[![Simon Greenwood](/images/profile.png)](https://simongreenwood.me.uk/) # [Simon Greenwood](https://simongreenwood.me.uk/) Gracefully degrading - [About Me](https://simongreenwood.me.uk/pages/about-me.html#about-me) - [Contact info](https://simongreenwood.me.uk/pages/contact.html#contact) - [My CV](https://simongreenwood.me.uk/pages/curriculum-vitae.html#curriculum-vitae) - [CV Part 2](https://simongreenwood.me.uk/pages/cv-part-2.html#cv-part-2) - [Social](https://gotosocial.grnwds.uk/@simon) [Home](https://simongreenwood.me.uk/) [Technical](/category/technical.html) [Listening Diary](/category/listening-diary.html) [Tags](/tags.html) [Archives](/archives.html) [Atom](https://simongreenwood.me.uk/feeds/all.atom.xml) ## [Listening Diary 16/10/2024](https://simongreenwood.me.uk/listening-diary-16102024.html\#listening-diary-16102024) Posted on Wed 16 October 2024 in [Listening Diary](https://simongreenwood.me.uk/category/listening-diary.html) • Tagged with [music](https://simongreenwood.me.uk/tag/music.html) Roberta Fidora: Information Array [https://robertafidora.bandcamp.com/](https://robertafidora.bandcamp.com/) From [https://daily.bandcamp.com/lists/aphex-twin-selected-ambient-works-volume-ii-list](https://daily.bandcamp.com/lists/aphex-twin-selected-ambient-works-volume-ii-list): Tod Dockstader: Water Music Part One [https://dockstader.bandcamp.com/album/tod-dockstader-quatermass](https://dockstader.bandcamp.com/album/tod-dockstader-quatermass) Laurie Spiegel: The Expanding Universe [https://lauriespiegel.bandcamp.com/album/the-expanding-universe](https://lauriespiegel.bandcamp.com/album/the-expanding-universe) Michael O'Shea: No Journey's End [https://moshea.bandcamp.com/album/-](https://moshea.bandcamp.com/album/-) CHBB: Mau-Mau … [Continue reading](https://simongreenwood.me.uk/listening-diary-16102024.html#listening-diary-16102024) * * * ## [Listening Diary](https://simongreenwood.me.uk/listening-diary.html\#listening-diary) Posted on Mon 14 October 2024 in [Listening Diary](https://simongreenwood.me.uk/category/listening-diary.html) • Tagged with [music](https://simongreenwood.me.uk/tag/music.html) Meljoann: Bye [https://mirlo.space/meljoann/release/bye-single](https://mirlo.space/meljoann/release/bye-single) Magus Sound: United Kingdom of Dub [https://mirlo.space/magus-sound/release/united-kingdom-of-dub](https://mirlo.space/magus-sound/release/united-kingdom-of-dub) Silent Broadcast: A Shard of the Moon [https://mirlo.space/silent-broadcast/release/a-shard-of-the-moon](https://mirlo.space/silent-broadcast/release/a-shard-of-the-moon) NSKE: Machines [https://mirlo.space/nske/release/machines](https://mirlo.space/nske/release/machines) nilehn: Abdicator [https://mirlo.space/nilehn/release/abdicator](https://mirlo.space/nilehn/release/abdicator) RobOfWalthamstow … [Continue reading](https://simongreenwood.me.uk/listening-diary.html#listening-diary) * * * ## [Proxy Mailcow behind Nginx Proxy Manager the easy way](https://simongreenwood.me.uk/proxy-mailcow-behind-nginx-proxy-manager-the-easy-way.html\#proxy-mailcow-behind-nginx-proxy-manager-the-easy-way) Posted on Sat 14 September 2024 in [Technical](https://simongreenwood.me.uk/category/technical.html) • Tagged with [mailcow](https://simongreenwood.me.uk/tag/mailcow.html), [nginx proxy manager](https://simongreenwood.me.uk/tag/nginx-proxy-manager.html), [docker](https://simongreenwood.me.uk/tag/docker.html) A quick one as no-one seems to have written it down properly. Mailcow ( [https://mailcow.email](https://mailcow.email)) is a dockerized mail system. By default it will run on port 80 and port 443 of an IP address, so it occupies the web addresses of, say, a cheap VM. Nginx Proxy Manager … [Continue reading](https://simongreenwood.me.uk/proxy-mailcow-behind-nginx-proxy-manager-the-easy-way.html#proxy-mailcow-behind-nginx-proxy-manager-the-easy-way) * * * ## [Fixing a frozen screen caused by systemd 256](https://simongreenwood.me.uk/fixing-a-frozen-screen-caused-by-systemd-256.html\#fixing-a-frozen-screen-caused-by-systemd-256) Posted on Sat 03 August 2024 in [Technical](https://simongreenwood.me.uk/category/technical.html) • Tagged with [tech](https://simongreenwood.me.uk/tag/tech.html), [freeze](https://simongreenwood.me.uk/tag/freeze.html), [laptop](https://simongreenwood.me.uk/tag/laptop.html), [systemd](https://simongreenwood.me.uk/tag/systemd.html) [Systemd version 256](https://github.com/systemd/systemd/releases/tag/v256) has been rolled out in several distributions recently, including Arch and Debian and variants. It adds a feature where user sessions are frozen when the system enters sleep, but in my case, running Manjaro Linux with KDE on a Gen 1 Lenovo T14, this meant that when … [Continue reading](https://simongreenwood.me.uk/fixing-a-frozen-screen-caused-by-systemd-256.html#fixing-a-frozen-screen-caused-by-systemd-256) * * * ## [A fix for 'cert is required but missing for this certificate' in certbot](https://simongreenwood.me.uk/a-fix-for-cert-is-required-but-missing-for-this-certificate-in-certbot.html\#a-fix-for-cert-is-required-but-missing-for-this-certificate-in-certbot) Posted on Tue 30 July 2024 in [Technical](https://simongreenwood.me.uk/category/technical.html) • Tagged with [certbot](https://simongreenwood.me.uk/tag/certbot.html), [ssl](https://simongreenwood.me.uk/tag/ssl.html) Yes, this is probably a bit search spammy (like search actually works any more), but it\\s an interesting little fix and a view into how certbot works. Apart from when new posts are published, a server I manage is served wholly from Cloudflare. We have recently migrated it and … [Continue reading](https://simongreenwood.me.uk/a-fix-for-cert-is-required-but-missing-for-this-certificate-in-certbot.html#a-fix-for-cert-is-required-but-missing-for-this-certificate-in-certbot) * * * ## [Adventures in BTRFS: Replacing an array](https://simongreenwood.me.uk/adventures-in-btrfs-replacing-an-array.html\#adventures-in-btrfs-replacing-an-array) Posted on Wed 20 December 2023 in [Technical](https://simongreenwood.me.uk/category/technical.html) • Tagged with [btrfs](https://simongreenwood.me.uk/tag/btrfs.html), [self-hosting](https://simongreenwood.me.uk/tag/self-hosting.html), [cloud storage](https://simongreenwood.me.uk/tag/cloud-storage.html), [hardware](https://simongreenwood.me.uk/tag/hardware.html) ## Preamble ramble There aren't a lot of real world examples of using [BTRFS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Btrfs) around online. Some of the most useful advice I found was in r/BTRFS on Reddit but it's hard to actually find user experiences beyond the theroretical. This is sort of one, but the tl;dr is … [Continue reading](https://simongreenwood.me.uk/adventures-in-btrfs-replacing-an-array.html#adventures-in-btrfs-replacing-an-array) * * * ## [Closing down an instance](https://simongreenwood.me.uk/closing-down-an-instance.html\#closing-down-an-instance) Posted on Sun 22 October 2023 in [Technical](https://simongreenwood.me.uk/category/technical.html) • Tagged with [tech](https://simongreenwood.me.uk/tag/tech.html), [Culture](https://simongreenwood.me.uk/tag/culture.html), [Fediverse](https://simongreenwood.me.uk/tag/fediverse.html), [Mastodon](https://simongreenwood.me.uk/tag/mastodon.html), [Musing](https://simongreenwood.me.uk/tag/musing.html) I set up [offworld.fedisonic.cloud](https://offworld.fedisonic.cloud) when it was apparent that Twitter was going to start circling the drain pretty quickly. I had an idea of running a Mastodon instance for anyone in my circle who wanted it, but with my usual overambition I started to think that it could … [Continue reading](https://simongreenwood.me.uk/closing-down-an-instance.html#closing-down-an-instance) * * * ## [The Scape of Net](https://simongreenwood.me.uk/the-scape-of-net.html\#the-scape-of-net) Posted on Thu 19 October 2023 in [Technical](https://simongreenwood.me.uk/category/technical.html) • Tagged with [anecdotage](https://simongreenwood.me.uk/tag/anecdotage.html), [Netscape](https://simongreenwood.me.uk/tag/netscape.html) A touch of #anecdotage: I worked at Easynet in the early days of the UK commercial Internet, and we packaged #Netscape browser in our welcome pack as it was initially free for non-commercial purposes and we stated we were providing it as an option for browsing the web rather than … [Continue reading](https://simongreenwood.me.uk/the-scape-of-net.html#the-scape-of-net) * * * ## [Adding S3-compatible cloud storage to Pixelfed](https://simongreenwood.me.uk/adding-s3-compatible-cloud-storage-to-pixelfed.html\#adding-s3-compatible-cloud-storage-to-pixelfed) Posted on Mon 11 September 2023 in [Technical](https://simongreenwood.me.uk/category/technical.html) • Tagged with [tech](https://simongreenwood.me.uk/tag/tech.html), [fediverse](https://simongreenwood.me.uk/tag/fediverse.html), [pixelfed](https://simongreenwood.me.uk/tag/pixelfed.html), [s3](https://simongreenwood.me.uk/tag/s3.html) [Pixelfed](https://pixelfed.org) is a [federated](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fediverse) photo sharing service that is an alternative to [Instagram](https://instagram.com) and uses [ActivityPub](https://www.w3.org/TR/activitypub/) to share posts across other services such as [Mastodon](https://joinmastodon.com), [Pleroma](https://pleroma.social/) and indeed WordPress. It is one of the more mature Fediverse apps and has been in continuous development for several years. As with Mastodon … [Continue reading](https://simongreenwood.me.uk/adding-s3-compatible-cloud-storage-to-pixelfed.html#adding-s3-compatible-cloud-storage-to-pixelfed) * * * ## [Adding an IPv6 default route with network-scripts in an EL8 server at OVH](https://simongreenwood.me.uk/adding-an-ipv6-default-route-with-network-scripts-in-an-el8-server-at-ovh.html\#adding-an-ipv6-default-route-with-network-scripts-in-an-el8-server-at-ovh) Posted on Wed 06 September 2023 in [Technical](https://simongreenwood.me.uk/category/technical.html) • Tagged with [tech](https://simongreenwood.me.uk/tag/tech.html), [Enterprise Linux](https://simongreenwood.me.uk/tag/enterprise-linux.html), [IPV6](https://simongreenwood.me.uk/tag/ipv6.html), [Linux](https://simongreenwood.me.uk/tag/linux.html), [Networking](https://simongreenwood.me.uk/tag/networking.html) This is a bit of a niche one, not least because `network-scripts` is _supposed_ to be on its way out as a configuration method, despite [cPanel](https://cpanel.net) still not supporting NetworkManager properly. No problem people, it's only been around for ten years. This may also be specific to [OVH](https://ovh.com)'s network … [Continue reading](https://simongreenwood.me.uk/adding-an-ipv6-default-route-with-network-scripts-in-an-el8-server-at-ovh.html#adding-an-ipv6-default-route-with-network-scripts-in-an-el8-server-at-ovh) [Older Posts](https://simongreenwood.me.uk/index6.html) [Newer Posts](https://simongreenwood.me.uk/index4.html) © 2025 - This work is licensed under a [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en_US) Built with [Pelican](http://getpelican.com) using [Flex](http://bit.ly/flex-pelican) theme \| Switch to the [dark](javascript:void(0)) \| [light](javascript:void(0)) \| [browser](javascript:void(0)) theme [![Creative Commons License](https://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-sa/4.0/80x15.png)](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)