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@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ description: "About my tools, workflow, and other things I use as a software dev
This page lists the tools (both physical and otherwise) that I use to do my job
as a software developer along with some thoughts on them.
While this page is likely to be out of date when you're reading it, since I am
usually trying a few small changes here and there at any given point to try and
improve things, I try to update it regularly. You can follow those updates by
looking at [the history of the source code for this page
specifically][uses-history].
For other pages like this from other folks, check out this repository:
https://github.com/wesbos/awesome-uses
@ -22,7 +28,8 @@ for simplicity, but everything listed here should be searchable. If not, let
me know! I'll try to link to anything free, though, such as software.
I'll break stuff up by topic as things come up so you can skip things that are
not interesting to you.
not interesting to you. There is also a Table of Contents at the top to help
you navigate.
I also think that in general sharing this much information about yourself isn't
the _best_ idea. However, since I'm confident the bots can't know much more
@ -32,14 +39,15 @@ new stuff! Better yet, I hope you recommend me better stuff! I'm always wanting
to try new tools and discover something new that's good at something.
Regarding the configuration of my machines and the software referenced below,
[please refer to my dotfiles repo](https://git.lyte.dev/lytedev/dotfiles)!
[please refer to my Nix repo](https://git.lyte.dev/lytedev/nix)! It may also
be useful to look through my old [dotfiles
repo](https://git.lyte.dev/lytedev/dotfiles).
# Good morning!
I wake up when my kids do out of a Purple mattress.
I slip on my PineTime wrist watch, grab my Android smartphone and backpack, put
on my prescription glasses, and usually make some tea.
I wake up when my kids do out of a Purple mattress. I slip on my PineTime wrist
watch, grab my flashlight, Android smartphone and backpack, put on my prescription glasses,
and usually make some tea.
## Mattress: Purple King Size
@ -58,15 +66,31 @@ keeps improving! I get about two weeks of battery with light use and bluetooth
off. I get about 5 days if I've got notifications on full blast, but they
recently improved the firmware and claim this may now be more than double!
## Smart Phone: ASUS ROG Phone 5S
## Flashlight: Emisar DW4
I bought the phone that I can get root access to with the biggest battery,
nicest display, and a headphone jack. That's pretty much all I want in a phone.
The speakers are a great bonus. The two USB-C ports is actually a super nice
feature since I can connect peripherals while charging without a dock or crazy
dongle. I've also used the video mirroring on the side port to good effect a few
times in a pinch. I love this device so much I've bought it twice. I'm not sure
I've done that for anything else...
I have a phone with a flashlight. And even my watch can be enough of a
flashlight to navigate in pitch black, but I've taken to carrying an actual
flashlight. Specifically, an Emisar DW4. It has a magnetic tailcap so it can
attach near or directly to many work surfaces. It can get hilariously bright or
dim enough to be suitable for use around sleeping family members in the dark.
And it has fun RGB LEDs that can flash, show you the battery level, and just
look cool. It's not a game-changer, but at times it is incredibly convenient to
have on hand.
## Smart Phone: ASUS Zenfone 10
I've enjoyed ASUS's phones and have previously used the ROG Phone 5S. I bought
this since it maintained most of the important features of the ROG Phone while
being cheaper and my old ROG Phone started having bluetooth and phone call
issues. To be fair, I bought the international Chinese version off ebay to try
and save a buck.
The Zenfone 10 does everything I need. Lots of battery life, nice display for
reading on, good speakers, blah blah blah. Phone's get less interesting all the
time and most of them are good enough these days.
I hope a real Linux phone comes around!
### Android-Specific Software & Applications
@ -75,12 +99,14 @@ with my laptops/desktops) now in no particular order. I have no idea if any of
these have iOS equivalents, but here ya go.
- [Firefox](https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/fenix) as my web browser
- Firefox supports extensions even on Android! I use the following:
- Firefox supports (some) extensions even on Android! I use the following:
- [Dark Reader](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/darkreader/) for keeping things easy on my eyes
- [uBlock Origin](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/) for blocking ads
- [F-Droid](https://f-droid.org) as an awesome resource for applications
- [Termux](https://github.com/termux/termux-app) for doing Linux-y and
terminal-y things on my phone
- There's also [Nix-on-Droid](https://github.com/nix-community/nix-on-droid)
which I've started using more and more
- [OpenKeychain](https://github.com/open-keychain/open-keychain) for mobile GPG
key management
- [Password Store](https://github.com/android-password-store/Android-Password-Store)
@ -97,10 +123,8 @@ these have iOS equivalents, but here ya go.
- [Obsidian](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=md.obsidian) for
reading and writing my notes (sync'd via `git`)
- [Fedilab](https://codeberg.org/tom79/Fedilab) as my mobile fediverse client
- [Weechat-Android](https://github.com/ubergeek42/weechat-android) as my mobile
IRC relay interface
- [Tailscale](https://github.com/tailscale/tailscale-android) for accessing
my VPN
- [Goguma](https://git.sr.ht/~emersion/goguma) as my mobile IRC client (connected to my IRC bouncer, (Soju)[https://git.sr.ht/~emersion/soju])
- [Tailscale](https://github.com/tailscale/tailscale-android) for my VPN
- Google Wallet for NFC payments (tap-to-pay or contactless) because getting
cards out of a wallet is _so_ pre-COVID
- Google Messages for SMS, MMS, and RCS
@ -146,6 +170,9 @@ problems immensely and makes port forwarding stuff a breeze. I'm roughly
familiar with its workings, which makes troubleshooting network problems that
much easier for me.
This is the last bastion for Arch Linux in my network and I'm excited to move.
Not because I hate Arch, but I'm _really_ loving NixOS.
## WiFi Access Point: Unifi AP-Pro
Fantastic access point that plays nicely with my very DIY home router. Not
@ -164,47 +191,45 @@ _Share the load_.
## Server(s)
I have a lot of servers, but the main server is just an ASUS Chromebox 3 that I
flashed Arch Linux to. It pretty much just runs a big ol' Docker Compose setup
with a sprinkling of other non-Docker'd services. It can do the hardware
transcoding for Jellyfin, my home media server, and just generally does not
break a sweat.
I recently was given a Dell R720xd with 20 hyperthreaded CPU cores (40 threads),
256GB RAM, and 44TB of raw disk space, which I am _very_ excited about, so I'll
probably be moving most stuff to that bad boy, though I expect the power bill to
go up _just a tad_.
I was given a Dell R720xd with dual Xeon E5-2580 CPUs (10c/20t),
256GB RAM, and 12x4TB (48TB) of raw disk space. It runs my own, my servers, and
hosts onsite backups for all my stuff and serves as an offsite encrypted backup
for some friends.
I have a few other cheap machines with larger disks at friends and family's
houses for off-site, encrypted backups of important data. I should
_really_ take the time to validate and automate my backup setup, because right
now, I do a completely garbage job of it.
houses for off-site, encrypted backups of important data. They all run NixOS and
use [its built-in restic backup setup][backups-nix].
Any paid client workloads are served via redundant mechanisms via cloud
services, generally Digital Ocean, and backed up with whatever the relevant
cloud offering is.
I run the following applications for my home:
I run the following main applications:
- [Traefik](https://traefik.io/traefik/) to reverse proxy all the things
- Though I use Caddy for most things, Traefik does work nicely with my
convoluted Docker Compose setup
- [Caddy](https://traefik.io/traefik/) to reverse proxy, TLS-terminate all
the things, and serve static, public files
- A homemade chat bot for various things
- Various game servers (Minecraft, Factorio, Valheim, etc.)
- [A small service that multiplexes audio and video feeds](https://git.lyte.dev/lytedev/tcplexer) mainly for combining a couple audio feeds from DIY IP baby monitors into a single stream for listening
- [Gitea](https://about.gitea.com/) for https://git.lyte.dev 💜💛💙
- [NGINX](https://www.nginx.com/) to serve static files for https://files.lyte.dev
- [Jellyfin](https://jellyfin.org/) for streaming my video media to approved users (family, friends, etc.)
- [Plausible](https://plausible.io/) for web analytics
- [PostgreSQL](https://www.postgresql.org/) as the great database for anything that needs one
- [MariaDB](https://mariadb.org/) for anything too lame to use Postgres
- [Jellyfin](https://jellyfin.org/) for streaming my video media to approved
users (family, friends, etc.)
- [PostgreSQL](https://www.postgresql.org/) as the great database for anything
that needs one
- [Vaultwarden](https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden) for sharing and
managing passwords
- [Atuin](https://atuin.sh) for sync'ing shell histories across my machines
- Samba file shares
Other details can be found in [the Nix config for the `beefcake` host][beefnix].
I run a few services from the cloud as well:
- [A small DDNS application](https://github.com/lytedev/deno-netlify-ddns) that machines report to so I have relatively up-to-date public IP information on most of my devices (this can't run from home for
fairly obvious reasons 😉)
- [A small DDNS application](https://github.com/lytedev/deno-netlify-ddns) that
machines report to so I have relatively up-to-date public IP information on
most of my devices (this can't run from home for fairly obvious reasons 😉)
- Each machine runs [the accompanying client](https://github.com/lytedev/deno-netlify-ddns-client) with unique credentials
- Various monitoring scripts for specific things (also can't run from home - who would monitor the monitors?)
- Various monitoring scripts for specific things (also can't run from home - who
would monitor the monitors?)
# Starting Work
@ -234,7 +259,7 @@ around with Pipewire.
Like a mattress, very subjective. Get your chairs secondhand for way cheap and
you can get some heckin' nice chairs. I spend about 8 hours a day in my chair,
so having a good chair is well worth it, even if the price tag is 1,500USD. 😬
so having a good chair is well worth it, even if the price tag is $1,500 USD. 😬
## Desk: Custom
@ -624,3 +649,7 @@ Ah, we have a couple tablets for Khan Academy Kids, white noise (and other
sleep-inducing ambience), and podcasts (like Base Camp Adventures!) and a
Google Home Mini or two, mostly for playing loud and obnoxious music or setting
timers.
[uses-history]: https://git.lyte.dev/lytedev/site.lyte.dev/commits/branch/master/content/uses.md
[backups-nix]: https://git.lyte.dev/lytedev/nix/src/commit/fafd242e461620aaa48a669b3623614cc6829700/nixos/beefcake.nix#L528-L573
[beefnix]: https://git.lyte.dev/lytedev/nix/src/branch/main/nixos/beefcake.nix

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