alexander_ruf

Deploy Gitea and Woodpecker CI with Docker Compose

Sun, 13 Nov 2022 15:05:00 +0200

Just a short post to let you know that I published my instructions on Codeberg on how to quickly set up your own self-hosted Gitea server with Woodpecker CI and Traefik as a reverse proxy on your own local home server.

I have split everything up into individual Docker Compose files. You can also put everything together into on big Docker Compose if you like, but I prefer my components to be serperated nicely.

How to Setup WireGuard VPN

Tue, 07 Jul 2020 22:17:45 +0200

WireGuard has become a popular VPN protocol due to its simplicity and security. I created this guide because as a non-Linux administrator and non-network professional, I found it quite difficult to find correct and complete instructions on how to set up my own VPN with WireGuard. The official documentation didn’t help me much in this either.

WireGuard Server and Client

The goal here is to set up a WireGuard server on Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS and two clients, one each on macOS and iOS. Also, the WireGuard VPN we’ll go to set up should allow connections with both IPv4 and IPv6. The WireGuard server will be responsible for accepting connections from the clients, so it’s best to assign this role to a computer with a stable and decent network connection. I’ll run the WireGuard server on a small cloud VPS instance. Therefore, all of my other devices, such as my MacBook and iPhone, are the clients in this setup.

About

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Hi there! I’m Alex, a software developer based in Germany.

I genuinely enjoy writing code — not just as a job, but for the fun of it. There’s something deeply satisfying about building things from scratch, understanding how they work under the hood, and figuring out your own solution rather than just grabbing the obvious one.

This blog is where I write about things I’ve built, explored, or found interesting. Expect posts about programming, open source, and the occasional deep dive into whatever rabbit hole I’ve fallen into lately.