Last Modified 2025-09-25

A collection of tools I enjoy using, see uses.tech.

this is a tool I used to like but have replaced
?this is a tool I’d like to try out

Hardware + Operating systems

• x220 x1 carbon running archlinux voidlinux fedora workstation
• Dell r720 running proxmox running k3s
• OpenWrt One running OpenWrt (duh)
• Kobo Clara Color with NickelMenu and Calibre Web
• nvme running Ventoy

Everyday Software

• qutebrowser zen firefox web browser
  • privacybadger
  • sixindicator
  • ublock origin
  • i don’t care about cookies
• netnewswire rss reader
  • ?rss to email gateway?
• organic maps mapping

Dev Software

• dwm i3 sway cosmic kde plasma gnome window manager/desktop environment
• ghostty terminal emulator
• bash fish shell
• vim neovim text editor

FPV Software

• betaflight controller firmware
• edgetx radio firmware
• expresslrs radio link
• velocidrone flight simulator

Self Hosted Software

Homeserver Software

• proxmox compute
• zfs storage
• tailscale private ingress
• cloudflare tunnels public ingress

Kubernetes Software

• k3s simple kubernetes distro
  • ?talos immutable k8s distro
• k9s kubectl in a TUI
• kustomize simpler than helm, more DRY than plain yaml manifests

Media Server

• nextcloud files, calendars, contacts
• immich photos
• calibre + calibre-web books
• pass keepassxc vaultwarden passwords
• transmission torrents + mullvad privacy
• plex streaming
  • sonarr tv show library manager
  • radarr movie library manager
  • prowlarr torrent index manager
  • overseerr request manager