Victoria Drake
Create a self-hosted chat service with your own Matrix serverA speed-run introduction to Matrix via Dendrite.
privacy
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6 min read
Victoria Drake
Three rules for choosing a VPN that takes your privacy seriouslyThe lesser-known risks of ISPs and why I chose ExpressVPN.
privacy
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6 min read
Victoria Drake
Deceptively simple search-and-replace across multiple filesHow to interactively search-and-replace across many files with just two commands, thanks to Vim.
terminal
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2 min read
Victoria Drake
Command line tricks for managing your messy open source repositoryA handy toolbox for the terminal to help open source maintainers make their projects sparkle.
terminal
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5 min read
Victoria Drake
Bash and shell expansions: lazy list-makingA tour of brace expansion, shell parameter expansions, and playing with substrings in Bash.
terminal
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5 min read
Victoria Drake
A portable Makefile for continuous delivery with Hugo and GitHub PagesMy Makefile for building this site, optimizing images, and running my CI/CD GitHub Actions flow.
ci/cd
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5 min read
Victoria Drake
How to set up OpenVPN on AWS EC2 and fix DNS leaks on Ubuntu 18.04 LTSA guide for setting up your own private VPN service, and understanding and fixing a DNS leak.
aws
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14 min read
Victoria Drake
How to do twice as much with half the keystrokes using `.bashrc`An overview of time-saving aliases, functions, and creating a useful Bash prompt.
linux
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7 min read
Victoria Drake
How to set up a fresh Ubuntu desktop using only dotfiles and bash scriptsConfigure settings, install programs, and customize your desktop environment with a single bash command.
linux
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9 min read
Victoria Drake
How to write Bash one-liners for cloning and managing GitHub and GitLab repositoriesUsing xargs and awk in Bash to automate managing remote-hosted repositories.
terminal
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8 min read
Victoria Drake
A quick guide to changing your GitHub usernameSome additional steps to consider after making a change to your username on GitHub.
websites
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2 min read
Victoria Drake
A remote sync solution for iOS and Linux: Git and Working CopyHow to set up a cross-platform solution for working with Git on iOS.
linux
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6 min read
Victoria Drake
Batch renaming images, including image resolution, with awkHow to batch rename images with custom values using file, awk, and rename - in rainbow colors!
terminal
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4 min read
Victoria Drake
How I created custom desktop notifications using terminal and cronHow you can use tools your Linux system already has to create custom desktop notifications.
terminal
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6 min read