Hi, I’m Matthias.
Open Web Craftsman from Donauwörth, Bavaria: remote technology consultant, dad of two (plus one dog 🐾), runner.
This is where I keep my nerdy notes—Linux on old & odd hardware, OpenBSD, ARM boards, self-hosting and everyday carry. More about me and what I’m doing now.
Recent notes
Website Tech—2026 Edition Five years after the 2021 edition it’s time for an update—the site moved. Again. 🙈 Read on →- Helios64 reloaded: Armbian Trixie w/ stock Samba & Radicale – Back in 2022 I wrote up my Openmediavault & Nextcloud on Armbian Server Helios64 setup.
- Omarchy 4 on 12" MacBook8,1 – Episode three of my ongoing love affair w/ the MacBook Retina, 12-inch, Early 2015: after elementary OS 6 “Odin” (2021) and Clear Linux (2022), the fanless wonder now runs Omarchy 4—Arch + Hyprland, …
- Gemini Generated Image crumpy dev