In case you want cron to tell you that your backup job has been finished you can use MSMTP on Debian Buster. SSMTP is not maintained anymore. Make sure your config in /etc/msmtprc looks something like this:
monitoring Jitsi with Zabbix
If you want to monitor your Jitsi Server (number of logged on user, running sessions, etc.) with Zabbix you first have to enable Colibri Stats on your Jitsi server secondly import a monitoring Template to your zabbix server Enable stats on Jitsi Server edit /etc/jitsi/videobridge/sip-communicator.properties and add/alter the lines: then add in /etc/jitsi/videobridge/config : And […]
Critical Mass
I am not an environmentalist in its radical sense (unlike the folks from Extinction Rebellion). That means that I do not refuse to drive a car or ‘waste’ electricity for my servers. But if I have the choice between a common and an environmental friendly approach to problem solution I prefer the latter. This is […]
Block german ads with Pi-hole
Ever wondered why german ads still keep popping up even though you are using Pi-hole ? Maybe Easy List is missing ? It worked perfectly for me…
Lift you skinny fists like freifunk antennas to heaven
After having set up a rather mediocre outdoor freifunk router (in terms of coverage and of being weatherproof) I decided to install a “real” outdoor antenna for my lovely Freifunk. After some research 2 antennas from Ubiquity where in my budget as well as compatible with the Freifunk firmware: Ubiquiti airmax Nanostation M2 Loco (low […]
Open Source video conferencing Jitsi now available
To make my video conferences private and secure I have implemented the open source video conference solution Jitsi on my website. You can now reach it through https://jitsi.arvidortwig.de It’s open source, based on webrtc, secured by ssl (https) and there is no registration neccessary. I also don’t save any logfiles or anything else. Feel free […]
KODI and Nextcloud
Accessing your Nextcloud Files through Webdav (https) can be quite slow due to the protocol and/or your upstream connection of your nextcloud to the web. It seems to me that if you “mount” the official webdav-path nextcloud is offering into KODI your files are routed through the Internet even when KODI and NC are implemented […]
Wearing a ‘Open Source’ Smartwatch
If you have considered wearing a smartwatch but were afraid of how your personal / vital data gets handled there might be a solution. On F-Droid there is Gadgetbridge: An app for Android that connects to your smartwatch/Fitnesstracker and analyzes your vital data without using the manufacturers proprietary app or sending it to any other […]
NordVPN App snitches personal data
According to Mike Kuketz security blog the android version of the NordVPN app transmits personal data to third parties. If you want to avoid calling it home use the openvpn app from f-droid and use the ovpn-files provided by NordVPN. There is also a tutorial on how to use the ovpn files on NordVPNs website. […]
Nextcloud 18 with integrated office support
With the new version 18 called “Hub” Onlyoffice has found its way into natively into Nextcloud. You are now able to edit documents within nextcloud. No need to download anymore. Thank you Nextcloud for making a great product even better.