Locking Down SSH in a DMZ for Hugo Deployments

Hardening SSH access to a DMZ web server revealed an overlooked dependency in my Hugo deployment pipeline: the server also needs outbound SSH to pull from Git.

February 18, 2026 · Updated March 5, 2026 · 3 min · Roland Hill

Mail Relay at Home: Postfix Smart Host

How to build a reliable home mail relay using Postfix as a smart host with msmtp clients on Linux workstations, enabling sendmail-compatible outbound email for scripts and system alerts.

February 19, 2026 · Updated March 5, 2026 · 5 min · Roland Hill

MagicMirror² on an Odroid-N2

A MagicMirror² dashboard on an Odroid-N2 showing weather, Home Assistant sensors, Spotify, news, stock prices, and live Queenstown camera feeds — including a workaround for an airport webcam that refuses to be embedded.

April 15, 2026 · Updated today · 7 min · Roland Hill

Home Assistant

A snapshot of my Home Assistant OS environment including installed add-ons, dashboards, network configuration, and supporting automation services.

March 3, 2026 · Updated March 5, 2026 · 2 min · Roland Hill

Self-Hosted Hugo Comments with Private Gitea

How I built a secure, self-hosted comment system for Hugo using private Gitea as the backend, proxied safely through Nginx.

March 2, 2026 · Updated March 4, 2026 · 2 min · Roland Hill