The Day GlusterFS Tried to Kill My Career

https://it-notes.dragas.net/2025/05/21/the_day_glusterfs_tried_to_kill_my_career/

#ITNotes #data #horrorstories #ownyourdata #server #IT #SysAdmin

My blog post yesterday on IT-Notes had unexpected success.
The number of views is incredibly high and keeps skyrocketing by the hour. It’s yet another confirmation that, in a world flooded with fake or AI-generated content, people still need (and want) to read true stories - real experiences from real life.

The only thing that makes me sad:
Even though I eventually edited the article to clarify that there was no organized crime involved, many comments keep insisting that, since it happened in Italy, there must be organized crime or the mafia behind it.

As if things like this could only happen in Italy, and only if organized crime is involved.

https://it-notes.dragas.net/2025/05/13/the_server_that_wasnt_meant_to_exist/

#ITNotes #Blogging #Italy

The Server That Wasn't Meant to Exist

A story from 16 years ago - trust, tech, and a server that had to disappear. They offered me a blank check. I said no.

https://it-notes.dragas.net/2025/05/13/the_server_that_wasnt_meant_to_exist/

#ITNotes #IT #SysAdmin #OwnYourData

I've just finished to review the next ITNotes blog post, that I'll publish tomorrow morning (if the at daemon will do its job, it'll autopublish at 07:31 tomorrow morning 🙂 )

Stay tuned!

#ITNotes

Launching BSSG - My Journey from Dynamic CMS to Bash Static Site Generator

https://it-notes.dragas.net/2025/04/07/launching-bssg-my-journey-from-dynamic-cms-to-bash-static-site-generator/

#ITNotes #NoteHUB #blogging #bssg #freebsd #linux #netbsd #openbsd #ownyourdata #server #ssg #web

Everything's ready.
Tomorrow morning, I'll release and announce #BSSG - stay tuned! 🙂

#SSG #ITNotes #StaticSiteGenerator

I've updated some of my Fediverse-related blog posts to feature the beautiful photo kindly provided by @_elena
Some of these are still on the index page, and I believe it's a much more fitting image than the previous one.

https://it-notes.dragas.net/categories/fediverse/

#ITNotes #Fediverse

I've just launched the version of my blog with a BSD-based theme. The main colors are inspired by the BSDs, and badges will appear if a post includes one (or more) BSD in its categories. I've applied a few fixes (there are more to come), but it's already fully usable.
The site is designed to be navigable even without images or JavaScript, and can be used with text-based browsers. The only feature that requires JavaScript is the search function, which runs locally in the user's browser for maximum security and privacy.

For those who have already visited the site in recent days, you might not see the new theme correctly as some CSS parts could still be cached in your browser. I’ve set long expiration times for the CSS, so browsers may not notice the changes right away.

https://it-notes.dragas.net

#RunBSD #FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD #ITNotes

I've just published a new release of my blog, created by my SSG - it's in beta. I think the RSS readers will re-fetch the articles as it's a different structure, but should be working. Permalinks should also be preserved.

https://it-notes.dragas.net/

#ITNotes

FediMeteo: How a Tiny €4 FreeBSD VPS Became a Global Weather Service for Thousands

https://it-notes.dragas.net/2025/02/26/fedimeteo-how-a-tiny-freebsd-vps-became-a-global-weather-service-for-thousands/

#Fediverse #FreeBSD #RunBSD #Hosting #ITNotes #Networking #NoteHUB #Server #Snac #Snac2 #Social #Web

I just finished the blog post on FediMeteo, how it was created and what it's made of. In the end, it turned out less technical than expected, but that's fine. I’ll be publishing it tomorrow morning.

#Blog #BlogPost #ITNotes #StayTuned #FediMeteo

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