Codeberg as an OIDC Provider for Tailscale

I think Tailscale is a great product. Despite this, I’ve been hesitant to use it for everything due to not being able to use it without using Big Tech as an identity provider. The options have historically been to use either Microsoft, GitHub (basically Microsoft), Google or Apple. None of these companies align with my personal values. One workaround is to use Headscale which is a self-hosted implementation of the Tailscale control server which removes the need to use an identity provider altogether....

August 25, 2023 · 4 min · 695 words · Kenny

Free Things to do with your Domain Name

I’ve always wondered what free services there were out there that allowed you to connect your domain name. I’ve found a few services over the years and I will attempt to document a bunch of them here. I am writing this from the perspective that an individual would find some of these useful. These services shouldn’t require a whole bunch of skill. I guess, in a way, I want to show the average person that there may be some value in owning a domain name even for those without many technical skills....

July 28, 2023 · 3 min · 500 words · Kenny

Technologies I'm Excited About (May '23 edition)

I was thinking about what topics I could write about and I thought it would be fun to have an ongoing series where I would talk about technologies that I follow that I’m excited about and why I’m excited and where technologies I’ve talked about in the past are up to. I don’t plan to do this on any particular planned schedule; they’ll be done when I feel like enough has changed....

May 1, 2023 · 4 min · 820 words · Kenny