Linux Backup for Files and Databases Zipped Cronjob Scheduled

Backing up files in Linux is possible in multiple different ways but in my case…

…I am currently trying out different backup strategies with rsync and zip

rsync because of running servers, with a temporary directory

zip because I need acces to files in Windows (in the worst case at least)

And I need some database dumps in there as well!

Let’s go then

First of all I define the variables I need like folder names and backup dates for files and folders

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Blocking Ads Tracking and Malware on Android With Blokada

Internet discoveries!!1

I have recently discovered Blokada on F-Droid which is an advertisement, tracking and malware blocker for Android.

This app helps protecting your privacy as well as your nerves.

It’s incredibly simple to set up, open source and can be downloaded in F-Droid as well as over the website.

Here is a link to the GitHub repository.

Why would I need that?

As I see it and while the practice of tracking users has become a widespread standard for websites, not everyone wants to give up this part of privacy.

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Amp It Up

Lúcio, a character from Overwatch

has this skill where he speeds himself and everyone around him up, Google AMP tries to do this as well.

But while the speed goes up, there are some down sides as well.

AMP aims for mobile websites where lower speeds and bandwidths makes websites feel slow which raises the website’s bounce rate.

While there are certain restrictions to AMP, like

  • no JavaScript (which might be confusing at first)
  • stylings in the page’s head or inline
  • no more than 50kB of styling

it also introduces some other problems to the (new) battlefield of “my customer is able to measure my website’s speed, halp”.

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Self Hosted Mail Server

Here we go again, running our own services like a boss.I’ve tried out some mail server solutions namely docker-mailserver and citadel.

In the following I want to name and discuss features, set-up procedures and cons.

Citadel

Is easy to set up because it comes with its own installer, completely handling software installation and filesystem tasks for you.

It also has an interactive graphical installation walking you through the setup process, which makes this process even faster.

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