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title = "Things I use"
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#
## 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 actually looked into this one much.
It has lots of advanced features that I barely understand,
and 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 for me is LaTeX formula support.
* [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/).
## Desktop
* [Arch Linux](https://www.archlinux.org/):
The distribution that, for me, delivers the best cost-benefit ratio.
I'm not a big fan of [systemd](https://freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/)
or [glibc](https://www.gnu.org/software/libc/),
but the fantastic package management and the massive repositories
make Arch Linux unbeatable for working techies' day-to-day computing.
* [i3](https://i3wm.org/) and [Sway](https://swaywm.org/):
Lightweight window managers that keep out of your way.
And once you go tiling, you can never go back.
* [Firefox](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/):
Web browsers suck.
This ones sucks the least, and is developed by Mozilla,
who created the [Rust](https://www.rust-lang.org/) programming language,
and are an Internet-wide voice for privacy and security.
Firefox supports all the necessary modern technologies,
and provides an excellent curated set of add-ons.
* [Thunderbird](https://www.thunderbird.net/):
Email clients suck, just like email itself.
This one just sucks less, since it's also made by Mozilla.
* [Alacritty](https://github.com/alacritty/alacritty):
Simple, lightning-fast terminal emulator with
some extra goodies like 24-bit colours
and live configuration reloading.
* [Neovim](https://neovim.io/):
A modernized fork of the venerable [Vim](https://www.vim.org/) text editor.
* [pass](https://www.passwordstore.org/):
Password manager for techies.
It's simple, secure, transparent, and extensible.
* [Anki](https://ankiweb.net/about):
Flashcard studying software,
with a big [library](https://ankiweb.net/shared/decks/) of community-made decks.
Frankly it's not very user-friendly, but it does the job.
* [Veusz](https://veusz.github.io/):
Fanstastic plotting software,
and the most underrated open-source tool that I know of.
It gives beautiful plots, can handle *huge* data files, and,
because its files are just plain Python,
you can automatically generate plots with a bit of scripting.
## 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!
## Android
* [Aegis](https://getaegis.app/):
Secure open-source 2FA authenticator app.
* [Shelter](https://f-droid.org/en/packages/net.typeblog.shelter/):
Isolates untrusted apps in an Android Work Profile.
Unfortunately, I'm not sure whether it's still being maintained.
* [AnkiDroid](https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.ichi2.anki/):
Good mobile frontend for [Anki](https://ankiweb.net/about).
## Online services
* [Gandi](https://www.gandi.net/):
French domain registrar with the slogan
"No bullshit since 1999". They provide an honest,
high-quality service at a competitive price.
* [Let's Encrypt](https://letsencrypt.org/):
Provides free TLS encryption certificates
to anybody who asks politely, thereby making
online security more accessible for small sites like this one.
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