Tag: security

Minimal automated updates for Alpine Linux

Many Linux distros have a way to configure automated updates but somewhat surprisingly Alpine Linux does not.

Isaac Bythewood Isaac Bythewood
2022-07-16
Generating a ED25519 SSH key with OpenSSH
Generating a ED25519 SSH key with OpenSSH
OpenSSH has deprecated RSA keys. Time to swap to ED25519 with a few quick commands as well as an easy way to ease into the swap with host key configurations.
Isaac Bythewood Isaac Bythewood
2022-05-07
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The Rust ecosystem is unreasonably good
The Rust ecosystem is unreasonably good
A second pass on the Rust port of my blog. I deleted the chromium PDF subprocess and replaced it with embedded Typst. Notes on axum, comrak, minijinja, and a typesetting compiler that ships as a crate.
Isaac Bythewood Isaac Bythewood
2026-05-09
Rewriting my blog in Rust
Rewriting my blog in Rust
I rewrote this blog from Flask to Rust over an afternoon. The result is a single 3.5 MB binary that uses 14x less memory and serves 10x more requests per second.
Isaac Bythewood Isaac Bythewood
2026-05-06
Self-host your fonts
Self-host your fonts
Three reasons every site should self-host fonts in 2026, and why @fontsource makes it a one-liner.
Isaac Bythewood Isaac Bythewood
2026-05-03
Cool URIs don't change, unless an AI rewrites your blog
Cool URIs don't change, unless an AI rewrites your blog
A short post-mortem on letting an AI port my blog from Django to Flask, and the URL design mistake it cheerfully shipped along the way.
Isaac Bythewood Isaac Bythewood
2026-04-29