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Techie Mike

Techie Mike

Computer Science teacher in Thailand. 10+ years Cambridge IGCSE, 4 years AS/A Level. BSc Computer Science & Engineering. Ex-Intel, Virgin Media. Practical exam prep, past paper walkthroughs and tech tutorials.
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Techie Mike
Linux Signals Explained — SIGTERM, SIGKILL and Process Control
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linux • 7 min read
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Linux Signals Explained — SIGTERM, SIGKILL and Process Control

# Linux Signals Explained — SIGTERM, SIGKILL and Process Control Pressing `Ctrl+C` looks simple until the day it stops working. You hit it in a terminal. One Python script exits immediately. A Docker container hangs for ten seconds before disappearing. A runaway process ignores you completely unti…
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The CISA GitHub Leak: Homelab Security Lessons for Self-Hosters
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security • 7 min read
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The CISA GitHub Leak: Homelab Security Lessons for Self-Hosters

# The CISA GitHub Leak: Homelab Security Lessons for Self-Hosters In May 2026, researchers discovered a public GitHub repository maintained by a CISA contractor containing credentials, deployment material, internal documentation, and cloud infrastructure details, as detailed in [Krebs on Security's…
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TLS Certificates for Internal Services: HTTPS Inside Your Homelab
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security • 6 min read
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TLS Certificates for Internal Services: HTTPS Inside Your Homelab

# TLS Certificates for Internal Services: HTTPS Inside Your Homelab Most homelab TLS setups stop at the front door. You put Caddy, Nginx, or Traefik in front, get a valid certificate for `app.example.com`, and call it done. From the browser to the reverse proxy, everything is encrypted. From the r…
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Beyond Ollama: 3 Homelab AI Tools Worth Trying Next
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developer tools • 12 min read
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Beyond Ollama: 3 Homelab AI Tools Worth Trying Next

# Beyond Ollama: 3 Homelab AI Tools Worth Trying Next Ollama is the tool I recommend when someone wants their first local model running tonight. It is simple, fast to understand, and good enough for a lot of homelab jobs. Pull a model, hit an API, wire up Open WebUI, done. I already covered that fu…
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