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  • I can’t remember all the details, but depending on the CPU you are running you may need some extra configuration on opnsense.

    There were a few issues, on my servers, running on older Intel Xeon CPUs, but I eventually fixed them adding proper flags to deal with different bugs.

    Other than that, running on a VM is really handy.



  • It is nice that you got it running, but when everything you end up doing is running services in low ports or needing specific IP address in different networks, rootless podman is just a PITA.

    In my case I have one pihole running on a docker container and another one that runs directly on a VM.

    Someone said before “what’s the point of running in a container”… Well, there really isn’t any measurable overhead and you have the benefit of having a very portable configuration.

    I do think the compromises one has to go through for podman rootless are not worth in this case, for me, not even the rootful worked properly (a few years ago), but this is a nice walkthrough for people wanting to understand more.







  • mb_@lemm.eetoProgrammer Humor@lemmy.mlNever again
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    5 months ago

    I have dealt with “only works in kubernetes” because developers couldn’t be bothered to make it even work on docker without all the hidden orchestration.

    So, instead of documentation, they just make the service work in that one specific environment.




  • Weird numbering system? Things are still stored in blocks of 8 bits at the end, it doesn’t matter.

    When it gets down to what matter on hard drives, every byte still uses 8 bits, and all other numbers for people actually working with computer science that matter are multiples of 8, not 10.

    And because all internal systems use base 8, base 10 is “slower” (not that it matters any longer.


  • While I don’t use TPM myself (I dislike being tied to a specific hardware) the way it protects you is:

    Disk is protected through encryption, so you can’t remove and inject anything/hack the password.

    If boot is protected/signed/authorized only, a random person can’t load an external OS and modify the disk either.

    All this together would say, even if someone acquires your computer, they can’t do anything to it without an account with access, or an exploit that works before a user logs.

    In a way, the attack surface can be bigger than if you simply encrypted your disk with a key and password protect that key.


  • mb_@lemm.eetoLinux@lemmy.mlBasic fonts
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    8 months ago

    You can always compile your own Iosevka and adjust several pieces, I have done that selecting what I consider the best pieces a long time ago.

    The compiled font lives in an easy to access internal webserver that I just grab from every computer I use (=