.”
Who’s the boss now? 😎
Thank you, @OpenBSDAms@mastodon.bsd.cafe !
#OpenBSD #RunBSD #IT #SysAdmin
Nunca es tarde para recordar que #microsoft #office365 apesta.
Problema de hoy: cambio el idioma del documento a Español, modifico un párrafo, y ahora ese párrafo corrige la ortografía en "English (U.K.)".
¿Por qué?
Sólo el espíritu maligno que vive dentro de MS lo sabe.
#Microsoft #Office365 #Linux #SoftwareLibre #SysAdmin #HumorIT
Haack's Networking
✍️ We would like to introduce everyone to our latest addition to the #pubglug PubGLUG community offerings. Ente #E2EE encrypted photos, files, and secrets is now live for testing. All users get 10GB upon sign up, but/and more is available upon request (DMs). The technical setup notes are here:
🔗 https://tech.haacksnetworking.org/2026/09/21/ente/
💡 The instance link is here:
🔗 https://gnulinux.pics
📜 We are in testing right now and there will definitely be bugs and/or other issues that need addressing. Please let us know in replies, DMs, and/or hit us on Matrix or DC. For now, registration is open - if it proves to be a problem we will close it. Until then, happy hacking!
#ente #sysadmin #selfhosted #caddy #debian #freesoftware #floss #opensource
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Hello. We make DNS Notify. It emails you when a DNS record, nameserver set, TLS certificate or domain registration changes, and shows the old value next to the new one.
We built it for our own domains first. Most of the work went into the email it does not send: TTL changes, rotated answers, SOA serial bumps and routine renewals all stay quiet.
The scanner and lookups are free, no account: https://dnsnotify.com
#DNS #sysadmin #introduction
It is a stressful week for anyone managing SonicWall SMA 1000 series appliances. SonicWall ransomware attacks are bypassing patches by leaving backdoors behind, so you must check for unauthorized local accounts even after updating. I wrote up a full breakdown of what to look for on my blog here: https://gwizit.com/go/n3iGuPp
#CyberSecurity #SonicWall #SysAdmin
CapraDesk is support and ticketing for ops teams: a shared inbox, AI triage, and tickets that don't get lost between people.
The triage is included - never billed per resolution.
capradesk.com
#ticketing #sysadmin #ops
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Are you the Systems Administrator we need? Apply for the post of Software Infrastructure and Continuous Delivery Engineer at KDE:
https://ev.kde.org/2026/09/14/2026-09-14-jobad-sysadmin/
Check out the requirements here:
https://ev.kde.org/resources/jobad-sysadmin2026/
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#job #sysadmin #parttime #OpenSource #FreeSoftware
