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Monitoring Your Personal Attack Surface with Shodan and n8n
Automate your home network security with n8n and Shodan. Monitor your personal attack surface, scan your DynDNS, and get instant Discord alerts for open ports.
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Windows 11 VM Performance: Hardening, Debloating, and Setup Guide
I am currently testing a Windows 11 VM for gaming with GPU passthrough, instead of CachyOS, which I talked about in my previous post. While Linux has made massive strides as a host, Windows still holds several advantages for high-performance virtualization: seamless driver management and crucially-superior handling of virtual displays. The “Dummy Plug” Problem In most Linux distributions,…
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How I Automated My WoW Nerd Obsession with n8n, Browserless & Python (A Self-Hosting Guide)
In which a grown adult builds an entire self-hosted automation flow just to find out which World of Warcraft specs are popular this week. Priorities? Never heard of her. The Problem Nobody Asked Me to Solve Look, every Wednesday after the weekly Mythic+ reset, I used to open raider.io, squint at the spec popularity tables, and…
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Unlocking Full PS5 DualSense Features in Moonlight & Sunshine
There is nothing worse than buying premium hardware and having your software treat it like a generic accessory. I recently picked up a PS5 DualSense controller. It wasn’t cheap, but I bought it for a specific reason: that trackpad. I wanted to use the full capabilities of the controller, specifically for mouse input, while streaming. However,…
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The 2026 Guide to Linux Cloud Gaming: Proxmox Passthrough with CachyOS & Sunshine
Build the Ultimate Linux Cloud Gaming Server: A step-by-step guide to Proxmox, CachyOS, and AMD RX 7900 XTX passthrough. Fixes for Vulkan, Sunshine, and Latency included.
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Why I Cancelled ChatGPT Plus: Saving €15/Month with Gemini Advanced
The Switch: Why I Dumped ChatGPT Plus for Gemini For a long time, I was a loyal subscriber to ChatGPT Plus. I happily paid the €23.99/month to access the best AI models. But recently, my focus shifted. I’m currently optimizing my finances to invest more in index ETFs and aim for early retirement (FIRE). Every Euro counts.…
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Forget Google: Build Your Own Search API with SearXNG
Learn how to self-host SearXNG on Proxmox or Docker, use its free search API, and integrate it with Node-RED for OSINT, automation, and privacy.
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How to Orchestrate Hetzner Cloud Servers with Node-RED Flows
Learn how to automate Hetzner Cloud with Node-RED. This guide shows step-by-step flows for creating, managing, and destroying cloud workers on demand. You’ll see how to use Change and Function nodes, handle API calls, check server status, run tools like Masscan or Nmap remotely, and even manage reverse DNS and A-records with Cloudflare. Perfect for…
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ClamAV on Steroids: 35,000 YARA Rules and a Lot of Attitude
Built a scalable ClamAV + 35K YARA rule cluster with FastAPI, HAProxy, and DB storage for fast, insightful malware analysis – born out of frustration.
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I Tested a Viral Anti-Spam Prompt. It Failed Spectacularly
Okay, I’ll admit it, I was rage-baited into writing this article. Lately, I’ve been spending some time automating all of my LinkedIn tasks. I don’t actually like LinkedIn, but I do want to build a large network. So what’s a guy to do? Obviously, connect ChatGPT to LinkedIn. Now, let’s be clear: this is a…
