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Thib<p>People who work on DevOps, SRE, sysadmin and other infra topics, what OS do you use at work (for your workstation, not for your servers/containers/etc)?</p><p>Boosts welcome to get past my bubble of friends!</p><p><a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/devOps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>devOps</span></a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/sre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sre</span></a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/sysadmin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sysadmin</span></a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/infrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>infrastructure</span></a></p>
Mike Ely<p>To the person at <a href="https://social.taupehat.com/tags/Intel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Intel</span></a> who decided that EFI didn't need to consider RAID during initial partitioning: fuck you. Your fuckup was so bad my initial impulse was to blame Lennart Poettering.</p><p>Sincerely,<br>Angry <a href="https://social.taupehat.com/tags/sysadmin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sysadmin</span></a></p>
nausicaea<p>I just realised that I had never made an intro post, so here it is:</p><p>As you'll see on my profile, I'm a bit of a professional chimera. I studied an engineering field back in the day, but switched gears to clinical psychology when the stars aligned for such a big change.</p><p>I'm interested in very many things, and one day, I would like to either work in child-and-youth psychiatry, psychotherapy, or psychological counselling for minorities. Currently, I'm nearing the end of my studies, and I earn my bread as a Linux system administrator.</p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Introduction</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Psychology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Psychology</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/MentalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MentalHealth</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/SysAdmin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SysAdmin</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Language</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Cello" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cello</span></a></p>
dan_nanni<p>Environment variables are dynamic values that shape how processes and applications run on Linux, supplying key details like system paths, user data, and locale configurations</p><p>Here are a list of popular environment variables used on Linux 😎👇 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sysadmin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sysadmin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/devops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>devops</span></a> </p><p>Find high-res pdf books with all my <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> related infographics at <a href="https://study-notes.org" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">study-notes.org</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
nixCraft 🐧<p>The unsung heroes are often the ones who stopped the train wreck before anyone even knew the tracks were faulty. That is why it's a thankless job, keeping the sky from falling. Mostly because when it doesn't fall, everyone just assumes it was never going to. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IT</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/devlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>devlife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sysadmin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sysadmin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a></p>
@doctator (0xDEADBEEF)<p>"ZFS snapshots as poor man's ransomware recovery"</p><p>It holds up. Better than you'd think.</p><p>Ransomware hits a server? I roll back to a snapshot taken 10 minutes ago. Immutable, local, instant.</p><p>No restore wizard. No cloud latency. No vendor lock-in.</p><p>Just:</p><p>zfs rollback pool/dataset@safe</p><p>Gone. Like it never happened.</p><p>You want real ransomware defense?</p><p>🧊 Immutable local snapshots</p><p>📦 Offsite ZFS send/mirror</p><p>🔐 Key-based SSH, no password logins</p><p>🎯 Restore script you actually test</p><p>ZFS isn’t "enterprise." It’s survival-grade.</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ZFS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ZFS</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Ransomware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ransomware</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/DisasterRecovery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DisasterRecovery</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Unix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Unix</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Sysadmin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sysadmin</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Infosec</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/BSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BSD</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/SnapshotsSaveLives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SnapshotsSaveLives</span></a></p>
Martin Grubinger<p>Wir suchen eine/n erfahrene/n <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Systemadministrator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Systemadministrator</span></a> (w/m/x) für unser Team bei <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Geizhals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Geizhals</span></a>.<br>We're looking for an experienced <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sysadmin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sysadmin</span></a> (w/m/x) to join our team at Geizhals.</p><p>Talk to me if you're interested!</p><p>More info: <a href="https://unternehmen.geizhals.at/jobs/#tech" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">unternehmen.geizhals.at/jobs/#</span><span class="invisible">tech</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/getfedihired" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>getfedihired</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jobs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>jobs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/devops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>devops</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vienna" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vienna</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jobsearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>jobsearch</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hirefedi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hirefedi</span></a></p>
openSUSE Linux<p>Say goodbye to complicated <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> installations!<br>Meet <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Agama" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Agama</span></a> , the <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/nextgen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nextgen</span></a> installer for <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/openSUSE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>openSUSE</span></a>.<br>Fast, smooth, and effortless (even for unattended setups). Watch this <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/oSC25" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oSC25</span></a> session to see how Agama simplifies <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/deployments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>deployments</span></a>. <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/sysadmin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sysadmin</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> <a href="https://youtu.be/LXJbOy-pXMc?si=Mc4WwluDzK_10LGA" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/LXJbOy-pXMc?si=Mc4Wwl</span><span class="invisible">uDzK_10LGA</span></a></p>
dan_nanni<p>Data center tiers define four levels of reliability and performance, from Tier 1 with minimal infrastructure to Tier 4 with full fault tolerance and maximum uptime</p><p>Here is a quick summary of data center tiers from Tier 1 to Tier 4 😎👇 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/datacenters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>datacenters</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sysadmin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sysadmin</span></a></p><p>Find high-res pdf books with all my <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DevOps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DevOps</span></a> related infographics at <a href="https://study-notes.org" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">study-notes.org</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Stefano Marinelli<p>WordPress on FreeBSD with BastilleBSD: A Secure Alternative to Linux/Docker</p><p>Tired of the Linux/Docker “monoculture” for WordPress? This article guides you step-by-step through the secure installation of WordPress on FreeBSD using <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@BastilleBSD" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>BastilleBSD</span></a></span> <br>Discover how jail separation, performance, and the versatility of ZFS offer a more robust and easily manageable environment, far from common vulnerabilities often linked to poorly maintained plugins. Get ready to make your site more secure and reliable.</p><p><a href="https://journal.bsd.cafe/2025/07/21/wordpress-on-freebsd-with-bastillebsd-a-secure-alternative-to-linux-docker/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">journal.bsd.cafe/2025/07/21/wo</span><span class="invisible">rdpress-on-freebsd-with-bastillebsd-a-secure-alternative-to-linux-docker/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/BSDJournal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BSDJournal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/FreeBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeBSD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/RunBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RunBSD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/Wordpress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wordpress</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/OwnYourData" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OwnYourData</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/Hosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hosting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/IT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IT</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/SysAdmin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SysAdmin</span></a></p>
Nils<p><a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/virtualisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>virtualisation</span></a> avec <a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/NetBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NetBSD</span></a> et <a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/NVMM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NVMM</span></a>, épisode 8, tout de suite sur <a href="https://twitch.tv/ahp_nils" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">twitch.tv/ahp_nils</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> ! <a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/sysadmin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sysadmin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/devops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>devops</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/twitchfr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>twitchfr</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/twitchstreamer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>twitchstreamer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/TwitchStreamers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TwitchStreamers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/BSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BSD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/qemu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>qemu</span></a></p>
Monospace Mentor<p>Linux tip: `fuser -v /path/to/file` shows which processes have a file open. Use `-k` to kill those processes. Essential when "device busy" errors prevent unmounting filesystems. <a href="https://floss.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/SystemAdministration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SystemAdministration</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/SysAdmin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SysAdmin</span></a></p>
dan_nanni<p>Securing a system against threats requires reducing vulnerabilities, tightening access, and disabling unnecessary services. Here are useful <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> commands for that 😎👇 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sysadmin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sysadmin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>infosec</span></a></p><p>Find high-res pdf books with all my <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cybersecurity</span></a> related infographics at <a href="https://study-notes.org" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">study-notes.org</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Stefano Marinelli<p>To everyone who wants to collaborate on content creation for the BSD Journal - write to me, join us on Matrix, or just get in touch! <br>We're ready to create and publish content; the platform is robust and just needs your help!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/BSDCafe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BSDCafe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/BSDJournal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BSDJournal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/IT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IT</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/SysAdmin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SysAdmin</span></a></p>
Mike Ely<p>You ain't got no alibi. <br><a href="https://social.taupehat.com/tags/sysadmin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sysadmin</span></a></p>
Stephen Gilbert<p>When Neil Young said "It's better to burn out than to fade away" he clearly wasn't talking about working in IT. Fading away sounds pretty good about now. <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/sysadmin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sysadmin</span></a></p>
Free Software Foundation<p>Andrew Engelbrecht, a previous <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/SysAdmin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SysAdmin</span></a> at the <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/FSF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FSF</span></a>, created Open Alert Viewer, a <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/libre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>libre</span></a> phone and desktop app that makes receiving network and server alert notifications on your phone and desktop easy. Check it out here: <a href="https://u.fsf.org/483" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">u.fsf.org/483</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Monospace Mentor Live<p>We're live!</p><p>DevOps/SRE Live Stream</p><p><a class="hashtag" href="https://directory.owncast.online/tags/owncast" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#owncast</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://directory.owncast.online/tags/streaming" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#streaming</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://directory.owncast.online/tags/linux" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#linux</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://directory.owncast.online/tags/ruby" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ruby</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://directory.owncast.online/tags/sysadmin" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sysadmin</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://directory.owncast.online/tags/systemadministration" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#systemadministration</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://directory.owncast.online/tags/unix" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#unix</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://directory.owncast.online/tags/devops" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#devops</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://directory.owncast.online/tags/development" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#development</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://directory.owncast.online/tags/livecoding" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#livecoding</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://directory.owncast.online/tags/codestream" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#codestream</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://directory.owncast.online/tags/tech" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tech</a></p><p><a href="https://live.monospacementor.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://live.monospacementor.com</a></p>
dan_nanni<p>You just set up a brand-new Linux system, fresh, untouched, and exposed to the world. What are the very first things you do to lock it down? Tell us your personal checklist or habits (however simple they are) that kick in before the system goes into use. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sysadmin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sysadmin</span></a></p>
Stefano Marinelli<p>Make Your Own Backup System – Part 1: Strategy Before Scripts</p><p><a href="https://it-notes.dragas.net/2025/07/18/make-your-own-backup-system-part-1-strategy-before-scripts/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">it-notes.dragas.net/2025/07/18</span><span class="invisible">/make-your-own-backup-system-part-1-strategy-before-scripts/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/Backup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Backup</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/OwnYourData" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OwnYourData</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/SysAdmin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SysAdmin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/IT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IT</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/DataRecovery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataRecovery</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/ITNotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ITNotes</span></a></p>