restic_backup script

Posted on 2023-01-17 in misc • Tagged with technical, how-to • 1 min read

Introduction

After running a basic restic backup script that I randomly found on the internet at some point, I decided to make it a bit of my own. Specifically I wanted to get matrix notifications working, but I also added some error checking and a little bit of lock handling …


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Backups with Restic

Posted on 2022-11-09 in misc • Tagged with technical, how-to • 4 min read

Introduction

For many years, I had paid for a CrashPlan home user plan and backed up all my systems with that. It was pretty simple, had a basic "set-it-and-forget-it" kind of thing going for it. 5 years ago, they ended the Home user version and were only offering a small …


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Keychron K8 Pro custom firmware on Linux

Posted on 2022-10-14 in misc • Tagged with technical, how-to • 6 min read

One of the main reasons I wanted the Keycron K8 pro instead of any of the other Keychron options was the QMK firmware. Updating macros, and normal keys using VIA is handy, but doesn't let you do the more complicated things like MOD-TAP which I wanted for my CAPSLOCK key …


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