System Change log

2026-09-27 Sunday

amux (Agent-Modified tmux) & Persistent Session Infrastructure (ul):

Created custom tmux fork (amux) built from /home/luke/git/tmux and installed at /usr/local/bin/tmux-custom. Implemented native write-pane (writep) command supporting -b <base64> and -f <file> with -e (auto-enter) to inject scripts directly into PTY buffers with zero quote escaping or keystroke lag. Built structured audit logging directly into cmd-write-pane.c using sd_journal_send (SYSLOG_IDENTIFIER=amux, AMUX_PANE_ID, AMUX_WINDOW_NAME, AMUX_ARCHIVE_PATH). Configured automatic pre-execution script archival to persistent storage in /data/amux/scripts/ (YYYY-MM-DD_HHMM.SS_<window_name>.sh). Configured dedicated atx agent session in /home/luke/bin/tmux_control on socket /tmp/tmux-1000/tmux_luke_atx, styled with orange status bar (#ff8800), C-b prefix, and persistent agent environment in ~/.agent_profile. Added backup and restore scripts for amux (/home/luke/git/backups/ul/scripts/backup/amux and /restore/amux). Documented architecture and audit procedures on HeckWiki pages 137 (amux) and 56 (SSH & Agent Command Tracking Guide). Minecraft Datapack Enhancements (pokelovers) (ul):

Installed 5 verified Minecraft 26.3 datapacks in /data/minecraft/poke lovers/world/datapacks/:

fast_leaf_decay (rapid leaf decay upon log breakage) graves (death chest/grave saving inventory and XP) invisframes (invisible item frames via shears while sneaking) player-drops-head (player head drops on death) shulker-drops-two-shells (guaranteed 2 shulker shells) Broadcasted in-game countdown notices to online players prior to executing live /reload. BlueMap 3D Web Map & Authentik SSO Integration (pokelovers) (ul):

Deployed BlueMap 5.28 standalone CLI renderer running as bluemap-pokelovers.service in watch mode (-w -u), serving live world updates and Server-Sent Events (SSE) on port 8100. Configured NGINX reverse proxy on port 443 with wildcard SSL (*.drheck.dev) in /etc/nginx/sites-available/pokelovers. Gated https://pokelovers.drheck.dev behind Authentik ForwardAuth proxy provider and application on embedded outpost, protecting map coordinates and player builds behind authentication.

2026-09-26 Saturday

Zero-Config Minecraft HAProxy SNI Stream Routing (ul, danknasty):

Decommissioned application-level proxy (Velocity) to preserve native vanilla Diffie-Hellman encryption and Microsoft online-mode=true authentication. Deployed HAProxy 3.4.5 on dual-stack endpoints (10.0.0.113:25565 and [fd77:7777:5010::1337:f1ac:d00d:3c]:25565). Implemented /etc/haproxy/minecraft.lua using non-draining buffer peeking (txn.req:dup()) to inspect the raw unencrypted Minecraft handshake packet (0x00), dynamically extracting the SNI virtual host (pokelovers.drheck.dev). Routed traffic via /etc/haproxy/minecraft_hosts.map directly to dedicated internal ULA addresses on standard port 25565 ([fd77:7777:5010::1337:3c:d00d:1]:25565). Implemented native fallback responder (mc_offline) returning custom protocol packets when backends are stopped:

Multiplayer Server List MOTD: "[Server] is currently offline. Ping Luke" Multiplayer Join Screen: Immediate disconnect with red bold error: "[Server] is currently offline. Ping Luke" Network & DNS Automation (ipctl) (ul, danknasty):

Developed /data/minecraft/ipctl (symlinked in /home/luke/bin/ipctl). Automates ULA IPv6 allocation (fd77:7777:5010::1337:3c:d00d:<hex>/64) on eth77 with systemd-networkd reload. Automates HAProxy backend and map configuration reload. Integrated SSH agent validation checking for key ultra-arikui (SHA256:7Xr0vCxgfpPhbKE3hN9fE2IC9y4x3Kj+kYmXwzgJY3s). Implemented 7-step automated DNS provisioning over SSH to danknasty: updates ~/git/router_config/unbound.conf, validates via unbound-checkconf, deploys to /var/unbound/etc/, restarts unbound, verifies local resolution, and triggers dns_danger_sync.py --force to push public A and AAAA records to deSEC.io. Created dedicated backup and restore scripts in /home/luke/git/backups/ul/scripts/backup/minecraft_router and /restore/minecraft_router. Documented entire architecture and quickstart HOWTO on HeckWiki page 136 (Minecraft Worlds). Firewall Configuration for Minecraft Port 25565 (danknasty):

Configured mc_ipv4 (10.0.0.113), mc_gu ($gu_prefix:1337:f1ac:d00d:3c), and mc_ula ($ula_prefix:1337:f1ac:d00d:3c) in ~/git/router_config/pf.conf. Added inbound port 25565 forwarding rules for IPv4 NAT and IPv6 ULA redirection. Validated with pfctl -nf, deployed to /etc/pf.conf, loaded into the kernel, and verified reachability externally from rng.

2026-09-21 Monday

Native Sunshine & Gamescope Migration on ul:

Decommissioned legacy steam-headless container; migrated to bare-metal Gamescope DRM compositor + Sunshine host on AMD Radeon AI PRO R9700 (1002:7551, Navi 48). Injected AOC 1080p EDID on DP-1 via mkinitcpio & systemd-boot loader options. Configured Steam library paths directly to 151TB ZFS pool (/data/games/steam/steamapps). Resolved PS5 DualSense controller disconnection: disabled Steam proprietary HIDAPI polling (SDL_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_PS5=0, SDL_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI=0) to prevent hid_read failure timeout on virtual uhid devices. Added -e (--steam) integration flag to Gamescope launch script to ensure proper Wayland focus relaying to Steam, enabling Steam Input in-game instead of dropping to Desktop mouse layout. Documented complete architecture, launch scripts, and controller gotchas on HeckWiki page 130 (Sunshine Remote Setup).

2026-09-21 Monday

Steam Storage Migration to 151TB ZFS Pool (/data/games/steam) (ul):

Discovered root NVMe filesystem at 85% utilization (71GB free). Consolidated all Steam games, runtimes, manifests, and shader caches from temporary docker volumes to /data/games/steam/steamapps/ on the 151TB ZFS pool. Replaced ~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps and ~/.steam/steam/steamapps with permanent atomic symlinks pointing to /data/games/steam/steamapps/. Cleaned libraryfolders.vdf ensuring 100% of game downloads route directly to /data/games/steam/ with zero bytes hitting the root SSD. TTY1 Getty Deactivation & Display Console Fix (ul):

Disabled getty@tty1.service (systemctl disable --now getty@tty1.service) to prevent Linux console login prompts from broadcasting over KMS on DP-1.

2026-09-20 Sunday

PS5 DualSense Controller Hardware Support & uhid Activation (ul):

Identified PlayStation 5 DualSense controller emulation failure in Sunshine due to missing /dev/uhid (User HID) device node. Loaded uhid kernel module and made persistent across reboots in /etc/modules-load.d/uhid.conf. Configured udev rule in /etc/udev/rules.d/85-sunshine-uinput.rules granting input group permissions to both /dev/uinput and /dev/uhid (MODE="0660", GROUP="input"). Native Gamescope + Headless DRM Stack Migration (ul):

Decommissioned legacy steam_headless Docker container to eliminate Xorg CPU dummy-driver bottleneck (xf86-video-dummy) and software rasterization (15 FPS). Installed native Arch Linux gaming stack: gamescope, steam, vulkan-radeon, lib32-vulkan-radeon, pipewire-pulse, wireplumber, seatd, socat, and sunshine-bin (AUR). Granted real-time scheduling capabilities to Gamescope (setcap cap_sys_nice=eip /usr/bin/gamescope) and rootless DRM frame capture to Sunshine (setcap cap_sys_admin,cap_sys_nice=eip /usr/bin/sunshine). Configured seatd daemon with group video override in /etc/systemd/system/seatd.service.d/group.conf to allow Gamescope DRM session management without an active logind seat. Configured Gamescope launcher script /home/luke/bin/launch-gamescope-steam.sh driving connector DP-1 via --backend drm with RADV Vulkan acceleration on the AMD Radeon AI PRO R9700. Headless Virtual Display via Boot-Time EDID Injection (ul):

Resolved *ERROR* No EDID found on connector: DP-1 kernel spam on headless AMD GPU. Sourced verified 1080p 144Hz CEA-861 DisplayPort EDID (aoc_1080p.bin) in /usr/lib/firmware/edid/. Packaged EDID into early initramfs via FILES=(/usr/lib/firmware/edid/aoc_1080p.bin) in /etc/mkinitcpio.conf and regenerated boot image via mkinitcpio -P. Configured bootloader kernel parameters in /boot/loader/entries/arch.conf: drm.edid_firmware=DP-1:edid/aoc_1080p.bin video=DP-1:1920x1080@60e. Pinned Sunshine KMS capture explicitly to adapter_name = /dev/dri/card1 and output_name = DP-1, preventing BMC graphics capture (VGA-1). Dual-Stack IPv4/IPv6 socat Bridge (ul):

Bound native Sunshine directly to dedicated IPv6 ULA address [fd77:7777:5010:0:1337:f1ac:d00d:4799]. Deployed /usr/local/bin/sunshine-ipv4-bridge.sh and systemd unit /etc/systemd/system/sunshine-ipv4-bridge.service listening on 10.0.0.112 and forwarding all GameStream TCP and UDP ports bidirectionally to IPv6 to prevent asymmetric routing drops on dual-stack LANs. Client Authentication & Stale Certificate Remediation (ul):

Diagnosed Warning: SSL Verification error :: Client certificate identity is not enabled (LizardByte issue #5696) caused by duplicate client certificates with conflicting UUIDs in sunshine_state.json. Cleared stale device records in sunshine_state.json allowing clean one-time client pairing across desktop and TV clients. NetworkManager D-Bus Mock for Steam (ul):

Diagnosed Steam Gamepad UI offline status (An internet connection is required to load this content / slashed Wi-Fi icon) caused by absence of NetworkManager on systemd-networkd host. Implemented lightweight Python D-Bus daemon /usr/local/bin/fake-networkmanager.py and service /etc/systemd/system/fake-networkmanager.service reporting NM_STATE_CONNECTED_GLOBAL (70) and NM_CONNECTIVITY_FULL (4) to satisfy Steam network checks. Documentation:

Authored and published comprehensive architecture and setup runbook on HeckWiki: sunshine remote setup (Page 130).

2026-09-19 Saturday

Sunshine Network Tuning & Steam Container Bootstrap (ul):

Diagnosed container web assets and API communication issues on josh5/steam-headless. Configured Sunshine CORS origins (csrf_allowed_origins = https://sunshine.drheck.dev) and dual-stack network settings in sunshine.conf. Bootstrapped Steam runtime inside container and configured Steam Big Picture startup commands. Authored and published initial HeckWiki guide: Steam Streaming (Page 129). Updated LDAP group enrollment documentation (ldap-sssd-client-enrollment-guide, Page 25) with corrected repository clone instructions.

2026-09-18 Friday

Immich Machine Learning AMD ROCm Migration (ul):

Migrated immich_machine_learning from NVIDIA CUDA to native AMD ROCm: pulled ghcr.io/immich-app/immich-machine-learning:v3.1.0-rocm. Updated /data/docker/immich/.env (IMMICH_MACHINE_LEARNING_GPU_TYPE=rocm). Recreated Immich stack and verified PyTorch ROCm device detection (torch.cuda.is_available() = True on AMD Radeon AI PRO R9700 gfx1201). Verified VA-API hardware video acceleration on /dev/dri/renderD128 inside immich_server. Sunshine & Steam-Headless Initial Deployment (ul & danknasty):

Provisioned dedicated internal IPv4 (10.0.0.112) and IPv6 ULA (fd77:7777:5010:0:1337:f1ac:d00d:4799). Updated unbound.conf in ~/git/router_config on danknasty with sunshine.drheck.dev A and AAAA records; deployed via ./sync_unbound. Synced public DNS records via dns_danger_sync.py on deSEC.io. Configured /etc/nginx/sites-available/sunshine with Authentik ForwardAuth and deployed reverse proxy. Provisioned sunshine application and ProxyProvider in Authentik embedded outpost. Deployed josh5/steam-headless container in /data/docker/sunshine/docker-compose.yml.

2026-09-17 Thursday

Tmux & SSH Auth Environment Maintenance (ul):

Re-initialized Tmux Plugin Manager (tpm) and checked plugin compatibility (check_tmux_version.sh). Maintained persistent SSH agent socket symlinks.

2026-09-15 Tuesday

System Package Maintenance & Initramfs Rebuild (ul):

Upgraded system packages via paru -Syu. Rebuilt initramfs-linux-lts.img via ALPM hooks. Verified systemd service health.

2026-09-12 Saturday

System Package Maintenance & LTS Kernel Update (ul):

Upgraded system packages via paru -Syu / pacman -Syu. Kernel update to 6.18.52-1-lts and regenerated initramfs-linux-lts.img. Re-verified NVIDIA kernel module conftest compilation checks for 580.178.04. Media library maintenance: sorted and updated Adventure Time subtitle filenames.

2026-09-08 Tuesday - 2026-09-11 Friday

System Maintenance & Driver Toolchain Compilation (ul):

Executed routine system maintenance and package updates across ul. Kernel module conftest compilation and pacman keyring verification.

2026-09-05 Saturday

OpenBSD Router Reinstallation & CrowdSec Perimeter Restoration (danknasty):

Reinstalled and configured crowdsec-firewall-bouncer connecting to ul's LAPI over IPv6 ULA (http://[fd77:7777:5010:0:1337:f1ac:d00d:c70d]:8080/). Restored OpenBSD PF firewall tables (<crowdsec-blacklists>, <crowdsec6-blacklists>, <bruteforce>) with rate limiting (max-src-conn-rate 3/30), loading ~23,880 blacklisted attacker IPs directly into kernel tables. Verified remote syslog forwarding of auth,authpriv.info over IPv6 UDP to ul's CrowdSec syslog parser. Router Network Mapping & Dynamic IPv6 DNS Cron Jobs (danknasty):

Aligned network interface roles after hardware reinstallation (em0 WAN, em1 LAN with delegated /64 prefix). Updated interface configurations across /etc/hostname.em0, /etc/hostname.em1, /etc/dhcp6leased.conf, /etc/rad.conf, and /etc/dhcpd.conf. Deployed dynamic deSEC.io IPv6 DNS updater (/etc/update_dns.py) and keepalive monitor (/etc/ipv6_keepalive.sh). Restored root crontab on danknasty to run /etc/update_dns.py every minute and /etc/ipv6_keepalive.sh every 5 minutes. Triggered manual sync: verified all 43 domain AAAA records updated on deSEC and verified public IPv6 reachability via rng to https://auth.drheck.dev/. Router Disaster Recovery & Reinstall Survival Automation (danknasty):

Created single-command idempotent provisioning script ~/git/router_config/bootstrap.sh (doas ./bootstrap.sh): installs package dependencies, copies system configs, sets file permissions and ownership, restores root crontab, applies sysctl, and starts all services. Created zero-touch OpenBSD post-install hook ~/git/router_config/install.site to automatically pull repository and execute bootstrap.sh inside chroot /mnt at OS installation completion. Added /etc/sysctl.conf (net.inet.ip.forwarding=1, net.inet6.ip6.forwarding=1) to repo with automated activation via sysctl -f. Added package manifests to repo: pkglist (generated via pkg_info -mz for native OpenBSD pkg_add -I -l restoration) and packages.txt (human-readable catalog with descriptions). Added /etc/dhcpd.conf (DHCPv4 server) and /var/unbound/etc/unbound.conf (DNS resolver) deployment and service management into bootstrap.sh. Backed up all router configuration templates into ~/git/router_config (boot.conf, ttys, doas.conf, crontab.root, dhcp6leased.conf, rad.conf, pf.conf, syslog.conf, rc.conf.local, mygate, crowdsec-firewall-bouncer.yaml). Nextcloud Landing Page & occ Runbook Guide (ul):

Configured post-authentication redirect on cloud.drheck.dev to default directly to /apps/files/files (occ config:system:set defaultapp files, occ config:app:set core defaultpage /apps/files/files). Authored and published comprehensive Nextcloud occ Guide on HeckWiki documenting command-line administration, alias setups, user management, and maintenance mode operations.

2026-09-04 Friday

Danknasty Router Hardware & Platform Diagnostics (danknasty):

Identified router hardware platform: Broachlink NOAH4C V10 (Intel Atom E3845 quad-core @ 1.91GHz, 4GB RAM, 4x Intel I210 Gigabit Ethernet ports em0-em3). Enabled RJ45 serial console access on com0 at 115200 baud via /etc/boot.conf (stty com0 115200, set tty com0) and /etc/ttys (tty00 std.115200 vt220 on secure). Diagnosed periodic SSH responsiveness latency: traced kernel system CPU lockups and interrupt activity using vmstat -i, sensorsd, and bsd.re-config. Split-Horizon Unbound Authoritative LAN Resolution (danknasty):

Analyzed Unbound configuration on danknasty acting as authoritative LAN resolver (local-zone / local-data with aa flag set in LAN responses). Evaluated DNS high-availability options: Git-based Unbound configuration replication vs authoritative secondary migration to NSD.

2026-09-03 Thursday

SSH CA Documentation Modularization (HeckWiki):

Cleanly partitioned SSH Certificate Authority documentation into two focused reference runbooks under the LDAP+PAM+SSH CA book:

SSH CA setup (Page 26): Core architecture, Ed25519 CA keys, Vaultwarden storage, signing principles, and Certificate Revocation Lists (KRL). SSH Client and Host Onboarding Guide (Page 112): Step-by-step out-of-band bootstrap and verification workflows for onboarding new clients and servers without circular SSH dependencies.

2026-09-02 Wednesday

OpenBSD Router IPv6 Dynamic DNS Rewrite (update_dns.py) (danknasty):

Diagnosed HTTP 400 bulk update failures on deSEC.io caused by regex string parsing errors and duplicate records in unbound.conf. Replaced legacy bash/awk script (update_dns.sh) with robust Python 3 implementation (update_dns.py) using Python's native ipaddress library and typed dictionary deduplication. Added unit test suite test_update_dns.py with 9 unit tests verifying zone record parsing, address synthesis, and deduplication. Removed duplicate libresprite.drheck.dev entry and cleaned up interleaved records in unbound.conf. Deployed /etc/update_dns.py (0755 root:wheel), removed /etc/update_dns.sh, and signed/committed all changes to ~/git/router_config. CrowdSec Log Synchronization & False-Positive Ban Remediation (ul & danknasty):

Investigated repetitive /var/log/authlog session spam on danknasty. Identified redundant SSH polling in crowdsec-sync-authlog on ul running via crowdsec-export-bans.timer every 60s. Disabled unnecessary SSH scraping, relying on native real-time UDP IPv6 syslog forwarding (auth,authpriv.info) from danknasty to CrowdSec on ul. Resolved false-positive ban on VPS rng (66.186.37.205) in <crowdsec-blacklists> PF table caused by unprivileged TCP connect scans. SSH CA Inventory Tracking & Streamlined Key Signing (ul):

Implemented key archival and inventory management in /usr/local/bin/sign-host-key and /usr/local/bin/sign-user-key archiving signed public keys in /etc/ssh/ca_inventory/{hosts,users} with mandatory labeling for revocation tracking. Built revocation utility /usr/local/bin/revoke-ssh-key. Documented out-of-band onboarding workflow on HeckWiki.

2026-08-31 Monday

System Package Maintenance & Toolchain Updates (ul):

Executed system upgrades via paru / pacman. Updated Haskell libraries (haskell-uuid-types, haskell-vector, haskell-witherable), shellcheck, and system info documentation. Updated Opencode CLI, csvtools, and nethack-git.

2026-08-30 Sunday

Demucs Stem Separation Deployment (https://demucs.drheck.dev/):

Added demucs.drheck.dev DNS records to unbound.conf on danknasty (~/git/router_config). Built and deployed container running Demucs v4 web service (app.py, HTML5 Multi-Track Mixer) on dedicated ULA IPv6 (fd77:7777:5010:0:1337:f1ac:d00d:de3:8000). Supports htdemucs_ft (Fine-tuned 4-Stem), htdemucs (4-Stem), htdemucs_6s (6-Stem with Piano & Guitar), and mdx_extra. Features synchronized multi-track audio playback with per-stem Solo, Mute, Volume faders, and ZIP export. Provisioned Authentik ForwardAuth demucs ProxyProvider and Application in Authentik Embedded Outpost. Configured /etc/nginx/sites-available/demucs reverse proxy with 512MB max body size and 600s read timeout. Added firewall isolation reject rule in /etc/nftables.conf. Created demucs backup and restore scripts with par2 parity in ~/git/backups.

2026-08-29 Saturday

Sopro V2 TTS Deployment (https://sopro.drheck.dev/):

Enhanced web interface and backend API to expose configurable acoustic solver Steps (1-64 steps). Added sopro.drheck.dev DNS records to unbound.conf on danknasty (~/git/router_config). Built and deployed container running soprotts serve --device cpu --host 0.0.0.0 --port 7860 --no-open on dedicated ULA IPv6 (fd77:7777:5010:0:1337:f1ac:d00d:509:7860). Provisioned Authentik ForwardAuth sopro ProxyProvider and Application in Authentik Embedded Outpost. Configured /etc/nginx/sites-available/sopro reverse proxy with WebSocket support and pushed to ~/git/nginx. Added firewall isolation reject rule in /etc/nftables.conf and pushed to ~/git/configs. Created sopro backup and restore scripts with par2 parity in ~/git/backups.

BentoPDF Deployment (https://bentopdf.drheck.dev/):

Added bentopdf.drheck.dev DNS records to unbound.conf on danknasty (~/git/router_config). Deployed ghcr.io/alam00000/bentopdf:latest container on dedicated ULA IPv6 (fd77:7777:5010:0:1337:f1ac:d00d:bdf:8080). Provisioned Authentik ForwardAuth bentopdf ProxyProvider & Application in Authentik Embedded Outpost. Configured /etc/nginx/sites-available/bentopdf reverse proxy and pushed to ~/git/nginx. Added firewall isolation reject rule in /etc/nftables.conf and pushed to ~/git/configs. Created bentopdf backup and restore scripts with par2 parity in ~/git/backups.

SSL Certificate Automation & SSSD TLS:

Fixed expired LDAP CertificateKeyPair inside Authentik database via ak shell and restarted authentik-ldap. Deployed /usr/local/bin/update-authentik-cert.sh automated renewal hook in acme.sh configuration with /etc/sudoers.d/acme_ssl NOPASSWD grant.

Docker .env & Secret File Hardening:

Stripped POSIX extended ACLs (setfacl -b) across all .env files and SSH keys in /data/docker/. Restricted permissions to 0640 root:docker-data and parent directories to 0750.

Universal Admin Account Transition:

Transferred administrative roles to akadmin / admin across Authentik, Gitea, Immich, Anchor, BookStack, Nextcloud, Kavita, Navidrome, and RomM. Demoted luke to standard user on web applications while preserving wheel (sudo) access on host OS.

PostgreSQL Authentication Hardening:

Removed obsolete 0.0.0.0/0 and ::/0 wildcard rules for non-existent infisical role from /data/postgres/data/pg_hba.conf.

nftables Egress Isolation (chain output):

Added reject rules (meta skuid != { 0, 33, 1101 } reject) in chain output for all 26 active ULA IPv6 backend services to prevent unprivileged local processes on ul from bypassing Authentik ForwardAuth. Tracked /etc/nftables.conf in ~/git/configs/nftables.conf.

Nginx Hash Table Performance Tuning:

Added variables_hash_max_size 2048; and variables_hash_bucket_size 128; to /etc/nginx/nginx.conf and pushed to ~/git/nginx.

Authentik 2026.8.0 Outpost & OIDC Remediation:

Populated missing authentication_flow (default-authentication-flow) and invalidation_flow (default-invalidation-flow) UUIDs across all 19 ProxyProvider database records, fixing Rust Embedded Outpost deserialization crash and restoring ForwardAuth across all services. Updated OpenID email ScopeMapping expression to enforce email_verified = True for Better-Auth (WIPStudio) / SSO client logins.

Cockpit Removal:

Uninstalled cockpit and cockpit-docker packages; purged /etc/motd.d/cockpit, /etc/issue.d/cockpit.issue, and /run/cockpit.

Arch .pacnew Merge & Maintenance:

Adopted updated upstream makepkg drop-ins and TPM2 FAPI JSON profiles. Tuned /etc/pacman.conf with DownloadUser = alpm and ParallelDownloads = 5. Cleaned all lingering .pacnew files in /etc/.

BMO95 Display Mirroring (~/git/audio_config):

Installed wl-mirror on bmo95 and configured Sway (common/sway/config) to mirror DisplayPort DP-3 to HDMI HDMI-A-1 (TV) via zero-copy DMA-BUF. Consumed Sway configuration into ~/git/audio_config and committed changes.

Studio Control (scontrol) UI & Toggle Controls:

Added POST /api/power/{device}/{action} supporting individual Sub-GHz RF outlet toggling (pa, sub, rack, computer, tv, neewer, mrc, all) and POST /api/atx/{action} for PiKVM motherboard ATX button clicks. Added Individual Power Controls view with dedicated toggle buttons and view-switcher button to scontrol.drheck.dev. Checked in and pushed to https://git.drheck.dev/luke/scontrol.git.

Kavita Arch Linux / AUR Upgrade & Database Migrations (ul):

Checked SQLite database integrity on /opt/kavita/config/kavita.db (PRAGMA integrity_check). Created safety database backup at /opt/kavita/config/kavita.db.pre_0.9.1_upgrade. Restarted kavita.service following paru upgrade to Kavita v0.9.1.0. Executed automatic backup (/opt/kavita/config/temp/migration/0.9.0.2) and applied database migrations (MetadataSettingFieldRenumber, ManualMigrateOriginalNameBackfill, ManualMigrateNormalizedOriginalNameBackfill, ManualMigrateLastReadDates, ManualMigrationExternalSeriesMetadataIds, ManualMigrationCorrectAuditStatus). Verified service initialization and HTTP 200 on http://[fd77:7777:5010:0:1337:f1ac:d00d:7ead]:5000/.

Full Docker Fleet Update & Service Migrations (ul):

Authentik: Created PostgreSQL database backup at /tmp/authentik_pre_upgrade.dump. Upgraded server, worker, and ldap to 2026.8.0. Applied blueprint and Django migrations across all applications. Verified email_verified: True in ak shell scope mapping and tested https://auth.drheck.dev/. Infra (Valkey): Upgraded shared Redis/cache container to valkey/valkey:8.1-alpine (v8.1.9). Verified active session reconnection for Authentik, Immich, and Nextcloud. Immich: Upgraded immich-server and immich-machine-learning to latest v3.1.0 builds with GPU acceleration. Verified https://photos.drheck.dev/. Kasm Workspaces: Upgraded manager container to lscr.io/linuxserver/kasm:latest (Kasm 1.19.0). Initialized internal services and verified https://kasm.drheck.dev/. BookStack: Upgraded bookstack (v26.05.4) and internal mariadb:latest. Verified Laravel migrations and https://wiki.drheck.dev/. Penpot: Upgraded frontend, backend, exporter (v2.17.2), postgres:15.19, and redis:7. Verified https://penpot.drheck.dev/. Anchor: Upgraded image tag to ghcr.io/zhfahim/anchor:0.16.0. Executed database schema migrations and verified https://keep.drheck.dev/. Vaultwarden: Upgraded to vaultwarden/server:latest (v1.37.2). Verified https://pw.drheck.dev/. Navidrome: Upgraded to deluan/navidrome:latest (v0.63.2). Verified web and Subsonic API endpoints on https://navidrome.drheck.dev/ and https://music.drheck.dev/. WebShell / Step-CA: Upgraded smallstep/step-ca:latest (v0.30.2). Verified HTTPS on port 9000. WIPStudio / MinIO: Upgraded storage backend to minio/minio:latest. YOURLS: Upgraded yourls:latest (1.10.5) and internal mariadb:10.11. Drawpile: Upgraded server to drawpile/drawpile-srv:2 (2.3.0). Verified TCP/WebSocket listeners on ports 27750-27752. Stateless Web Services: Upgraded wick (nginx:alpine), webrcade (webrcade:latest), excalidraw (excalidraw:latest), and tldraw (ratneo/tldraw:latest). Offsite Cloud Backups: Executed full service backups and synced to Google Drive and Proton Drive via rclone (2026-08-29_112824).

2026-08-28 Friday

Funkwhale Audio Streaming & Range Request Fix (ul):

Diagnosed audio playback failures and stream disconnects on Funkwhale API endpoints (/api/v1/listen/.../?upload=... and transcoded audio streams). Resolved Nginx reverse proxy byte-range streaming failure (206 Partial Content) by updating /data/docker/funkwhale/funkwhale_nginx.template and volume mounting custom /data/docker/funkwhale/mime.types inside the container. Recreated container and verified byte-range audio playback via curl -i -r 0-65535 returning HTTP 206 Partial Content. Updated Funkwhale backup and restore scripts (/home/luke/git/backups/ul/scripts/backup/funkwhale and restore/funkwhale) to include mime.types and funkwhale_nginx.template in backup tarballs (verified with shellcheck).

2026-08-27 Thursday

System Package Maintenance & Kernel Audit (ul):

Executed system package upgrades via paru -Syu / pacman -Syu. Updated mirrorlist and restarted reflector.service. Verified kernel image and module consistency using kernel-check against /boot/vmlinuz-linux-lts.

2026-08-26 Wednesday

Studio Control Gateway & ATX Power Automation (ul & pikvm-studio):

Integrated ATX motherboard power button controls (kvmd-cli atx) into studio-power CLI and synchronized executable between ul and pikvm-studio. Resolved container DNS and IPv6 resolution for bmo95.drheck.dev inside scontrol Docker container on infra_net bridge. Updated and redeployed app.py in /data/docker/scontrol and committed changes to /home/luke/git/scontrol.

2026-08-24 Monday

Studio PiKVM Hardware & Perimeter Ingress Security (ul & pikvm-studio):

Configured dual-hostname architecture: studio-kvm-ssh.drheck.dev (direct hardware & SSH) and studio-kvm-web.drheck.dev (Authentik-gated Web UI). Implemented kernel-level outbound firewall isolation in /etc/nftables.conf (chain output) on ul blocking non-root, non-nginx (http, UID 33) users from connecting to PiKVM ports 80/443. Configured Pre-Shared Proxy Secret Header (X-Proxy-Secret) in /etc/nginx/certs/studio_secret.conf (mode 0600, owned by http:http). Configured Mutual TLS (mTLS) with internal CA and client certificate authentication (/etc/nginx/certs/pikvm_ca.crt, pikvm_client.crt, pikvm_client.key). Updated Authentik ProxyProvider and Application (Studio PiKVM) with implicit consent (default-provider-authorization-implicit-consent) and group studio access restriction. Set kvmd.auth.enabled: false in /etc/kvmd/override.yaml (committed in /home/luke/git/pikvm_studio). Updated Studio PiKVM & Studio Control Gateway documentation. Studio Control Gateway Deployment (scontrol.drheck.dev) (ul):

Developed and deployed asynchronous FastAPI orchestration service (scontrol) in /data/docker/scontrol binding to dedicated ULA IPv6 address [fd77:7777:5010:0:1337:f1ac:d00d:5c01]:8000. Implemented tactile mobile-optimized dark UI with dynamic state buttons, live monospace console, and status indicators. Generated dedicated service ed25519 key (/data/docker/scontrol/id_scontrol) registered in luke@studio-kvm-ssh.drheck.dev:~/.ssh/authorized_keys. Integrated real-time Server-Sent Events (SSE) streaming pipeline (/api/stream/on and /api/stream/off):

RF Power Outlets: switches all 7 studio devices via studio-power all on over SSH. ATX Motherboard: queries PiKVM /api/atx and pulses motherboard power button if off. Studio PC Boot: probes DNS hostname bmo95.drheck.dev with a 100-second boot timeout. Soundcards & Audio: audits ALSA/JACK multi-channel recording interfaces. Created Nginx ForwardAuth reverse proxy configuration /etc/nginx/sites-available/scontrol (symlinked to /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/scontrol) with SSE buffering bypass. Configured Authentik ProxyProvider and Application (Studio Control) bound to Authentik Group studio. Created Git repository at /home/luke/git/scontrol tracking build.sh (verified with shellcheck), Dockerfile, entrypoint.sh, app.py, docker-compose.yml, templates/index.html, and README.md. Created, tested, and verified backup/restore scripts (scontrol_backup and scontrol_restore in /home/luke/git/backups/ul/scripts/) with par2 10% redundancy. Studio PC (bmo95) Boot & Audio Stack Audit:

Resolved libkmod: ERROR: conf_files_filter_out: Cannot stat directory entry: /etc/modprobe.d/no_intel_sound.conf by replacing early-boot symlink with a direct regular file (blacklist snd_hda_intel). Verified 4x Echo AudioFire 12 FireWire interfaces (hw:AudioFire12,0 .. hw:AudioFire12_3,0), Emagic Unitor8 USB MIDI interface, jackd, zita-a2j/zita-j2a bridges, and autostarting ardour.service DAW instance. SSH Command Tracking Enhancement (ul):

Upgraded /usr/local/bin/audit-log helper script to automatically decode hexadecimal kernel byte strings into plaintext and sort rotated log files (audit.log.*) in chronological order. Updated SSH Command Tracking Guide documentation.

2026-08-22 Saturday

Sub-GHz RF Studio Power Automation (pikvm-studio):

Integrated Great Scott Gadgets YARD Stick One (1d50:605b, CC1111) on pikvm-studio to switch 433.92 MHz RF wireless power relays. Reverse-engineered 33-bit Princeton / Fosmon PWM baseband protocol ($T_e = 291.27\text{ }\mu\text{s}$, 3433.22 baud). Identified and resolved critical CC1111 24.0 MHz reference crystal mismatch (recalculated FREQ = 0x121473 from 26.0 MHz default 0x10B071, resolving a 33 MHz carrier transmission error). Resolved double sync gap bug and configured 30-frame contiguous burst streaming (630 bytes, 1.468 s) to satisfy superheterodyne receiver AGC settling. Installed /usr/local/bin/studio-power CLI tool managing all 7 studio devices and whole-studio batch switching. Built standalone C direct transceiver utilities (yard_tx.c, flipper_replay.c, cc1111_rfcat.h) with libusb-1.0. Created, configured, and pushed Gitea repository at studio_yardstick. Documentation PiKVM GPG / Pass Pinentry TUI Fix (pikvm-studio):

Resolved gpg: public key decryption failed: Screen or window too small when executing gpush pass in subshell pipes. Configured /home/luke/.gnupg/gpg-agent.conf with pinentry-program /usr/bin/pinentry-tty and allow-loopback-pinentry. Configured export GPG_TTY="$(tty)" and gpg-connect-agent updatestartuptty /bye in ~/.bashrc on pikvm-studio. 48-Channel FireWire Synchronous Audio Stack (bmo95):

Consolidated 4x Echo AudioFire12 interfaces into a sample-accurate 48-channel synchronous recording engine on Linux 6.13 PREEMPT_RT kernel. Established hardware color mapping (Red Master fc79, Blue Slave 1 9815, Green Slave 2 8525, Yellow Slave 3 94e8) with 75Ω BNC Word Clock daisy-chain wiring. Configured master jackd bound to Red with synchronous zita-a2j / zita-j2a duplex ALSA bridges (locked at $\rho = 1.0000000000$). Conducted 10-minute continuous 1 kHz stress test proving absolute phase synchronization (0.000 ms / 0 samples drift across 28.8M samples). Deployed systemd user services (jack.service, zita-*-{blue,green,yellow}.service) and canonical port alias mapping (Red_01..12, Blue_01..12, Green_01..12, Yellow_01..12). Documentation Studio Hardware Documentation (Setup Detail) (ul):

Published comprehensive hardware register maps, wiring diagrams, and automation runbooks for the recording studio, audio stack, and RF power systems under the new Setup Detail book. BookStack KaTeX TeX Math & Typography Integration (ul):

Globally enabled KaTeX 0.16.11 client-side LaTeX math rendering across BookStack via app-custom-head. Implemented a CSP strict-dynamic compliant nonced JavaScript loader to dynamically load KaTeX assets without violating browser security policies. Published the Meta: Wiki Capabilities, TeX Math & Typography Reference guide documenting TeX math syntax, Japanese Furigana (<ruby>), callout alert banners, and collapsible accordions. Updated the Agent Guide: Updating BookStack Wiki Pages with typography standards, CLI helper workflows, and operational gotchas. Verified automated backup and restore scripts (/home/luke/git/backups/ul/scripts/{backup,restore}/bookstack) properly archive and restore database settings and media with par2 parity.

2026-08-20 Thursday

pikvm-studio (PiKVM V4 Plus) Configuration & Dotfile Management:

1080p60 Video Pass-Through & Capture Optimization:

Imported and applied the v4plus.no-1920x1200 EDID preset via kvmd-edidconf to lock capture to uncropped 1920x1080 @ 60Hz. Enabled gpu_freq=700 in /boot/config.txt for H.264 60fps hardware encoding boost. Configured h264_boost: true and desired_fps: 60 in /etc/kvmd/override.yaml. Chezmoi Configuration Repository Setup:

Installed and configured chezmoi on pikvm-studio (~/.config/chezmoi/chezmoi.yaml) with sourceDir: ~/git/pikvm_studio and destDir: /. Established clean 2-stage signed Git history: baseline vanilla OS configuration followed by 1080p60 optimizations. Connected and pushed repository to Gitea (https://git.drheck.dev/luke/pikvm_studio.git) via gpush. SSH Auth Socket & GPG Agent Fixes:

Resolved SSH key retention issue in /home/luke/bin/auth_socket.sh by prioritizing existing live agent sockets and testing responsiveness with ssh-add -l rather than relying on obsolete PID suffix parsing. Cleaned up stale lockfiles in ~/.gnupg/ on pikvm-studio and configured pinentry-program /usr/bin/pinentry-curses in ~/.gnupg/gpg-agent.conf. Successfully committed and pushed updated password store entry (gitea/token/pikvm_studio) via gpush pass. HeckWiki Documentation & Host Maintenance:

Authored and verified HeckWiki documentation pages for pikvm-studio and automation. Verified LTS kernel update (kernel-check), performed planned system reboot on ul, and verified all running systemd services and Docker containers via status_all.

2026-08-19 Wednesday

VPS rng Assessment & Infrastructure Monitoring Plan:

Inspected VPS rng (rng.drheck.dev) hardware resources, memory, disk, network, and listening services. Authored and published the Infrastructure Monitoring & Alerting Plan on HeckWiki detailing metrics, alerting strategy, and agent deployment. PiKVM Network Configuration:

Verified dual-stack IPv4/IPv6 reachability and latency response (fping) for pikvm-studio. Added host entry and identity mapping in ~/.ssh/config for direct SSH connectivity. System Package & Media Maintenance:

Upgraded host packages via paru -Syu including Java runtime environment updates. Built and installed latest nethack-git (5.0.0 release) from AUR. Restarted plexmediaserver and monitored service journal logs.

2026-08-18 Tuesday

ul NVIDIA Driver Upgrade & Container CDI Fix:

Diagnosed Immich Outage: Immich server (immich_server) and machine learning (immich_machine_learning) exited (127) after host NVIDIA driver upgrade (580.173.02 → 580.178.04). The OCI runtime failed mounting /usr/lib/libEGL_nvidia.so.580.173.02 due to obsolete paths in /etc/cdi/nvidia.yaml. Regenerated CDI Spec & Restored Services: Ran nvidia-ctk cdi generate --output=/etc/cdi/nvidia.yaml to update the CDI specification for 580.178.04, restarted the Immich container stack, and verified healthy container status and restored upstream proxying via Nginx (photos.drheck.dev). Automated via Pacman Hook: Created /etc/pacman.d/hooks/nvidia-cdi.hook with a PostTransaction trigger on nvidia* and *nvidia* packages to automatically regenerate /etc/cdi/nvidia.yaml on future paru/pacman driver updates. Opencode Wiki Skill & Knowledge Integration:

Embedded HeckWiki / BookStack management rules and helper workflows into global Opencode instructions (~/.config/opencode/INSTRUCTIONS.md). Created dedicated skill ~/.config/opencode/skill/update-wiki/SKILL.md for seamless automated wiki editing and querying. Funkwhale Album Track Ordering Fix:

Diagnosed track numbering and sort discrepancy in Funkwhale where album and artist views displayed tracks out of sequence. Directly updated track position attributes and calibrated creation_date timestamps in the Funkwhale database via Django management shell (/app/api/manage.py shell) for Album 10 so both default chronological sorting and album sequence sorting correctly align.

2026-08-17 Monday

bmo95 Arch Linux Boot & dmesg Diagnostics & Resolution:

Resolved FireWire Audio Crash Loop & Massive dmesg Spam:

Diagnosed >50,000 repeating kernel errors (snd_fireworks fw1.0: oPCR0: plug is already in use) and FireWire CMP stack trace warnings (sound/firewire/cmp.c:300 / cmp.c:193). Fixed missing ALSA period count in zita-j2a.service and zita-a2j.service by adding -n 3 (required by snd_fireworks driver) and fixed client naming (-j Up / -j Up_In). Cleaned up set-port-aliases.sh to remove conflicting pkill -9 invocations and background spawns that were killing services mid-handshake and wedging the FireWire CMP isochronous plug state. Fixed hardware clock synchronization sequence: moved clock configuration into firewire-ready.service (wait-for-firewire.sh) using dynamic GUID-to-node matching (0x00148602c583fc79 -> Internal Master, 0x001486a296a59815 -> Word Clock Slave) with a 2-second bus settling delay before starting JACK. Verified full 24-channel capture/playback routing stably running in JACK with zero kernel errors on boot. Udev Rules & System Tuning:

Fixed udev substitution syntax in 50-firewire-irq.rules (piping pgrep into xargs to avoid invalid $() substitution error in udevd). Fixed quote syntax and power/control attribute assignment in 50-usb-midi.rules for low-latency Emagic Unitor8 USB MIDI operation. Configured WIRELESS_REGDOM="US" in /etc/conf.d/wireless-regdom. Wireless Regulatory Database: Installed wireless-regdb package to resolve Direct firmware load for regulatory.db failed with error -2. PCIe Correctable AER Timeouts: Added pci=noaer to GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT in /home/luke/git/audio_config/common/grub and regenerated GRUB config to eliminate spurious correctable error logging from the ASMedia USB 3.1 controller. ASUS ACPI SuperIO Hardware Monitor Conflict: Added acpi_enforce_resources=lax to GRUB kernel parameters to resolve ACPI OpRegion conflict on ASUS PRIME Z270-A motherboard.

2026-08-16 Sunday

bmo95 Audio Workstation Infrastructure & Low-Latency Tuning:

Multi-Profile Audio Config Repo: Established /home/luke/git/audio_config git repository tracking audio profiles (jack-alsa, pipewire), metadata mappings (filedata.json), and custom management scripts (apply-profile, consume). Sound Card & Clock Synchronization: Configured dual Echo AudioFire12 interfaces with forced internal clock on primary card (Node 1 / Bottom card) and Word Clock sync on secondary card (Node 2 / Top card). ALSA + JACK2 Engine Setup: Configured JACK2 server via ALSA backend (48kHz / 512 period / 3 buffer) for low-latency audio processing. Systemd User Service Modularization: Modularized JACK audio services into individual systemd user units (jack.service, firewire-ready.service, zita-j2a.service, zita-a2j.service, a2jmidid.service, jack-aliases.service, patchage.service, ardour.service). Custom Port Aliases & Metadata: Scripted automatic routing and pretty-name metadata (Down_01..Down_12 and Up_01..Up_12) for hardware inputs and outputs. Realtime System & Kernel Tuning: Configured GRUB kernel parameter threadirqs, udev rules for FireWire IRQ thread scheduling (50-firewire-irq.rules), HPET/RTC audio timers, sysctl swappiness, and PAM realtime privileges. Software & Documentation: Enabled Ardour 9 integration (use-jack-pretty-names) and added comprehensive architecture and routing documentation (README.md). System SSH Audit Logging Setup on bmo95:

Installed audit package, enabled auditd, and configured /etc/audit/rules.d/execve.rules with strict auid >= 1000 human session command tracking. Deployed /usr/local/bin/audit-log execution tracking script.

2026-08-12 Wednesday

• BookStack Wiki & Nginx Reverse Proxy SSO Integration:
  • Reverse Proxy Routing: Configured Nginx /login redirect behavior.
  • Unauthenticated Homepage Auto-Redirect: Implemented DOMContentLoaded JavaScript trigger in BookStack's app-custom-head setting.
  • Ensured unauthenticated visitors accessing https://wiki.drheck.dev/ are automatically forwarded to Authentik (/login), while keeping deep links (e.g. /books/...) publicly viewable.
  • this is for convenience, not security. I just don't want to click in "login" if I visit wiki/

2026-08-10 Monday

• Opencode CLI Agent Configuration & Setup:
  • Configured Opencode settings (opencode.json / opencode.jsonc) and system instructions.
  • Added instruction mandate to comment bash tool command batches.
  • Deployed global Opencode skills under ~/.config/opencode/skill/.
• SSH Audit Logging & Command Tracking:
  • Configured Linux auditd rules on ul for auid >= 1000 system call executions.
  • Configured OpenBSD process accounting (acct) and verbose SSH payload auditing on danknasty.
  • Implemented unified audit-log CLI helper scripts across both machines.
  • Documented SSH command tracking guide and created daily-change-list skill.

2026-08-09 Sunday

• documenting services
  • in this process saw that kavita permissions were messed up, fixed
  • saw that moebius is like halfway removed but don't know why, leading to the realization that I need to track commands.
    • SSH Command Tracking
    • now I remember why it was removed, because it sucks. The "web service" is just a viewer for multiple drawers connecting with thier own clients.
  • some updates to the crowdsec blocks. realized it has crowed sourced blocking rules, not sure about implementing them though.

2026-08-08 Saturday

• setting up navidrome, and other audio related software.
• put albums up on funkwhale
• power outtage caused IPv6 netblock to change, the IPv6 update scripts still suck. Tried to make them better
• had AI write a script to pull down missing artwork for Jellyfin
• noticed collation version mismatch when poking around in posgresql.
• created a short-link service
  • drheck.dev/$short_link
  • editable at drheck.dev/admin

1. Check Which Databases Have Collation Version Mismatches

sudo -u postgres bash -c 'for db in $(psql -At -c "SELECT datname FROM pg_database WHERE datistemplate = false;"); do
  echo "=== DATABASE: $db ==="
  psql -d "$db" -c "SELECT 1;" 2>&1
done'

2. Run amcheck to Detect Corrupted B-Tree Indexes

sudo -u postgres bash -c '
for db in spacebar immich nextcloud_db anchor authentik postgres gitea nextcloud; do
  echo "=== AMCHECK: $db ==="
  psql -d "$db" -c "
      CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS amcheck;
      SELECT c.relname, bt_index_check(c.oid, true)
      FROM pg_index i
      JOIN pg_class c ON c.oid = i.indexrelid
      JOIN pg_namespace n ON n.oid = c.relnamespace
      WHERE c.relkind = '\\\\\\\\''i'\\\\\\\\'' AND i.indisready AND                i.indisvalid AND n.nspname = '\\\\\\\\''public'\\\\\\\\'';" 2>&1
done'

3. Reindex Databases and Refresh Collation Versions

sudo -u postgres bash -c '
for db in spacebar immich nextcloud_db anchor authentik postgres gitea nextcloud; do
  echo "=== REINDEXING & REFRESHING: $db ==="
  psql -d "$db" -c "REINDEX DATABASE \\\\\\\\"$db\\\\\\\\";"
  psql -d "$db" -c "ALTER DATABASE \\\\\\\\"$db\\\\\\\\" REFRESH COLLATION VERSION;"
done'

4. Verify All Warnings Are Cleared

sudo -u postgres bash -c '
for db in $(psql -At -c "SELECT datname FROM pg_database WHERE datistemplate = false;"); do
  echo "=== VERIFY: $db ==="
  psql -d "$db" -c "SELECT 1;" 2>&1
done'

2026-08-05 Wednesday

• updates to crowdsec
  • parsing more SSH errors
  • generated a table of banned IPs but it's not very interesting. Live world view would be cooler

2026-08-04 Tuesday

• docker updates
  • anchor: 0.13.0 → 0.14.0
  • authentik: 2026.5.5 → 2026.5.6
  • bookstack: Updated to latest image
  • immich: v3.0.3 → v3.1.0
  • infra (valkey): Updated to latest image build
  • kasm: Updated to latest image
  • nextcloud: 34.0.1-apache → 34.0.2-apache
  • penpot: Frontend, backend, exporter, postgres, and redis updated
  • romm: Updated to latest image (5.1.0)
  • vaultwarden: Updated to latest image
  • webrcade: Updated to latest image
  • wick: Updated to latest image
• installed crowdsec
  • review of publicly accesible service logs (eg: wiki) shows no bot traffic (yet)!
  • review of nginx logs straight from the public IPs shows bot traffic looking for common vulnerabilities, exploits, and staged malware.
  • documentation

2026-08-03 Monday

• pull all new docker images and prepare for update
• in preparation for more users, ensure unencrypted backups aren't world readable
• gdrive backup credentials failed again
  • finally cleaned up google cloud project, renamed properly and created two separate subprojects, google sso, and rclone for ul
  • redid the certs for rclone, tested good
• ran a backup to repare for docker update and all the online backups had no files except the instructions!
• setting all the backups to root rendered the rclone script useless.
• Trying all backup files owned by my user with a plan
  • create a dedicated backup user
  • create a new gpg key for backups
  • backup gpg key
  • move rclone credentials to backup user
  • chown all backups to 700 backup user
  • Profit!

2026-08-02 Sunday

• Removed old unused "web shells" like the old ttyd, whatever else. Also warpgate.
• Made webshell awesome. Picked a single font, created a service to show ANSI art on login
• made big improvements to ansview
  • first render is completely in memory, remove all jumps and relative and exact positions. This allows the final product to be rendered correctly when not placed at the first screen column.
  • due to this success, added an auto wide mode, if artwork can fit on the screen multiple times horizontally, do it
  • also truncate the artwork if viewing on a smaller screen rather than an awful wrap. This is great for the phone shell.

2026-08-01 Saturday

• Created webshell, and spent a lot time trying to make it customizable per user. This was a failure.

2026-07-31 Friday

• Set up moebius in KASM, generated a KASM setup guide.

2026-07-30 Thursday

• giving up on warpgate for now, trying ttyd again with step-ca to tie it into OIDC. I really want an authentik OIDC enabled direct web -> shell.

2026-07-28 Tuesday

• got warpgate to stop crashing but I'm not sure how I can use it for a web based terminal.. we'll see

2026-07-26 Sunday

• accidentally blocked the git users with the new firewall rules, allowed it to access the gitea service and we are able to upload again
• started to set up warpgate as it looks like it can provide a shell that can login with OIDC

2026-07-25 Saturday

• replaced gemini-cli with opencode, it's way better
• went through each docker service moving off of the default 1000 UID
• removed broken web "shells"
  • Made a process to generate short lived ssh certs for web users to get a shell without typing a password but it felt really insecure and I think you could impersonate other users, so I killed it.

2026-07-23 Thursday

• Set nginx to cache large uploads on the ZFS array as / was filling up with video uploaded from immich
• Set permanent redirects on short names in the browser for convenience, eg: http://photos -> https://photos.drheck.dev/

2026-07-22 Wednesday

• Configured rclone for Google drive and Proton drive. Added this to the backup scripts. Now we have automated on-line backups.
• created rclone client config in Google's cloud console

2026-07-21 Tuesday

• transmission would timeout quickly since exposed behind authentik. After some research I modifed the nginx config to start forwarding $host, $remote_addr, $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for, and $scheme.

2026-07-20 Monday

• IPv6 netblock was wrong again. This time an IPv6 netblock change was detected then the network went out. This caused the API call to desec.io to fail. We were writing the new IPv6 netblock unconditionally though so no more updates were going to happen. Script is updated 1 2
• also added logging to the desec.io call in change 2 ^

2026-07-19 Sunday

• Tested LDAP users
  • could log in but did not have the ability to choose the window environment
  • LDAP guide updated to fix this problem

2026-07-17 Friday

• LDAP guide updated to add systemd to shadow for NSS. This was breaking the graphical boot environment on Mitsuki's laptop.
• write-up

2026-07-16 Thursday

• router updates
  • Remote IPv6 was not updated in public DNS. The router update script was failing to execute in cron
    • shebang was /usr/local/bin/bash but
    • cron executed /bin/ksh $script... (just openbsd things!)
    • fixed
  • also router IPv6 update script updated to use persistent storage for IPv6 address as a reboot would remove the older address
  • bad firewall rule forwarded all IPv6 traffic arriving on 22 to ul
    • fixed

2026-07-13 Monday

• created ldap enable doc and test on desktop
  • works!
• completed SSH cert setup for deskop
  • works!
• drafted a process to auto generate ssh keys and sign them with authentik

2026-07-12 Sunday

• created "admin" specific firefox profile on desktop
• cleared all old disparate passwords for the old individual service passwords
• fixed www server for mitsuki
• checked in kanji service in gitea
  • added bounding boxes
  • changed the stroke order color to be more legible and not run into the background

2026-07-11 Saturday

• created this server change log
• added "backup_all" script to run each service backup
• finally checked in backup/restore scripts
• separated backup output into current and all previous to simplify disk backup
• modified nginx config for immich, upload cap 30GB -> 100GB