My latest tidbits

  • Updating proxmox container VMs from Debian 12 (Bookworm) to Debian 13 (Trixie)

    Why am i writing this?While Debian is a great distro, upgrading between major versions is a bit of a pain. There’s no real automatic way to do it, and some guides contradict each other a bit. This is how I did it (for one VM) and how I will do it for the rest of…


  • Symfonium (and other Apps) on Windows 10

    EDIT (again) (14.02.2026): Well, it had to happen. I’m no longer using Windows, so consider this post outdated AF. Also, Microsoft made it even harder to keep WSA running, and with the official end of Windows 10… . Anyway, if you stumbled upon this article, here are my up-to-date recommendations: EDIT (19.12.2024): Unfortunately, Microsoft has…


  • Shlink configuration with database

    Shlink is really easy to set up quickly. The big drawback of their default docker setup instructions is: everything is gone when the container is recreated i.e. updated. Of course, I like my containers up-to-date, so I use watchtower to automate this. Surprise surprise, all my links are now gone. My fault. After feeling like…