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+quick and easy cloud storage with dufs and nixos
+
+dufs[1] -- the distinctive file utility server -- is a decent cloud storage replacement for those looking to move away from third-party services like google drive or proton drive. it supports webdav and https file transfer protocols.
+
+it's very easy to set up and get going in nixos using a docker container.
+
+## set up dufs 
+
+first, enable docker in your `configuration.nix`: 
+```
+virtualisation.docker.enable = true;
+```
+
+then define a docker container, either in your `configuration.nix` or in a custom module:
+```
+virtualisation.oci-containers = {
+    backend = "docker";
+
+    containers.dufs = {
+        # automatically restart server after reboot
+        autoStart = true; 
+
+        image = "sigoden/dufs";
+
+        ports = [
+            "5000:5000"
+        ];
+
+        # the files i want to serve are in /srv/dufs
+        volumes = [
+            "/srv/dufs:/data" 
+        ];
+
+        # tells dufs to serve the files in the docker volume /data
+        cmd = [
+            "-A"
+            "/data"
+        ];
+    };
+};
+```
+
+rebuild your configuration using `nixos-rebuild switch` and head on over to `http://localhost:5000` to behold your lovely files.  
+
+## set up tailscale
+
+you can use tailscale[2] to access the files on other devices inside (and outside) of your home network. tailscale is like a crazy-fast vpn with a bunch of other comfort features like magic dns[3], keyless ssh[4] and easy https[5].
+
+to enable it in nixos, add the following to your `configuration.nix`:
+```
+services.tailscale.enable = true;
+networking.firewall.trustedInterfaces = [ "tailscale0" ];
+```
+
+once again, rebuild your configuration using `nixos-rebuild switch` and run `tailscale up` to start tailscale.
+
+i recommend enabling magic dns in admin console > dns > magic dns, but if you prefer not to, your server's ip address will be visible by running `tailscale ip -4`.
+
+head over to `http://<hostname or ip>:5000` on one of your other machines running tailscale to upload, download, and view your self-hosted files.
+
+## dufs clients
+
+as for client recommendations, round sync[6] on android is quite good. it supports both webdav and https remotes, i chose to use webdav when connecting. 
+
+thanks for stopping by ^.^
+
+[1] [dufs](https://github.com/sigoden/dufs)
+
+[2] [tailscale](https://tailscale.com/)
+
+[3] [magic dns](https://tailscale.com/kb/1081/magicdns)
+
+[4] [tailscale ssh](https://tailscale.com/kb/1193/tailscale-ssh)
+
+[5] [tailscale https](https://tailscale.com/kb/1153/enabling-https)
+
+[6] [round sync](https://github.com/newhinton/Round-Sync)
+
+;tags: self-hosting cloud-storage nixos tailscale
+

articles/welcome.md

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+welcome!
+
+the static site generator i'm using to kickstart this blog[1] requires a single post to exist in order to compile, and failing to provide a post sends `make` into an infinite loop.
+
+so without further ado... here it is, my first post!
+
+topics to expect once i get myself more organised:
+
+- basic tutorials on setting up self-hosted nixos web services
+- lazy hardware reviews
+- software shenanigans
+- anything else i feel is relevant and useful to the wider web
+
+thanks for stopping by ^.^
+
+[1] [blogit](https://pedantic.software/git/blogit) 
+
+;tags: