Notes from the Edge

Short write-ups on systems, networking, and quiet engineering.

Keeping a small VPS tidy

October 2026 · ops

A few habits that keep a single-board workload predictable: pin package versions when it matters, separate config from data, and prefer reload over restart whenever a service supports it.

TLS 1.3 everywhere, on purpose

September 2026 · security

Modern browsers and servers already prefer TLS 1.3. Dropping older protocols reduces cipher negotiation noise and makes certificate rollouts easier to reason about.

Static sites still win

August 2026 · web

When the page is mostly text and a little CSS, shipping HTML from disk remains the simplest path: no runtime, easy caching, and almost nothing to patch.