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Invirtuate @invirtuate.com · 11/10/2026

Spent some time hardening the VPC network for guestlet virtual machines today. Everything down caps to a regular user with minimal caps (for root things), and PE is blocked. #homelab #selfhosted #cybersecurity

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Invirtuate @invirtuate.com · 08/10/2026

It takes about 13.280s to update invirtuate.com (frontend content, static content, etc). Video speaks for itself yea? #homelab #selfhosted #technology #webdev #website #terraform

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Invirtuate @invirtuate.com · 06/10/2026

Protip: dont use os.Pipe() with syscall.ForkExec in #golang :)

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Invirtuate @invirtuate.com · 06/10/2026

It's so easy to leak connections, but no no one talks about how easy it is to accidentally close them in #golang with defer conn.Close()

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Invirtuate @invirtuate.com · 06/10/2026

Had to add a hack to fix a connection leak with a service somewhere (I dont know where it is... yet). How I feel about the interim hack is picrel

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Invirtuate @invirtuate.com · 02/10/2026

Looks like #github is down yet again.

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Invirtuate @invirtuate.com · 01/10/2026

Apparently I still had "SecureBoot" enabled on this system (moving to #Debian ). Yea, no.

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Invirtuate @invirtuate.com · 01/10/2026

Dont like the new #firefox UI? Me neither, go to about:config and set browser.nova.enabled to false!

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Invirtuate @invirtuate.com · 29/09/2026

I was able to finally automate #freebsd in my #homelab . Not as easy to provision images as #arch #debian or #ubuntu but it may be more rewarding?

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Invirtuate @invirtuate.com · 29/09/2026

It took me 3hrs to move one of my hypervisors to #debian . Most of this time was spent backing up the volumes and restoring them. The nice thing is, the setup of guestlet was quick, easy and (appears to be) bug free moving between distros. #selfhosted #homelab

system metadata showing debian 13 and kernel version

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Invirtuate @invirtuate.com · 25/09/2026

go.dev/blog/simd-experiment has the potential to unravel the #Python #ai monopoly and reduce costs to do inference by moving from #GPUs to #cpus . Great #golang update

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Platform-independent SIMD in Go - The Go Programming Language

Go 1.27 adds an experimental platform-agnostic SIMD API

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Invirtuate @invirtuate.com · 24/09/2026

Open source, copyleft (GPL), is the future, and I'm tired of pretending that it isn't.

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Invirtuate @invirtuate.com · 24/09/2026

And on this day in 2026, it shall be known that my first addition to #openstreetmaps was a #dispensary. I, of course also made other edits along the way! I am thinking that I might have to make a day of just adding/fixing things in my local area?

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Invirtuate @invirtuate.com · 21/09/2026

You really should be using token bucket for rate limiting on your API or web app. #golang #backend #webapp

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Invirtuate @invirtuate.com · 19/09/2026

@fancifulrealities.com site has had a burst in traffic the past 24hrs. Decided to do a go pprof CPU profile because I was curious where the webapp spent all its compute cycles. Did not expect it to be in metrics collection and reporting. #golang #technology #web #selfhosting

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Invirtuate @invirtuate.com · 15/09/2026

You know what's disgusting? Jira

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Invirtuate @invirtuate.com · 14/09/2026

So I've learned a lot about writing my own #authentication and #authorization methods for my API backend. Will be putting together some blog posts (or one, not sure yet on the content) explaining from a developers point of view authorization, with code samples, etc.

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Invirtuate @invirtuate.com · 14/09/2026

As an #indiedev this is my #jira epic + issues :) I dont care if you dont like it, it's engineering in its purest form: problem + solution Yes I track in version control, etc. Is it crazy? Probably, but jira is crazier.

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Invirtuate @invirtuate.com · 13/09/2026

When you collect #metrics and have #observability for your data, patterns become more obvious.

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Invirtuate @invirtuate.com · 11/09/2026

I auto-patch my hypervisor nodes in my #homelab nightly (they do reboots if necessary). No warning occurs, they simply patch, gracefully shutdown all VMs, then reboot. My biggest indicator of patching are picrel. Crazy? Nah, this is how I pursue perfection. #selfhosted #ubuntu #technology

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Invirtuate @invirtuate.com · 10/09/2026

I mostly wrapped up my #rbac implementation today. After reading through the #owasp recommendations for building rbac I can proudly say that the implementation is about what, 10 LOC? You be the judge, I cant count. What you don't see is the map that is 500+ LOC that makes it all work. #golang

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Invirtuate @invirtuate.com · 06/09/2026

I switched to #quad9 from #cloudflare the other day. My completely and scientific assessment of performance can be seen in picrel. quad9 (orange) responds in ~10ms, cloudflare in ~19ms (green), #google in ~22ms (blue). Yellow is my upstream ISP (3-5ms). If you care about milliseconds use quad9?

dns resolution times between quad9, cloudflare, and google

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Invirtuate @invirtuate.com · 01/09/2026

You're one with your project when the CPU profile confirms your suspicions. #golang #coding #programming

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Invirtuate @invirtuate.com · 31/08/2026

It took a lot of work to prototype my own server racks and Mountlet designs. The very first prototypes even started as paper, which eventually became steel. In this blog post, I detail the whole discovery and prototyping process. invirtuate.com/blog/mountle... #homelab #selfhosted #tech

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Mountlet: Prototyping the first ATX Chassis and Server Rack

From paper to 24U server rack: How I prototyped my first EIA-310 compliant server rack, ATX chassis, and HDD bracket accessory using open source tools.

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Invirtuate @invirtuate.com · 30/08/2026

Over the weekend, I added ACLs to the API for guestlet. If there are no ACLs it's default deny. It also supports explicit deny/allow by CIDR. Auth can be validated in about ~20ms. ACL modification and auth to the API is also logged to the account. #homelab #selfhosted #technology #cybersecurity

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Invirtuate @invirtuate.com · 27/08/2026

This refactor (over the past 2 weeks) looks insignificant when reduced to a git diff :( #git #refactoring #coding #backend #programming

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Invirtuate @invirtuate.com · 27/08/2026

Just upgraded qemu from v10.2.4 to v11.0.3 on all my hypervisor nodes in my private cloud and it seems to went flawlessly. #selfhosted #homelab #qemu #linux #virtualization

qemu version metadata query for hypervisor nodes

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Invirtuate @invirtuate.com · 24/08/2026

When I came across some blog posts advocating against distro hopping, I was so surprised that I had to write my own blog post for it. This is why you should distro hop. Enjoy the easter eggs. invirtuate.com/blog/linux/d... #tech #technology #linux #arch #linuxmint #ubuntu #distro #distrohopping

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Distro hopping is still one of the best online hobbies

Distro hopping is an online hobby that can level up your technical skills, help you grow a beard, and take back control over your operating system.

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Invirtuate @invirtuate.com · 21/08/2026

So I am putting together a distro hopping blog post because I seen a blog post that said not to do it. Unfortunately, it's really salty right now, so I need to remove some of this salt. But yea that's coming soon. #linux #distrohopping #distro #mint #ubuntu #arch #freebsd

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Invirtuate @invirtuate.com · 11/08/2026

I finally have the Invirtuate tofu/terraform provider mostly complete in my homelab. I need to add more update functionality for resources, but create, destroy, read, state import, and data sources all work now. #technology #terraform #tofu #automation #homelab #selfhosted #devops

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Invirtuate @invirtuate.com · 10/08/2026

In this #blog post I modify the 24U server rack post to support cage nuts. This results in 6U, 8U, 12U, and 24U posts that support cage nuts to make it easier to mount hardware. invirtuate.com/blog/mountle... #technology #tech #homelab #selfhosting #cloud

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Mountlet: How to design a server rack that supports cage nuts

Modifying the original Mountlet 24U Rack Post to support cage nuts. The final results are 6U, 8U, 12U, and 24U Rack Posts that support cage nuts.

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Invirtuate @invirtuate.com · 03/08/2026

My upgrade from OPNsense 26.1 to 26.7 did not go as smoothly as I had hoped. So, I made a blog post about making a fast recovery and potential CPU microcode issues with certain hardware such as CWWK. invirtuate.com/blog/inciden... #opnsense #selfhosted #homelab #technology #tech #it

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How to recover from an unsuccessful OPNsense 26.7 upgrade

The day was saved by a clean installation with automated firewall rules deployed through the development API after an unsuccessful OPNsense 26.7 ugprade.

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Fanciful Realities @fancifulrealities.com · 23/07/2026

Help me pick some winners for my Fleef Fanart Contest! The artworks that receive the most likes and comments will win the Popular Vote, so please give lots of love and support to these amazing artists! ^~^ Voting ends on August 1st. See the full gallery at fancifulrealities.com/fleef/fanart...!

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Fanciful Realities @fancifulrealities.com · 31/07/2026

The Fleef are out enjoying the lovely weather and live music this evening at the Music and Market in Hastings Minnesota! #summermarket #fancifulrealities #handmade #artdolls #smallbusiness

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Invirtuate @invirtuate.com · 01/08/2026

Started working on my own #terraform provider for my private cloud. Managed to get SSH key create/delete working. Now, I should be able to rapidly finish this provider over the next week. #automation #technology #tech #programming #homelab #selfhosted

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Invirtuate @invirtuate.com · 28/07/2026

It's embarrassing when you want #mozilla to win, but #firefox datalist is still broken on mobile. Is all this #AI adoption being used to fix this? caniuse.com/datalist #webdev #frontend #opensource

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Datalist element | Can I use... Support tables for HTML5, CSS3, etc

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Invirtuate @invirtuate.com · 27/07/2026

Me and @fancifulrealities.bsky.social worked all day yesterday fixing bugs for a new form service so that she can #degoogle . It's not ready for outside use yet, but a new form service is a piece that allows for dropping #bigtech. Some pics below. #technology #privacy #selfhosted #coding #NoAI

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Invirtuate @invirtuate.com · 26/07/2026

Wrote the draft of the blog post on clustering Pi's with mountlet. Feels real short, but I think that is because I can refer to last weeks blog post on how to setup a Chassis? 3 simple steps feels like a blessing and a curse....

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Invirtuate @invirtuate.com · 25/07/2026

I estimated that the refactor I was working on would delete ~20k LOC, looks like I was wrong, 30k LOC deleted. Context: I had duplicate code that was doing same thing for 6 similar but different services. So, I refactored under a single unified API. #golang #coding #technology #tech #programming

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Invirtuate @invirtuate.com · 03/06/2026

I took the VM from the most recent #incident and turned all the attackers data into a HIDS like tool to export metrics based on #security events to #prometheus . +9k LOC #infosec #cybersecurity #golang #coding #programming

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Invirtuate @invirtuate.com · 25/05/2026

Ever wondered how you can use media queries to improve your #mobile #ux? Do you use #bootstrap? Maybe you're a #SysAdmin or mostly work in #backend so aren't too familiar with #frontend? Well, me neither so that's why I wrote this. invirtuate.com/blog/weblet/... #blog #webdev #indiedev

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Weblet: Using media queries to improve the mobile user experience

Using CSS media queries and Bootstrap breakpoints you can create a mobile first user experience.

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