I have always wanted a dedicated space for my videos that are not necessarily meant to be shared. Even though I have stored them locally, I also wanted the convenience of accessing it from anywhere. That led me to self-hosting, with PeerTube chosen as a platform to host my videos. I also thought it could be a chance to learn new things. Preparing the hardware I brought a gifted Raspberry Pi 4 and paired it with a five-terabyte external hard drive. A USB hub with an external power supply for the storage was also considered, but I later decided not to use it. I knew I was in need of a serious upgrade to have a decent video streaming website, but I nevertheless decided to try it out. ...

This is a part of series Building a project, where I try to make something using OpenStack. Learning about OpenStack Preparing a server Attempting to run Kubernetes and OpenStack With a suggestion that I should work on a project to improve my skill set, I decided to join my partner in creating one together. I have recently decided to dive into the world of cloud computing, but I lacked knowledge in just about everything. I was still eager to present myself with challenges, however, so I jumped right in. ...

Hello to whoever is reading the first post of this blog! Neither writing nor showing my work to public is within my comfort zone, but it is what I aim to overcome, starting with this post. My introduction to Standard Notes and Listed I have been an everyday user of Proton’s products, and I was introduced to Standard Notes when they announced that they are “joining forces”. My needs for personal note-taking were already satisfied with basic products like Google Keep, but having used Notion for team projects in the past, I was convinced to try it out. ...