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Running Rclone mounts reliably in Docker
For a FUSE mount from a container to work on the host and in other containers, mount propagation, AppArmor, and recovery after failures must work together.
Testing Cold Storage with Rclone: A Practical Test Plan
Before a service reads its files from the cloud through an Rclone mount, you should verify more than directory access. This test plan covers cold reads, warm reads, write operations, cache behavior, file integrity, and failures.
Midea V2, V3, and Cloud API: What It Actually Means for the PortaSplit
Local device protocols, private app endpoints, and the official partner API use similar version names. Source analysis separates these layers and puts the shutdown warning into context.
Midea PortaSplit in Home Assistant: Why Token and Key Matter
Local control requires two values from the Midea Cloud. Here is how to obtain the token and key, why losing them is problematic, and how owners can back up their existing setup.
Control the Midea PortaSplit locally with Home Assistant and operate it securely
From the right community integration to an IoT VLAN: How to set up PortaSplit, secure tokens and keys, and limit cloud and network access.
Run your own newsletter with Cloudflare Workers and D1
The open template provides signup, unsubscribe, queue, and database in your own Cloudflare account. A deploy button sets up Worker, D1, and CI without a local server.
Running Claude Code Securely on Your Own VPS
A hardened Debian VPS keeps Claude Code sessions persistently available. This guide covers everything from user accounts and SSH keys to firewalls, data hygiene, tmux, and secure access from an iPhone.
Entra Connect Sync 2.6.84.0: What’s Changing and Who Should Update Now
The security release brings Passkey support and changes to app authentication, PowerShell, and Password Hash Sync. The previous version was withdrawn, so the update requires a phased decision.
Ghost Sender in Exchange Online: An MX Record Is Not a Firewall
Direct delivery to Exchange Online bypasses an upstream gateway if the tenant does not explicitly block it. The risk is real; the cause is an incomplete mail flow configuration.
Properly follow up on the July 2026 Exchange security updates
Two cleanup tasks are needed after installation: safely remove the old CVE-2026-42897 mitigation and review overprivileged legacy groups in Active Directory.
Access Exchange Online with PowerShell: Replace EWS with Microsoft Graph
EWS ends in Exchange Online on October 1, 2026. Learn how to register an app, authenticate a PowerShell script using a certificate, restrict access to individual mailboxes, and process messages and attachments through Microsoft Graph.
Backing up and restoring the HIN Mail Gateway after a failure
A cluster protects the HIN Mail Gateway against node failures, but it does not replace a backup. Configuration, key material, restore sequence and the changes introduced by Stargate are crucial.
