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diff --git a/content/uses.md b/content/blog/2022/things-i-use.md index 684cf97..634731d 100644 --- a/content/uses.md +++ b/content/blog/2022/things-i-use.md @@ -1,45 +1,29 @@ --- -title: "Things I use" -date: 2021-02-23T16:16:18+01:00 +title: "Things I use and recommend" +date: 2022-09-28T20:47:00+02:00 draft: false --- -# Things I use +# -## Server -* [Alpine Linux](https://alpinelinux.org/): - Minimalist distribution powered by - [BusyBox](https://www.busybox.net/) and [musl](https://musl.libc.org/). - It has a large-enough selection of both cutting-edge - and stable packages to be practical. -* [nginx](https://nginx.org/): - Fast, secure and popular HTTP server, - and a breeze to set up. -* [OpenSMTPD](https://opensmtpd.org/): - Email SMTP server by the venerable [OpenBSD](https://www.openbsd.org/) project, - and the only one of its kind that nails the setup experience. -* [Dovecot](https://dovecot.org/): - One of the, if not *the* most popular email IMAP server. - And for good reason: it's fast, secure, and a pleasure to set up. -* [Rspamd](https://www.rspamd.com/): - Spam filter for email. - To be honest, I haven't looked into this one much. - It has lots of advanced features that I barely understand, - but still seems to be the most modern and usable spam filter out there. -* [Zola](https://www.getzola.org/): - Straightforward static site generator written in Rust. - The only thing it's missing is some kind of LaTeX formula support, - which is why I migrated to Hugo. -* [Hugo](https://gohugo.io/): - Another good static site generator, although not as good as Zola in my opinion. -* [cgit](https://git.zx2c4.com/cgit/about/): - JavaScript-free online Git frontend, - perfect for private setups. - If you need something more advanced like user accounts, - [Gitea](https://gitea.io) is a good choice too. -* [acme.sh](https://github.com/acmesh-official/acme.sh): - Straightforward tool to manage TLS certificates - issued by [Let's Encrypt](https://letsencrypt.org/). + +I use a lot of software, most of it free and open-source. +I've tried to use much more, but it didn't always go so well, +so I've made a list of the programs I like enough to recommend. +Such a list has been on my website for a long time already; +this is its official publication. + +Last updated on 2022-09-28. + + +## General +* [Neovim](https://neovim.io/): + A modernized fork of the venerable [Vim](https://www.vim.org/) text editor. +* [restic](https://restic.net/): + Good command-line backup program. + You'll need to provide your own storage. +* [Syncthing](https://syncthing.net/): + Synchronizes folders across devices. Decentralized and easy to set up. ## Desktop @@ -59,6 +43,11 @@ draft: false who created the [Rust](https://www.rust-lang.org/) language. Firefox has all the necessary modern features, and provides an excellent curated set of add-ons. + + [uBlock Origin](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/): + The best adblocker out there. It's free *and* open-source! + + [HTTPS Everywhere](https://www.eff.org/https-everywhere): + In today's world, this should be included in all browsers. + The fact that it's rule-based is unfortunate, but hey, it works. * [Thunderbird](https://www.thunderbird.net/): Email clients suck, just like email itself. This one just sucks less, since it's also made by Mozilla. @@ -68,7 +57,13 @@ draft: false and live configuration reloading. * [pass](https://www.passwordstore.org/): Password manager for techies. - It's simple, secure, transparent, and extensible. + It's simple, secure, and extensible. + However, I don't think I'll ever understand how to properly manage [GnuPG](https://gnupg.org/) keys, + so I gave up and switched to KeePassXC instead. +* [KeePassXC](https://keepassxc.org/): + User-friendly open-source password manager. + It stores everything in a local encrypted database file, + which is your responsibility to back up and sync. * [EasyEffects](https://github.com/wwmm/easyeffects): Real-time audio effects on Linux. I use it to tweak my headphones' response according to the awesome @@ -89,23 +84,41 @@ draft: false but at least I can make my own. -## Browser add-ons -* [uBlock Origin](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/): - The best adblocker out there. It's free *and* open-source! -* [HTTPS Everywhere](https://www.eff.org/https-everywhere): - In today's world, this should be included in all browsers. - The fact that it's rule-based is unfortunate, but hey, it works. -* [Decentraleyes](https://decentraleyes.org/): - In an ideal world, browsers would include this - to improve privacy and speed up page loading. - - -## Terminal -* [Neovim](https://neovim.io/): - A modernized fork of the venerable [Vim](https://www.vim.org/) text editor. -* [restic](https://restic.net/): - Good command-line backup program. - You'll need to provide your own storage. +## Server +* [Alpine Linux](https://alpinelinux.org/): + Minimalist distribution powered by + [BusyBox](https://www.busybox.net/) and [musl](https://musl.libc.org/). + It has a large-enough selection of both cutting-edge + and stable packages to be practical. +* [nginx](https://nginx.org/): + Fast, secure and popular HTTP server, + and a breeze to set up. +* [OpenSMTPD](https://opensmtpd.org/): + Email SMTP server by the venerable [OpenBSD](https://www.openbsd.org/) project, + and the only one of its kind that nails the setup experience. +* [Dovecot](https://dovecot.org/): + One of the, if not *the* most popular email IMAP server. + And for good reason: it's fast, secure, and a pleasure to set up. +* [Rspamd](https://www.rspamd.com/): + Spam filter for email. + To be honest, I haven't looked into this one much. + It has lots of advanced features that I barely understand, + but still seems to be the most modern and usable spam filter out there. +* [Zola](https://www.getzola.org/): + Straightforward static site generator written in Rust. + The only thing it's missing is some kind of LaTeX formula support, + which is why I migrated to Hugo. +* [Hugo](https://gohugo.io/): + Another good static site generator, although not quite as nice as Zola in my opinion, + since Hugo's template language is a bit messed up. It still works well though. +* [cgit](https://git.zx2c4.com/cgit/about/): + JavaScript-free online Git frontend, + perfect for private setups. + If you need something more advanced like user accounts, + [Gitea](https://gitea.io) is a good choice too. +* [acme.sh](https://github.com/acmesh-official/acme.sh): + Straightforward tool to manage TLS certificates + issued by [Let's Encrypt](https://letsencrypt.org/). ## Android @@ -126,13 +139,13 @@ draft: false that should work for all your apps. * [Aegis](https://getaegis.app/): Secure open-source 2FA authenticator app. -* [Shelter](https://f-droid.org/en/packages/net.typeblog.shelter/): +* [Insular](https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.oasisfeng.island.fdroid/): Isolates untrusted apps in an Android Work Profile. * [AnkiDroid](https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.ichi2.anki/): Good mobile frontend for [Anki](https://ankiweb.net/about). -## Online services +## Services * [Gandi](https://www.gandi.net/): European domain registrar with the motto "No bullshit since 1999". 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