Hey, I'm Simon

Software engineer in Germany. I tinker with Linux, networking, home automation, and embedded systems — and write about what I figure out along the way.

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hetzner-radar

Tracks the Hetzner server auction in real-time, helping you snag deals on dedicated hardware.

TypeScript

plundrio

Makes put.io work seamlessly with Sonarr/Radarr by speaking Transmission's RPC protocol.

Go

cowboy-ha

Brings Cowboy e-bike stats into Home Assistant — battery, range, trip data, and more.

Python

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Mar 8, 2026

Adding machinectl support to microvm.nix

I wanted the microvm.nix VMs on my homelab server to show up in machinectl and to be easy to SSH into over VSOCK. systemd 259 finally added the machined API needed to register richer VM metadata.

nixmicrovmsystemdvirtualizationhomelab

Mar 4, 2026

Why curl can't reach example.com anymore

Debugging TLS failures in a NixOS microvm that turned out to be a system-wide Cloudflare certificate chain issue.

tlsnixoscurlcloudflarecertificates

Feb 21, 2026

Tuning qBittorrent and WireGuard Throughput on NixOS

Squeezing more throughput out of qBittorrent in a WireGuard VPN namespace with BBR congestion control, TCP buffer tuning, and systemd tweaks.

nixosqbittorrenthomelabwireguard