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ahmza 40c58e8d9b harden Hugo build and remove unused CMS
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ahmza c157c599ea Merge branch 'main' of ssh://tea.ahmza.com/ahmza/blog-ahmza-com 2026-08-22 01:22:18 +00:00
ahmza 810069d1fe updated docker file to help with caching 2026-08-22 01:21:32 +00:00
ahmza e2a530045d Update .gitea/workflows/build-docker-images.yml
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ahmza f28aca8484 will it actually work now ?
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ahmza 84495ae064 renamed the stuff and stuff to do stff on stuff blablabla
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ahmza 9fc7c371c5 Update README.md
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ahmza 1ef8f861c1 Harden Gimli deploy: reconcile in place instead of compose down
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'docker compose down' removes caddy_cf and the default network, which
intermittently severs the SSH session's own network path before 'up'
restores it (remote command exited without exit status). Replace with
'pull && up -d --force-recreate --remove-orphans' so the stack is
reconciled in place without tearing the network out from under the
connection, while still picking up the new :latest image.
2026-08-03 15:50:23 +00:00
ahmza 3c5678f8a8 Run Hugo natively in build stage to skip QEMU emulation
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Pin the build stage to $BUILDPLATFORM so Hugo runs once on the native
arch instead of once per target arch under QEMU. Hugo output is static
HTML and identical across arches, so the emulated arm64 Hugo run (~59s
vs ~12s native) plus emulated base-image extraction were pure waste.
The runtime stage stays on TARGETPLATFORM, so multi-arch amd64+arm64
images are still produced.
2026-08-03 15:40:22 +00:00
ahmza 319c8fa922 Add NetBird diagnostic checks to deploy job
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Surface VPN connection status in the deploy job so netbird failures are
legible instead of a cryptic DeadlineExceeded:
- Pre-flight check for /dev/net/tun + NET_ADMIN before connecting
- id + timeout-minutes:3 on Netbird Connect to bound its wait loop
- Post-connect 'netbird status --detail' with a Management:Connected assert
- Always-run diagnostics + 'netbird down' teardown
2026-08-03 14:51:04 +00:00
ahmza b84843ca3d added footer links
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added gitlab as well as gitea footer links.
2026-08-03 13:12:58 +00:00
ahmza 4b0b681302 Merge pull request 'Use dynamic cloudflare trusted_proxies IP source' (#5) from caddy-dynamic-cf-ip into main
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2026-07-25 04:09:11 +00:00
ahmza 2c6f20fbc3 docs: show dynamic cloudflare trusted_proxies as primary example
caddy-cf now bundles WeidiDeng/caddy-cloudflare-ip, so document
'trusted_proxies cloudflare { interval 12h; timeout 15s }' as the
primary (auto-refreshing) approach, with the static-list method noted
as the fallback for builds without the plugin. Also explains
client_ip_headers (Cf-Connecting-Ip preferred, X-Forwarded-For fallback).
2026-07-25 05:04:52 +01:00
ahmza b88828f92e Use dynamic cloudflare trusted_proxies IP source
caddy-cf now includes WeidiDeng/caddy-cloudflare-ip, so replace the
hardcoded 22-range static list with 'trusted_proxies cloudflare' which
auto-fetches and refreshes Cloudflare's IPv4/IPv6 ranges (interval 12h,
timeout 15s). No static list to keep in sync when Cloudflare updates.

Kept client_ip_headers Cf-Connecting-Ip X-Forwarded-For (prefer CF's
authoritative end-user IP, fall back to XFF) and documented why.

Validated + fmt-clean and tested end-to-end against the updated caddy-cf
image: starts cleanly, serves HTTP 200 with gzip + security headers.
2026-07-25 05:04:52 +01:00
ahmza 09780d9598 Merge pull request 'Fix blank page: add Cloudflare-fronted HTTP-only Caddyfile' (#4) from fix-caddy-cloudflare into main
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2026-07-25 03:56:07 +00:00
ahmza f927bc191c Merge pull request 'Fix codebase audit findings: bugs, security, perf, content' (#3) from fix-audit-findings into main
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2026-07-25 02:38:13 +00:00
ahmza f402556380 Fix audit findings: bugs, security, perf, content
Bugs:
- setup-wsl: fix broken /img/WSL/* image paths (now bundle-relative;
  images were broken on the published post) + better alt text
- pi-docker-swarm: remove broken missing cluster.webp reference
- archetypes/posts.md: fix malformed {{ }} template so 'hugo new' works
- rename arrstack/arrstack.md -> index.md so it's a proper leaf bundle
- static/admin/config.yml: fix 'htpps' -> 'https' site_url typo
- fix silently-dropped <placeholder> text (unsafe=false dropped them):
  wrap <distro>/<username>/<user>/<version>/<ip address> etc in backticks
  across setup-wsl, securing-ssh, pi-docker-swarm, mc-server-on-docker

Security:
- render-link.html: add rel=noopener noreferrer to external target=_blank
- extend-footer.html: fix rel='me' trapped in class attr (broke Mastodon
  verification); add proper rel/target
- static/admin/index.html: pin Sveltia CMS to 0.172.4 via jsDelivr + SRI

Performance:
- hugo.toml: ignoreFiles for *.aseprite/*.bak (stop shipping source art;
  non-page files 23 -> 13)
- video shortcode: preload=metadata; image shortcode: loading=lazy decoding=async
- sws.toml: drop SPA page-fallback so missing paths return real 404 (404.html)

Content/SEO:
- normalize tag casing (HomeLab/RemoteAccess/SSH/HUGO -> lowercase),
  fix 'prodcutivity' typo, arrstack tags:[""] -> [], add welcome description
- delete stray index.md.bak
2026-07-25 03:36:50 +01:00
ahmza 25b6e0575a Merge pull request 'Optimize webm videos and webp images' (#2) from optimize-media into main
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2026-07-25 02:22:43 +00:00
ahmza e133b01b00 Optimize webm videos and webp images
Re-encode all webm meme clips as VP9 at CRF 38 (audio stripped; they are
muted autoplay loops). Downscale oversized images: background.webp
3394->1920 wide q80, profile.webp 1920->512 q85 (animation preserved).

Results:
- webm: 3.2MB -> 1.37MB (-56%)
- webp: 1.2MB -> 0.70MB (-42%)
- Docker image: 23.1MB -> 18.7MB (~42% smaller than the original nginx image)

All videos verified valid/playable; profile.webp animation (5 frames)
kept intact.
2026-07-25 03:20:57 +01:00
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# Send only files required by the Hugo build and SWS runtime stages.
*
!Dockerfile
!go.mod
!go.sum
!sws.toml
!assets/
!assets/**
!config/
!config/**
!content/
!content/**
!layouts/
!layouts/**
!static/
!static/**
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name: Build Hugo
on:
push:
branches: [ "main" ]
env:
REGISTRY: tea.ahmza.com
IMAGE_NAME: ${{ gitea.repository }}
jobs:
build:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
permissions:
contents: read
packages: write
attestations: write
id-token: write
steps:
- name: Checkout Repo
uses: actions/checkout@v4
- name: Login to Gitea Container Registry
uses: docker/login-action@v3
with:
registry: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}
username: ${{ gitea.repository_owner }}
password: ${{ secrets.GITEATOKEN }}
# QEMU deliberately omitted.
#
# Hugo runs on BUILDPLATFORM in the Dockerfile, so the static site is
# built natively on the runner. The final amd64/arm64 stages only copy
# the resulting static files into the target-platform SWS image.
- name: Set up Docker Buildx
uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
- name: Build and push
uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
with:
context: .
platforms: linux/arm64, linux/amd64
push: true
tags: |
${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ gitea.repository_owner }}/blog-ahmza-com:latest
${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ gitea.repository_owner }}/blog-ahmza-com:${{ gitea.event.head_commit.id }}
cache-from: type=registry,ref=${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ gitea.repository_owner }}/blog-ahmza-com:buildcache
cache-to: type=registry,ref=${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ gitea.repository_owner }}/blog-ahmza-com:buildcache,mode=max
deploy:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
needs: build
steps:
- name: Pre-flight - verify VPN prerequisites
# NetBird brings up a WireGuard interface, which needs a TUN device and
# NET_ADMIN inside the job container. Without them, `netbird up` hangs
# ~50s and dies with a cryptic "DeadlineExceeded". Check up front so the
# failure is obvious and points at the fix (runner config.yaml).
run: |
echo "::group::NetBird prerequisites"
if [ -e /dev/net/tun ]; then
echo "OK: /dev/net/tun present"
else
echo "::error title=Missing TUN device::/dev/net/tun not found. Add --device=/dev/net/tun to the runner's config.yaml container.options."
exit 1
fi
if command -v capsh >/dev/null 2>&1; then
capsh --print | grep -q 'cap_net_admin' \
&& echo "OK: NET_ADMIN present" \
|| echo "::warning title=NET_ADMIN missing::netbird up will likely time out (DeadlineExceeded) configuring wt0. Add --cap-add=NET_ADMIN to the runner's config.yaml container.options."
else
echo "note: capsh unavailable, skipping NET_ADMIN check"
fi
echo "::endgroup::"
- name: Netbird Connect
id: netbird
timeout-minutes: 3
uses: Alemiz112/netbird-connect@v1
with:
setup-key: ${{ secrets.NETBIRD_SETUP_KEY }}
hostname: 'gitea-actions-blog'
management-url: ${{ secrets.NETBIRD_URL }}
- name: NetBird status
# Surface the actual peer/route state in the log and hard-assert that
# the management connection is up before attempting any deploys.
run: |
echo "::group::netbird status"
sudo netbird status --detail || true
echo "::endgroup::"
sudo netbird status | grep -q 'Management: Connected' \
&& echo "NetBird management connected." \
|| { echo "::error title=NetBird not connected::Management not connected after netbird up."; exit 1; }
- name: Deploy image to talos-prod
uses: actions-hub/kubectl@v1.36.2
env:
KUBE_CONFIG: ${{ secrets.KUBE_CONFIG }}
with:
args: >-
-n blog-ahmza-com
set image deployment/blog
blog=${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ gitea.repository_owner }}/blog-ahmza-com:${{ gitea.event.head_commit.id }}
- name: Wait for rollout
uses: actions-hub/kubectl@v1.36.2
env:
KUBE_CONFIG: ${{ secrets.KUBE_CONFIG }}
with:
args: >-
-n blog-ahmza-com
rollout status deployment/blog
--timeout=5m
- name: Show deployed pods
uses: actions-hub/kubectl@v1.36.2
env:
KUBE_CONFIG: ${{ secrets.KUBE_CONFIG }}
with:
args: >-
-n blog-ahmza-com
get pods -o wide
- name: NetBird diagnostics & disconnect
# Runs even on failure: captures final state for debugging and tears the
# peer down so stale 'gitea-actions-blog' peers don't pile up.
if: always()
run: |
echo "::group::final netbird status"
sudo netbird status --detail || echo "netbird unavailable"
echo "::endgroup::"
sudo netbird down || true
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name: Build Hugo
on:
push:
branches: [ "main" ]
env:
REGISTRY: tea.ahmza.com
IMAGE_NAME: ${{ gitea.repository }}
jobs:
build:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
permissions:
contents: read
packages: write
attestations: write
id-token: write
steps:
- name: Checkout Repo
uses: actions/checkout@v4
- name: Login to Gitea Container Registry
uses: docker/login-action@v3
with:
registry: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}
username: ${{ gitea.repository_owner }}
password: ${{ secrets.GITEATOKEN }}
- name: Set up QEMU
uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3
- name: Set up Docker Buildx
uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
- name: Build and push
uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
with:
context: .
platforms: linux/arm64, linux/amd64
push: true
build-args: |
BUILDKIT_CONTEXT_KEEP_GIT_DIR=true
tags: |
${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ gitea.repository_owner }}/blog-ahmza-com:latest
${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ gitea.repository_owner }}/blog-ahmza-com:${{ gitea.event.head_commit.id }}
# Registry-backed build cache. The GitHub-hosted 'gha' cache is not
# reachable from self-hosted Gitea runners, so store the cache as a
# dedicated tag in the same registry instead.
cache-from: type=registry,ref=${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ gitea.repository_owner }}/blog-ahmza-com:buildcache
cache-to: type=registry,ref=${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ gitea.repository_owner }}/blog-ahmza-com:buildcache,mode=max
deploy:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
needs: build
steps:
- name: Netbird Connect
uses: Alemiz112/netbird-connect@v1
with:
setup-key: ${{ secrets.NETBIRD_SETUP_KEY }}
hostname: 'gitea-actions-blog'
management-url: ${{ secrets.NETBIRD_URL }}
- name: Deploy to RPIC-Cluster
# RPIC cluster is temporarily out of service. Don't let its failure
# block the Gimli deploy or fail the whole job. Remove this line once
# the cluster is back.
continue-on-error: true
uses: appleboy/ssh-action@v1
with:
host: ${{ secrets.RPIC_HOST }}
username: ${{ secrets.SSH_USER }}
key: ${{ secrets.RPIC_KEY }}
port: ${{ secrets.SSH_PORT }}
script: 'kubectl rollout restart deployment blog -n blog-ahmza-com'
- name: Deploy to Gimli
uses: appleboy/ssh-action@v1
with:
host: ${{ secrets.GIMLI_HOST }}
username: ${{ secrets.SSH_USER }}
key: ${{ secrets.GIMLI_KEY }}
port: ${{ secrets.SSH_PORT }}
script: 'docker compose down && docker compose pull && docker compose up -d'
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node_modules
public/
resources/
go.sum
themes/
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# X-Forwarded-For) are honoured only when the request actually comes from
# Cloudflare. This prevents header spoofing from any other source.
#
# Ranges from https://www.cloudflare.com/ips-v4/ and /ips-v6/ .
# Keep in sync when Cloudflare updates them (rarely). If you rebuild
# caddy-cf with the caddy-dynamic-cloudflare / caddy-cloudflare-ip plugin,
# this static list can be replaced with `trusted_proxies cloudflare`.
# The `cloudflare` IP source (WeidiDeng/caddy-cloudflare-ip, baked into the
# caddy-cf image) auto-fetches the ranges from cloudflare.com/ips-v4 and
# /ips-v6 and refreshes them periodically, so there's no static list to
# keep in sync.
servers {
trusted_proxies static \
173.245.48.0/20 \
103.21.244.0/22 \
103.22.200.0/22 \
103.31.4.0/22 \
141.101.64.0/18 \
108.162.192.0/18 \
190.93.240.0/20 \
188.114.96.0/20 \
197.234.240.0/22 \
198.41.128.0/17 \
162.158.0.0/15 \
104.16.0.0/13 \
104.24.0.0/14 \
172.64.0.0/13 \
131.0.72.0/22 \
2400:cb00::/32 \
2606:4700::/32 \
2803:f800::/32 \
2405:b500::/32 \
2405:8100::/32 \
2a06:98c0::/29 \
2c0f:f248::/32
trusted_proxies cloudflare {
interval 12h
timeout 15s
}
# Read the real visitor IP from these headers (only honoured for
# requests from trusted_proxies above). Cf-Connecting-Ip is
# Cloudflare's single authoritative end-user IP; X-Forwarded-For is
# the fallback if a request ever arrives without the CF header.
client_ip_headers Cf-Connecting-Ip X-Forwarded-For
}
}
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FROM ghcr.io/hugomods/hugo:0.157.0 AS build
# syntax=docker/dockerfile:1
# Pin the build stage to the native build platform so Hugo runs once (never
# under QEMU emulation). Hugo output is static HTML — identical across arches —
# so there's no reason to run it per target arch. The runtime stage below stays
# on TARGETPLATFORM, so multi-arch (amd64 + arm64) runtime images are preserved.
FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM ghcr.io/hugomods/hugo:0.165.0 AS build
WORKDIR /tmp/hugo
COPY . .
COPY go.mod go.sum ./
COPY config ./config
RUN hugo mod graph
COPY assets ./assets
COPY content ./content
COPY layouts ./layouts
COPY static ./static
RUN hugo --gc --minify
FROM ghcr.io/static-web-server/static-web-server:2
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The Blowfish theme is managed as a Hugo module, so no submodules are required.
Clone the repository with:
```bash
git clone ssh://gitea@tea.ahmza.com:2222/ahmza/blog-ahmza-com.git
git clone ssh://git@tea.ahmza.com/ahmza/blog-ahmza-com.git
```
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---
title: {{ replace .TranslationBaseName "-" " " | title }}
description: ""
tags: [""]
tags: []
author: "ahmza"
date: {{ .Date }}
draft: true
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buildDrafts = false
buildFuture = false
# Keep source-art and editor backup files out of the built site. Without this,
# files inside page bundles (e.g. feature.aseprite) are copied into public/ as
# page resources and served publicly.
ignoreFiles = ['\.aseprite$', '\.bak$']
enableEmoji = true
# googleAnalytics = "G-XXXXXXXXX"
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languageCode = "en"
languageName = "English"
locale = "en"
label = "English"
weight = 1
title = "ahmza's ramblings"
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[[imports]]
disable = false
path = "github.com/nunocoracao/blowfish/v2"
path = "github.com/nunocoracao/blowfish/v3"
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
---
title: Arrstack
description:
tags: [""]
tags: []
author: "ahmza"
date: 2025-05-09T23:44:27+01:00
draft: true
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description: In the modern age we are overwhelmed with stimuli. Learn to cut out
tags:
- lifestyle
- minimalism
- prodcutivity
- productivity
author: ahmza
date: 2024-01-02
draft: false
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2. **Download a Minecraft server jar file:**
- [Vanilla Minecraft Server](https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/download/server)
- Right-click the green link that says minecraft_server.<version>.jar and copy the link address.
- Download with: curl -o server.jar <link you copied here>
- Right-click the green link that says `minecraft_server.<version>.jar` and copy the link address.
- Download with: `curl -o server.jar <link you copied here>`
- [Fabric Mod loader server](https://fabricmc.net/use/server/)
- Select the Minecraft version, Fabric Loader Version, and the Installer Version of your choice. I tend to go with the latest.
- Download with: Copy the curl command under CLI download
@@ -1,243 +0,0 @@
---
title: Minecraft Server on Docker ⛏ 🐳
date: 2022-05-24
lastmod: 2024-07-20
author: "ahmza"
draft: false
weight:
tags: ["games", "docker"]
description: "Ever wanted to build a Minecraft server in docker !! Start here"
---
## **Introduction**
Minecraft is a great game that becomes even more enjoyable when played with
friends. One of the best ways to do this is by setting up a dedicated server.
This guide will help you do just that!
Setting up and running a Minecraft server does not require a lot of resources,
but based on my experience, allocating more resources significantly enhances
performance. Especially when you start to add mods and increase player count.
## **Prerequisites**
- Docker
- Docker Compose
See [Pi Cluster](/posts/pi-docker-swarm/)
for more information about my docker setup.
## **Requirements**
_Requirements Gathered from [here](https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Server/Requirements/Dedicated#Unix_.28Linux.2C_BSD.2C_macOS.29)_
### **Minimum (1-5 Players)**
- Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon based CPU
- 512 MB RAM
- 2 GB Storage space
### **Recommended (10-15 Players)**
- Intel Core or AMD K8 based CPU
- 3 GB RAM
- 16 GB Storage Space
### **Optimal (20+ Players)**
- Intel i5/i7 or AMD Ryzen 5/7 Based CPU
- 6 GB RAM
- 35 GB Storage Space
**My opinion**:
I personally went with the **optimal** settings as I wanted to run mods as well
as have the capacity for ~10 players. This gives the server breathing room.
However if you will be runing no mods or a few light weight mods and only a few
players then there really is no need to go higher than 3-4 GB.
## **Building the Container**
Lets get started on building the Minecraft server
1. **Create a directory for the Minecraft server files**:
```bash
# Make the folder
mkdir minecraft-server
# Enter the folder
cd minecraft-server
```
2. **Create an environment file for the Docker Container**:
- The _.env_ file allows us to specify variables used in the build process.
```bash
# Create a .env file
touch .env
# Open in a text editor
vim .env
# Enter the following variables
CONTAINER_NAME=minecraft-server
SERVER_MEM=4096 #change this to your desired value (in MB)
SERVER_JAR=<downloaded-server-file>.jar # Minecraft server jar file. Change this later
```
3. **Create the _docker-compose.yml_ file**:
```bash
# Create the file
touch docker-compose.yml`
# Open in a text editor
vim docker-compose.yml
```
- _docker-compose.yml_ is the spec of our Minecraft server.
- Build a docker image using context . and pass some ARGS.
- Attach volume .server-data, where Minecraft's files will be stored.
- Open network ports to access to the Docker container
- Give the docker container a name
- The container will always restart unless we tell it to stop.
```yaml
services:
minecraft-server:
build:
context: .
args:
SERVER_MEM: ${SERVER_MEM}
SERVER_JAR: ${SERVER_JAR}
volumes:
- .server-data:/server
ports:
- 25565:25565 # Game
- 25575:25575 # RCON
container_name: ${CONTAINER_NAME}
restart: unless-stopped
volumes:
server-data:
```
4. **Create the _Dockerfile_ file**:
- requested in docker-compose.yml build stage as context .
- The _Dockerfile_ is the spec for software running inside the container
```bash
# Create the file
touch Dockerfile
# Open the file in a text editor
vim Dockerfile
```
- We use the [eclipse-temurin:21](https://hub.docker.com/_/eclipse-temurin) image to provide the java JRE
- Use the required java version for the version of Minecraft you are running
- Collect the ARGs from the .env file
- Set the environment variables
- Set the working directory to /server which on our local system is .server-data
- Run the minecraft server jar with the ENV variables
```Dockerfile
FROM eclipse-temurin:21
ARG SERVER_MEM
ARG SERVER_JAR
ENV SERVER_MEM=${SERVER_MEM}
ENV SERVER_JAR=${SERVER_JAR}
WORKDIR /server
CMD echo "Minecraft Server is starting\n" && java -Xms128M -Xmx${SERVER_MEM}M -jar ${SERVER_JAR} nogui
```
## **Setup the Server files**
We’re almost there, just a few steps to go.
When you try to start the container, you might encounter the following error:
```bash
Minecraft Server is starting
Error: Unable to access jarfile server.jar
```
This happens because we haven't downloaded the server jar file yet. Let's do
that now
1. **Create a folder in the minecraft-server folder called .server-data**:
```bash
mkdir .server-data
cd .server-data
```
2. **Download a Minecraft server jar file**:
- [Vanilla Minecraft Server](https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/download/server)
- Right click the green link that says minecraft_server.<version>.jar and copy the link address
- Download with: `curl -o server.jar <link you copied here>`
- [Fabric Mod loader server](https://fabricmc.net/use/server/)
- Select the Minecraft version, Fabric Loader Version and the Installer Version of your choice. I tend to go with the latest.
- Download with: `Copy the curl command under CLI download`
3. **Go back to the root minecraft-server folder**
```bash
cd ..
```
4. **Edit SERVER_JAR in .env with the name of the .jar you just downloaded**:
```bash
# Open in a text editor
vim .env
# Enter the following variables
CONTAINER_NAME=minecraft-server
SERVER_MEM=4096
SERVER_JAR=<downloaded-server-file>.jar # Change this to the name of the .jar you downloaded
```
5. **Run the container to generate necessary files like 'eula.txt'**:
```bash
docker compose up
```
you will see something like this:
```bash
minecraft-server | Starting net.minecraft.server.Main
minecraft-server | [18:05:50] [ServerMain/INFO]: You need to agree to the EULA in order to run the server. Go to eula.txt for more info.
minecraft-server exited with code 0
```
6. **Accept the EULA**:
```bash
# edit eula.txt in a text editor
vim .server-data/eula.txt
# change `eula=false` to `eula=true`
eula=true
```
7. **Make any additional changes you want**:
- Notable files:
- **server.properties** - Configure server name, game mode, world type etc…
- **ops.json** - server operators (can be set in-game)
- **whitelist.json** - players allowed to join the server (can be set in-game)
## Run the Minecraft Server
1. **Run the container in detached mode**:
```bash
# The -d flag allows the container to run in detached mode, i.e., in the background
docker compose up -d
```
```bash
# monitor the logs as the server starts. Use CTRL+C to exit
docker logs minecraft-server --follow
# If you see the following lines, your server is up and running:
[18:17:01] [Server thread/INFO]: Time elapsed: 25529 ms
[18:17:01] [Server thread/INFO]: Done (34.571s)! For help, type "help"
```
## **Conclusion**
Congratulations! You've successfully set up a Minecraft server. Now it's time
to play!
There are many exciting possibilities from here, such as installing mods or
creating scripts to manage the server. Enjoy your Minecraft adventures!
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- 4 x PoE hats
- 1 x 5 port PoE Switch
![Cluster(fix this image)](/img/pi-docker-swarm/cluster.webp)
### **Point Of This post**
After following this post you will have setup _Docker swarm_ on a cluster of Pis
@@ -329,7 +327,7 @@ vim hosts
```
- **_[piCluster]_** - specifies a group of hosts
- **_<ip address>_** - change these to the Pis IP addresses
- **_`<ip address>`_** - change these to the Pis IP addresses
**create the Pi Intercommunication keys**
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title: Securing SSH 🤖
description: Ever wanted to make your SSH connections more secure. Read this
tags:
- HomeLab
- RemoteAccess
- SSH
- homelab
- remoteaccess
- ssh
author: ahmza
date: 2021-12-07
draft: false
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ fine 😊
- Max Auth Tries 5
- PasswordAuthentication no
- PermitEmptyPasswords no
- AllowUsers <user>
- AllowUsers `<user>`
- ClientAliveInterval 180
``` bash
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@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: Setup a HUGO Site
description: Always wanted to setup a static website. Look no further !! In this post we go over the basics of setting up a HUGO site
tags:
- blog
- HUGO
- hugo
- web
- development
author: ahmza
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Go to the Microsoft store and search for a Linux distribution. I prefer
to use the "Ubuntu" distribution.
![Microsoft Store](/img/WSL/ubuntu.webp)
![Ubuntu in the Microsoft Store](ubuntu.webp)
Once installed, go ahead and run the distribution, after it finishes setting
itself up it will ask you for a username and password. These credentials are
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ I use the windows terminal app to run the Ubuntu distribution, it makes
customising the environment a lot easier. To download it head over to the
Microsoft store and search for Windows Terminal and download it.
![Microsoft Store](/img/WSL/winterm.webp)
![Windows Terminal in the Microsoft Store](winterm.webp)
When you login to WSL it will not default to your home directory. To fix that go
to the Windows Terminal Settings look for Ubuntu or your distributions name and
@@ -61,11 +61,11 @@ change the Starting directory to
\\wsl$\<distro>\home\<username>
```
> Be sure to change "<distro>" to your distributions name
> Be sure to change `<distro>` to your distributions name
> Be sure to change "<username>" to your username
> Be sure to change `<username>` to your username
![winterm-settings](/img/WSL/winterm-settings.webp)
![Windows Terminal settings](winterm-settings.webp)
## **Conclusion**
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---
title: Welcome
description: The mandatory hello world post — a quick intro to who I am and what this blog is about.
tags:
- blog
- misc
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@@ -99,14 +99,31 @@ committed [`Caddyfile`](../Caddyfile) at the repo root; copy it to the
i.e. a **blank page**.
- **`encode zstd gzip`** — compression happens here (SWS has it disabled).
- **`header { ... }`** — security headers (SWS has them disabled).
- **`trusted_proxies static <Cloudflare ranges>`** + **`client_ip_headers
- **`trusted_proxies cloudflare { ... }`** + **`client_ip_headers
Cf-Connecting-Ip X-Forwarded-For`** — so the real visitor IP is used for
logging/matchers, but only when the request genuinely comes from Cloudflare
(prevents header spoofing from any other source). The ranges come from
<https://www.cloudflare.com/ips-v4/> and <https://www.cloudflare.com/ips-v6/>;
keep them in sync when Cloudflare updates them. If `caddy-cf` is rebuilt with
the `caddy-cloudflare-ip` plugin, the static list can be replaced with
`trusted_proxies cloudflare`.
(prevents header spoofing from any other source). The `cloudflare` IP source
([WeidiDeng/caddy-cloudflare-ip](https://github.com/WeidiDeng/caddy-cloudflare-ip),
baked into the `caddy-cf` image) auto-fetches the ranges from
<https://www.cloudflare.com/ips-v4/> and <https://www.cloudflare.com/ips-v6/>
and refreshes them on the configured `interval`, so there is no static list to
maintain:
```caddy
trusted_proxies cloudflare {
interval 12h
timeout 15s
}
```
`client_ip_headers` lists which header holds the real visitor IP:
`Cf-Connecting-Ip` is Cloudflare's single authoritative end-user IP, with
`X-Forwarded-For` as the fallback. It is only trusted for requests coming from
the `trusted_proxies` above.
> If you ever run without the `caddy-cloudflare-ip` plugin, you can instead
> pin the static ranges with `trusted_proxies static <ip/cidr ...>` copied
> from the Cloudflare IP pages, but then you must keep them in sync manually.
Deploy and reload:
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@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ module github.com/ahmzaa/blog-ahmza-com
go 1.24.3
require github.com/nunocoracao/blowfish/v2 v2.86.0 // indirect
require github.com/nunocoracao/blowfish/v3 v3.4.0
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github.com/nunocoracao/blowfish/v3 v3.4.0 h1:Fv7mS97lagllTGzHA2V1H6+N5fuQd3DuWmOQlFFV4Aw=
github.com/nunocoracao/blowfish/v3 v3.4.0/go.mod h1:8lJwR95VgcyWDhjKvUJMdOQXogrmhYSxkWh4ogSJfCg=
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<a href="{{ .Destination | safeURL }}"{{ with .Title}} title="{{ . }}"{{ end }}{{ if strings.HasPrefix .Destination "http" }} target="_blank"{{ end }}>{{ .Text | safeHTML }}</a>
<a href="{{ .Destination | safeURL }}"{{ with .Title}} title="{{ . }}"{{ end }}{{ if strings.HasPrefix .Destination "http" }} target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"{{ end }}>{{ .Text | safeHTML }}</a>
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<br>
<div class="flex items-center gap-x-5">
<a class="text-sm text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400 rel='me'" href="https://mastodon.social/@ahmza">Mastodon</a>
<a class="text-sm text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400 rel='me'" href="https://github.com/ahmzaa">Github</a>
<a class="text-sm text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400 rel='me'" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ahmza/">Linkedin</a>
<a class="text-sm text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400" rel="me noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://mastodon.social/@ahmza">Mastodon</a>
<a class="text-sm text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400" rel="me noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ahmza/">Linkedin</a>
<a class="text-sm text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400" rel="me noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://github.com/ahmzaa">Github</a>
<a class="text-sm text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400" rel="me noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://gitlab.com/ahmza">Gitlab</a>
<a class="text-sm text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400" rel="me noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://tea.ahmza.com/ahmza">Gitea</a>
</div>
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@@ -1 +1 @@
<img src="{{ .Get "url"}}" alt="{{ .Get "alt"}}" style="display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:50%;height:auto;padding:10px;">
<img src="{{ .Get "url"}}" alt="{{ .Get "alt"}}" loading="lazy" decoding="async" style="display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:50%;height:auto;padding:10px;">
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<video autoplay loop muted playsinline aria-label='{{ .Get "label"}}' style="display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:50%;height:auto;padding:10px;">
<video autoplay loop muted playsinline preload="metadata" aria-label='{{ .Get "label"}}' style="display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:50%;height:auto;padding:10px;">
{{ with .Get "mp4" }}<source src="{{ . }}" type="video/mp4">{{ end }}
{{ with .Get "webm" }}<source src="{{ . }}" type="video/webm">{{ end }}
</video>
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## Commit messages
backend:
name: github
repo: ahmzaa/blog-ahmza-com
branch: main
squash_merges: true
base_url: https://sveltia-cms-auth.hamzaahmed12328.workers.dev
use_graphql: true
commit_messages:
create: Create {{collection}} "{{slug}}"
update: Update {{collection}} "{{slug}}"
delete: Delete {{collection}} "{{slug}}"
uploadMedia: Upload "{{path}}"
deleteMedia: Delete "{{path}}"
openAuthoring: '{{message}}'
## Publish mode
publish_mode: editorial_workflow # Allowed Values: simple, editorial_workflow
## Media and Public folders
#Media
media_folder: "assets/uploaded/img"
public_folder: "/uploaded/img"
## SiteTitle
site_url: htpps://blog.ahmza.com
display_url: blog.ahmza.com
logo_url: https://blog.ahmza.com/logo.webp
## Collections
collections:
- name: posts
identifier_field: name
label: posts
label_singular: post
icon: article
description: sites main content, blog posts
folder: "content/posts"
path: "{{slug}}/index"
media_folder: ""
public_folder: ""
create: true
slug: '{{slug}}'
fields:
- {label: "Title", name: "title", widget: "string"}
- {label: "Featured Image", name: "featureimage", widget: "image"}
- {label: "Featured Image Caption", name: "featureimagecaption", widget: "string"}
- {label: "Publish Date", name: "date", widget: "datetime", default: "{{now}}", date_format: "YYYY-MM-DD"}
- {label: "Last Modified", name: "lastmod", widget: "datetime", default: "{{now}}", date_format: "YYYY-MM-DD"}
- {label: "Author", name: "author", widget: "string", default: "ahmza"}
- {label: "Draft", name: "draft", widget: "boolean", default: "false"}
- {label: "Tags", name: "tags", widget: "list"}
- {label: "Description", name: "description", widget: "string"}
- {label: "Body", name: "body", widget: "markdown"}
extension: md
sortable_fields: ['title', 'date', 'lastmod', 'tags']
view_filters:
- label: "ahmza's posts"
field: author
pattern: 'ahmza'
- label: Drafts
field: draft
pattern: true
view_groups:
- label: Year
field: date
pattern: \d{4}
- label: Drafts
field: draft
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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8" />
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
<meta name="robots" content="noindex" />
<title>Content Manager</title>
<!-- Include the script that enables Netlify Identity on this page. -->
</head>
<body>
<!-- Include the script that builds the page and powers Decap CMS -->
<script src="https://unpkg.com/@sveltia/cms/dist/sveltia-cms.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
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#### Routing
# SPA-style fallback: serve index.html when a path is not found on disk,
# mirroring the previous nginx `try_files $uri $uri/ /index.html`.
page-fallback = "/public/index.html"
# No SPA-style page fallback: this is a static Hugo site, not a single-page app.
# Missing paths should return Hugo's generated 404.html with a real 404 status
# (SWS serves /public/404.html automatically) rather than masking broken links
# with a 200 homepage response, which harms SEO (soft 404s).
#### Security