psilore on Shadowfish

My Newly Found Love for Grafana: Visualizing My Homelab Metrics

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0200

Every homelabber reaches a point where running htop and df -h in a loop simply isn’t enough anymore. When your self-hosted ecosystem grows, having real-time, historical visibility into your hardware becomes a necessity.

This is the story of my newly found love for Grafana and how I set up a robust, visually stunning monitoring stack for my personal homelab repository, night-tower.

I Cannot Stop: A Reflection on Loss and Seeking

Sat, 20 Sep 2025 12:00:00 +0100

For some reason, I found what I looked for. Yet, I am bound to keep seeking what others are looking for…

Cloak & Dagger: Deploying an Alternative Tech Personality

Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:00:00 +0100

Why does it constantly feel like we are struggling to keep up in this industry? We aren’t all full teams of highly specialized, elite experts, yet we are constantly pressured to have immediate solutions to every complex problem.

The Fell-Handed: Your Pocket-Sized 5V Red Team Companion

Sat, 01 Feb 2025 12:00:00 +0100

Who says red teaming has to be expensive? If you can’t afford a massive enterprise-grade security audit, you can build a portable, pocket-sized offensive companion that runs on a standard 5V USB port.

Is DevOps Obsolete? A Career Crossroads in the Age of AI

Thu, 16 Jan 2025 12:00:00 +0100

Ever feel like your entire career is standing on shifting sand? As a DevOps engineer watching the rapid rise of AI coding assistants, I’ve found myself questioning our ultimate relevance.

Codex Quidvis: Using Git as a Lightweight Documentation Engine

Sun, 05 Jan 2025 12:00:00 +0100

When the servers go down and the panic sets in, the last thing you want to search for is a missing login credential or configuration file. Here is how I built a lightweight, private, and future-proof “Codex” using nothing but Git and Markdown.

Pwnagotchi Take 2: Building a WiFi-Sniffing AI Companion

Fri, 03 Jan 2025 12:00:00 +0100

If you have ever wanted a Tamagotchi-like digital pet that feeds on WPA handshakes instead of virtual snacks, you need a Pwnagotchi. After losing my first one on a bus somewhere, I decided it was time to build a replacement.

Netgotchi: Monitoring LAN Traffic with a Network Honeypot

Sat, 24 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0200

When was the last time you checked what was actually happening inside your local network? After losing my Pwnagotchi on a bus somewhere (doing its own business, I’m sure), I decided it was time to deploy a Netgotchi.

How to Fix Steam GUI Flickering on Debian Linux

Sat, 19 Aug 2023 12:00:00 +0200

If you are running the Steam client on Debian (or other Linux distros) and the user interface is flickering like a broken neon sign, you aren’t alone. Fortunately, the fix takes less than thirty seconds.

Why Don't Companies Invest in Basic Security? SSH Key Management Made Simple

Fri, 14 Jul 2023 12:00:00 +0200

When corporate security failures occur, it is rarely because the solutions are too expensive. It is usually because organizations fail to adopt the basic, simple workflows that protect their developers—like proper SSH key management.

Welcome to Entropyasm

Thu, 09 Feb 2023 12:00:00 +0100

Välkommen till Malmö? Yes, this is where it all begins.

Welcome to Entropyasm, my personal playground and digital garden. If you’ve stumbled upon this corner of the internet, you’re in for a ride.

High-Quality GIFs with FFmpeg: A Two-Step CLI Guide

Tue, 16 Aug 2022 12:00:00 +0200

Tired of grainy, pixelated GIFs that look like they were made in 1995? With FFmpeg, you can generate crisp, high-quality GIFs from any video in just two simple commands.

Prepare Carefully: Job Hunting vs. Rimworld Pawn Selection

Tue, 07 Sep 2021 12:00:00 +0200

Taking a break from job hunting is important. But getting sucked into a 300-hour Rimworld binge leads to some strange thoughts—like drawing parallels between HR recruiters and Randy Random.

Dynamic Card Gradients: Extracting Image Colors in Vue

Fri, 07 May 2021 12:00:00 +0200

Ever wanted your user interface to automatically adapt to the colors of its content? Generating dynamic card gradients from prominent image colors is a great way to make your design feel responsive, premium, and alive.

Void Reaver: A Chaotic Lightning Build in Minecraft Dungeons

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 12:00:00 +0200

If you have played Minecraft Dungeons, you know how hard it is to grind for the absolute perfect gear rolls. But with a little luck, you can piece together some chaotic, screen-clearing setups—like the Void Reaver lightning build.

Docker Sync: Slash Container Startup Times on macOS

Sat, 21 Nov 2020 12:00:00 +0100

If you are developing inside Docker containers on macOS, you’ve probably faced the dreaded, coffee-break-inducing startup times. Here is how I slashed my container spin-up times from a painful 10 minutes down to just under 4 seconds using Docker Sync.

Magpie (Sandpiper): The Stripped-Down DOM Reader Extension

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 12:00:00 +0100

When Google takes down your custom extension for being a bit too powerful, you don’t give up—you pivot. Meet Magpie (initially developed under the name Sandpiper), the stripped-down, Web Store-compliant successor to Birdie.

Inside Birdie: Injecting JS & Manipulating DOM in Runtime

Wed, 01 Jan 2020 12:00:00 +0100

When you are managing dozens of clients who refuse to install your chat widget correctly, you either waste hours debugging their code or you build a tool to inject it yourself. This is the story of Birdie.

Minecraft Combat Cube Chronicles: Part 2 - Now with Voice!

Wed, 24 Apr 2019 12:00:00 +0200

We are back for the epic rematch on the Minecraft Combat Cube! And this time, we have a major technical upgrade.

Minecraft Combat Cube Chronicles: Part 1 - Cube Wars

Mon, 11 Mar 2019 12:00:00 +0100

Grab your diamond swords and gear up! Here is Part 1 of our classic Minecraft Combat Cube showdown.

Strapi in a Container: Setting Up a Headless CMS on Your Lunch Break

Sun, 10 Mar 2019 12:00:00 +0100

Can you spin up a fully functioning headless CMS and configure a database in under an hour? I challenged myself to deploy Strapi.io on my lunch break, and the results were surprisingly smooth.