I'm Markus! A developed based in Tallinn, Estonia. I work in the software development industry as a full-stack engineer. I daily-drive Linux and like to write about things I find intereting or useful
Platforms like Fandom (Also known as Wikia) have long been a hub for fan-driven content creation and collaboration. However, beneath the surface, it can get quite ugly. Various controversies have prompted many communities to migrate away from Fandom in search of cleaner, more community-centric alternatives. Large wikis, such as Runescape's
Linux
If you’ve recently switched to Linux or even MacOS, you’ve likely encountered at least some degree of terminal commands. Don’t let the command line intimidate you – things get rather spicy if you know it well. Let’s explore a simple yet incredibly useful command: grep. Introducing grep
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Linux offers a plethora of distributions, each catering to different user needs. Among the many, Pop!_OS, Ubuntu, and Fedora stand out as user-friendly, stable, and feature-rich distributions. I've used all of these distributions for a over a year each. Let's delve into a detailed comparison of these three to
Blogging
If you're reading this, you may be thinking of creating your very own blog. Well... I, too have done the very same thing. And I put quite a bit of effort into this before finally deciding on Ghost. Let me explain. I'm a software developer. I like to host things
Blogging
Many small websites rely on sending emails to a small set of users. Starting out, you're only testing the waters and you're yet to see if your site will see any success. Mailgun is still a viable option for this case. Some blogs, such as those running under the Ghost
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GitHub, along with many other code versioning platforms (such as Bitbucket), provides a secure and efficient way to manage and collaborate on projects. By utilizing SSH keys, you can seamlessly interact with your repositories, enabling secure authentication without the need for passwords. By leveraging SSH's config file, you can simplify
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Nautilus may seem minimalistic, but it has some cool tricks up its sleeve. If you have a remote Linux server and have the correct SSH configuration (meaning you can ssh myserver, then this trick is for you! You can actually use Nautilus to directly browse within your remote server, limited
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SSH (Secure Shell) keys provide a secure way to authenticate your identity when connecting to remote servers. They consist of a private key (kept secret) and a public key (shared with remote servers). This guide will walk you through generating an SSH key pair and adding it to your remote
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SSH (Secure Shell) is a widely used protocol for secure remote access to systems and secure data communication. It allows users to connect securely to remote servers and services, like GitHub, using cryptographic keys. When managing multiple remote servers or repositories, each requiring a unique SSH key, configuring SSH to
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Note taking apps are some of the simplest things. There's a whole bunch of them on every known platform. Even on calculators! But let's get to the point. There are a few criteria I need in a good note taking app. * Markdown support. It's a simple formatting format that's widely
Linux
When you use SSH to log into another remote computer, the private and public key system is fundamental for authentication. Here's a quick breakdown of how it works. Public key authentication involves proving to a server that a trusted party's key matches your private key. These keys, created through complex
Blogging
When I first started using Ghost, I was surprised by the lack of code highlighting. Thankfully, it's quite easy to implement. Another fact I didn't like was that the code was hard to distinguish from the blog theme. Today we'll install PrismJS, a code highlighting library. Following these steps will
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Right as soon as your Linux server is available to the internet, it'll be consistently swarmed by login attempts. Here we explore a tool designed to help tackle this problem. Understanding Fail2ban Fail2ban, a powerful open-source intrusion prevention tool, stands as a sentinel against malicious activities by detecting and mitigating
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A keyboard hack for those pesky umlauts for my Estonian friends!
Programming
Cookies? Cookie flags? In this article, we try to understand these attributes and see how they work.
Linux
We explore the process of learning Unix commands, the importance of understanding the logic behind them