September 2024

Self-hosting Bitwarden / VaultWarden on FreeBSD

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The time has come for me to consider another application for my TOTP data (think 6-digit codes produced by Google Authenticator or an RSA device. I’ve been using an app called 2STP – I have long liked it. Support for it ended about 7 years ago, yet it continued to slug along on my phone and on my watch. Recently, it stopped working on my watch. That was the tipping point. I decided […]

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fail2ban – adding to my website to deter abuse

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The type of abuse recently seen on FreshPorts isn’t a big deal. I would ignore it if it was on my own server. However, I’m using a “paid” service and the credits go faster when pillocks do pillocky stuff. While I hope I’ve covered what I’ve done, I’ve been sick with a cold for a week, and helping to look after two < 4 year-olds for two weekends in a row. Perhaps I've

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