Tim Schumacher

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Self-hosting email is not rocket science

Inspired by a recent Hacker News comment, I’m publishing the notes I took when I set up my email server two years ago. This covers all the steps to get from a fresh Debian install to a working email setup. My setup features a spam filter and SPF, DKIM and DMARC for reliable delivery but is otherwise pretty minimal. I’ve been using this with Thunderbird and K-9 Mail for the past two years and it’s been great.

I persistently changed the RGB colors of my GIGABYTE motherboard using EFI variables

Neither GIGABYTE’s official RGB Fusion software nor the excellent OpenRGB support changing the RGB colors of recent GIGABYTE boards in a way that persists reboots. However there is a way to do this that involves some slightly scary editing of EFI variables and the danger of bricking your board if you’re not careful.

Fortnightly YouTube Music Mix

2024 January I
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2024 February I
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