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Recently I've started working on running my own private network services instead of relying on cloud services. For this I lean heavily on Tailscale to connect my devices without exposing them to the broader internet. So far, I have set up:

• Nextcloud for files, photos, contacts, and calendars.
• Syncthing for syncing files. Nextcloud is configured to show and manage files I sync with Syncthing.
• Paperless-ngx for managing documents and digitizing paper records.
• Forgejo for private git hosting and issue tracking.
• Vaultwarden for syncing and managing passwords and other secrets.
• Miniflux for reading articles and other feeds from the web.
• hledger-web for tracking my finances away from the computer.
• Anki sync server for syncing flashcards.
• Portunus for centralized user management with LDAP.

Next on the list is Immich for better photo management and a Matrix server for secure communication. Most of the code for these services are currently in my dotfiles repository.

Eventually I intend to invite friends and family to use these services too, once my setup is a bit more stable and I can be reasonably sure that my tinkering won't negatively impact anything they start to rely on.

In 2019, I started the Nonguix project. Nonguix is a software repository for GNU Guix, an advanced research package manager and operating system. It provides non-free software which can't be included in the main software repository for policy-related reasons. Nonguix is still going strong today with many talented contributors, although I'm no longer very active in the project.

You can also find some of my code in projects like NixOS, GNU Guix, XMonad, Nagios, OpenWrt, and various Emacs packages.

• Industry standard certification establishing competency as a computer technician.