pajus @published 2026-10-16 · 12 min read smartd on Debian 13: SATA and NVMe Disk Alerts Set up smartd on Debian 13 to catch failing SATA and NVMe drives: read smartctl output, schedule self-tests, and prove that alert mail actually arrives. Tags Server Administration Debian Troubleshooting Backups
pajus @published 2026-10-04 · 10 min read rsync DSA-6527-1: Patch 33 CVEs on Debian 13 Debian DSA-6527-1 fixes 33 rsync CVEs in Debian 13. Check if rsyncd or rsync over SSH is exposed, patch to 3.5.0, verify and test backup jobs. Tags Debian Security Updates Server Hardening Backups
pajus @published 2026-09-25 · 11 min read restic Backups on Debian 13: Hardened Setup Set up restic backups on Debian 13: SFTP or S3 repos, a sandboxed systemd timer, forget --prune retention, append-only rest-server and restore tests. Tags Debian Linux Security systemd Server Administration Backups