Tech-Talks
I’ve been diving deep into the world of open-source, and let me tell you, sharing knowledge is where it’s at. It’s like we’re all in this giant brainstorming session where everyone’s ideas make the tech world better, faster, and more innovative.
Plus, it’s all about learning from each other, building cool stuff together, and making sure tech stays open and accessible for everyone, not just the big shots. Therefore, you can find a collection of my talks and external blog contributions.
Tech-Talks
BoxyBSD
BoxyBSD is my personal project where it aims to provide a free platform & solution to beginners who want to explore BSD based systems, such like FreeBSD, NetBSD and OpenBSD in a real-life setup. BoxyBSD as a non-profit VPS hosting project provides beginners a place for being educated and to test real-life setups at no costs. In this talk I provide some more insights about the reasons of this project and what to consider when providing such a platform.
CMake – Cross-platform packaging with Pack
CMake and its sub-component CPack provide a great support for cross-platform packaging. With a single file, you can easily create packages for various systems such like Debian, Ubuntu, RedHat, RockyLinux but also FreeBSD. CMake can be advised to compile the sources but also simply to ship static files. This talk provides some more details and examples how to use CMake & CPack.
Resources
Slides: PDF
Recording: None
FreeBSD Jails (Basics)
FreeBSD provides a great tool for separating services which also extends the overall security. This talks provides an overview of Jails in general, the different types, when and ho to use them.
Resources
Slides: PDF
Recording: None
Gemini / Geminispace
The Gemini protocol represents a minimalist approach to internet communication, emphasizing simplicity and privacy over the complexities found in modern web protocols like HTTP. It facilitates browsing through text-based documents, termed capsules, within an ecosystem known as Geminispace, where content is streamlined for a clutter-free online experience. Designed with security in mind, Gemini avoids many of the privacy pitfalls of the web through features like mandatory TLS for encryption, though this simplicity introduces minor complexities like handling MIME types for served files. The community around Gemini values this return to a less intrusive internet, where user interaction focuses on content rather than multimedia, advocating for an online environment free from advertisements and tracking. This talk catches up to the current state in the Gemini Space, provides an overview of the Gemini Protocol and shows some further examples.
Resources
Slides: PDF
Recording: None
QualvoSec
This talks provides further information about QualvoSec. QualvoSec is a minimalistic security patch management tool for unattended upgrades on Linux and BSD based systems that are obtaining their packages from a distribution based repository.
Resources
Slides: PDF
Recording: None
External Contributions
To spread knowledge, I also write articles and blog posts on external websites and my company blog. Here you may find some useful and interesting posts in addition to open-source.
- bhyve as a Hypervisor on FreeBSD – Creating a Virtualization Environment
- Migrating VMs from VMware ESXi to Proxmox
- Integrating Proxmox Backup Server into Proxmox Clusters
- NetApp Storage and NVMe-oF for Breakthrough Performance in Proxmox Virtualization Environments
- How and when to use Software-Defined Networks in Proxmox VE
- Veeam & Proxmox VE: Opportunities for Open-Source Virtualization