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Field notes on shipping things — infra, security, and the occasional agent. Mostly things I wish I’d known six months ago.

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  4 Oct 2026 · 4 min read

  Why I Built FluentDock: A Translation Widget for Windows 11

  Why I built FluentDock, a Windows 11 translation widget with Google Translate, DeepL, saved vocabulary, pronunciation and review reminders.

  • fluentdock
  • windows-11
  • translation
  • language-learning
  • productivity
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  27 Sept 2026 · 8 min read

  PWM Sensitivity & OLED Eye Strain: What Worked for Me

  My first-hand experience with PWM sensitivity and OLED eye strain: the MacBook and iPhone tests I tried, the settings that helped, and the setup I use now.

  • pwm sensitivity
  • oled eye strain
  • screen flicker
  • macbook
  • iphone
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  5 Sept 2026 · 8 min read

  I Built an Open-Source AI Phone Agent with LiveKit, Twilio & Hermes

  How losing my voice led me to build Clauver, an open-source AI phone agent that reuses Hermes, LiveKit, and Twilio instead of another voice AI platform.

  • ai-agents
  • hermes
  • livekit
  • twilio
  • mcp
  • open-source
  • voice-ai
  • python
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  20 July 2026 · 6 min read

  LingoMacBar: A Mac Menu Bar Translator for Google Translate and DeepL

  LingoMacBar is a Mac menu bar translator for Google Translate and DeepL that lets you translate selected text without switching apps.

  • lingomacbar
  • macos
  • translation
  • productivity
  • swiftui
  • native-apps
  • multilingual
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  20 July 2026 · 7 min read

  BoringNotch for Mac: Download, Setup & Gatekeeper Guide

  Learn what BoringNotch is, how to install it on Mac, handle Gatekeeper warnings, and explore BoringNotch+, an enhanced open-source fork with a signed ready-to-use build.

  • boringnotch
  • macos
  • macbook
  • swiftui
  • open-source
  • productivity
  • native-apps
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  20 July 2026 · 6 min read

  MarketPulseBar: A Stock, Crypto, and Portfolio Tracker for the Mac Menu Bar

  Why I built a focused Mac menu bar app for tracking stocks, crypto, ETFs, forex, commodities, and portfolio P/L without keeping charts open.

  • marketpulsebar
  • macos
  • finance
  • swiftui
  • stock-tracking
  • crypto
  • native-apps
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  15 Mar 2026 · 3 min read

  FinMCP: Financial Data MCP Server for ChatGPT, Codex & Claude

  FinMCP is a financial data MCP server for ChatGPT, Codex, Claude, and Cursor, with Yahoo Finance market, company, options, crypto, and forex data.

  • finmcp
  • mcp
  • finance
  • ai-agents
  • open-source
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  18 Feb 2026 · 6 min read

  Run OpenClaw on a Cheap Hetzner VPS: $5 Setup & Real Fixes

  I ran OpenClaw on a $5 Hetzner VPS: the real setup, swap and memory fixes, browser modes, and the trade-offs versus a Mac Mini.

  • openclaw
  • vps
  • self-hosting
  • hetzner
  • ai-agents
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  15 June 2025 · 6 min read

  How To Secure Coolify Server with Fail2Ban

  Install Fail2Ban on a Coolify server, enable SSH protection, watch Traefik access logs, and propagate bans to your websites with the official Traefik plugin.

  • coolify
  • fail2ban
  • security
  • self-hosting
  • ubuntu
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  14 June 2025 · 6 min read

  Coolify Cloudflare Tunnel Setup: Expose a Local Server Without Port Forwarding

  Set up Cloudflare Tunnel for a local Coolify server using cloudflared—share apps publicly without port forwarding, even behind CG-NAT or ISP port blocking.

  • coolify
  • cloudflare
  • cloudflare-tunnel
  • self-hosting
  • networking
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  14 June 2025 · 2 min read

  How to Install n8n on Coolify Using the Ready Services (With or Without PostgreSQL)

  Install n8n on Coolify in one click — choose the SQLite-ready service for quick tests, or the PostgreSQL-backed service for production-grade workflows.

  • coolify
  • n8n
  • self-hosting
  • automation
  • docker
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  14 June 2025 · 4 min read

  Run Coolify on a Local Ubuntu VM: Ports, sslip.io & Public Access

  Run Coolify on a local Ubuntu VM for staging or home-server testing. Open the dashboard on port 8000, expose apps with ports 80/443 and sslip.io, or use Cloudflare Tunnel.

  • coolify
  • self-hosting
  • local-dev
  • sslip
  • cloudflare-tunnel
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  6 Apr 2025 · 7 min read

  Protect Your Coolify Websites with CrowdSec Firewall

  Protect all websites behind Coolify’s Traefik proxy with CrowdSec. Set up global IP blocking, Traefik middleware, troubleshooting and optional AppSec WAF.

  • coolify
  • crowdsec
  • traefik
  • security
  • self-hosting
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  6 Apr 2025 · 11 min read

  Secure Your Coolify Server & Websites with CrowdSec and Traefik

  Secure a self-hosted Coolify server with CrowdSec, nftables and Traefik. Protect SSH, HTTP/HTTPS and hosted applications with a production-tested setup.

  • coolify
  • crowdsec
  • traefik
  • firewall
  • security
  • self-hosting
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  15 Mar 2025 · 8 min read

  Configure Coolify: Dashboard Setup & First Project Deployment

  Configure a self-hosted Coolify dashboard, connect your domain, set firewall rules, and deploy your first Docker application with HTTPS and production-ready settings.

  • coolify
  • docker
  • self-hosting
  • devops
  • deployment
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  15 Mar 2025 · 5 min read

  Cheapest Way to Host and Deploy Websites: Self-Hosting Coolify on Ubuntu

  A practical guide to installing Coolify on Ubuntu and using a VPS as a lower-cost, self-hosted alternative to Vercel, Netlify, Render, and Heroku.

  • self-hosting
  • docker
  • coolify
  • ubuntu
  • devops