Welcome to PhenixOps!
On PhenixOps you will find information about Free Internet Tools and Platforms, Webhosting, Linux and Open Source tools.
I will share my personal experience with Linux and Internet platforms to help you setup and running a website or webserver with a limited budget. Next to webhosting i will discuss my favorite Linux and Open Source tools.
Perhaps you already have a webserver and are looking to add functionality to your domain like e-mail or firewalling. Maybe you want to visualize your logfiles to see where visitors come from or what url is providing an error ? There are many great tools available nowadays and i often try something new.
In my posts I will do a review of the tools and platforms i use to improve security and monitor my infrastructure. Perhaps i might review Open Source tools i often use to create content. I will provide you with information to get started and some tips and tricks based on my experience. My posts can be anywhere between a full configuration and a review.
I will share my two decades of experience from both a professional and personal perspective in the webhosting industry and working with online tools and platforms. I like to discover and try new ways of working with and on the Internet. I have been making personal websites since 1994 and work in the Internet industry doing Ops for over 2 decades using Linux mostly.
There are already a lot of posts waiting for you, content will be added and updated frequently.
Updates
June 12, 2023
Lately i have been discovering more possibilities of RTL-SDR, also i have build two antennas to receive signals on shortwave and to receive satellite images or weather reports.
A combination of hardware and software makes it possible to work on these signals and with a lot of patience on tuning i have managed to get some cool results straight from the NOAA satellites.
Basically it concerns going to a location with a clear view of the sky, recording the radio signal and process this into an image. It is a bit challenging because weather conditions can affect the signal and the direction of the overpass is a factor as well.
About the same method can be used to receive weather fax reports. These are being send from Pinneberg Germany and i can receive these using my diy shortwave antenna and a RTLSDR dongle.
The recorded file is processed using fldigi.
I have created a fieldkit to work outside which was a fun project by itself.
There is even more interesting stuff our there on the airwaves like number stations and digital signals which are a nice challenge. So i have bought a full band receiver and I started listening to HAM operators and random stations from Africa and Asia.
This all has lead me (even more) into the direction of HAM radio and i decided to start a training to become a licensed operator starting September.
October 26, 2021
A new theme, fresh posts on Webhosting and how to earn Free Crypto, PhenixOps to the Moon!
Just to see what is possible i played around with some platforms to see what is possible out there.
Once you get rolling you might check how to earn a passive income with your Free Crypto.
A review of wallets and platforms i used
Fun Projects
Besides running my infrastructure i am killing some time with Raspberry Pi and Arduino projects.
I have build a flightradar on a Raspberry Pi. The signal is received by a antenna and a DVB-T stick and processed by Piaware on the Raspberry Pi. The software creates a website so you can see the actual airplanes moving on a map from your browser or phone.
Piaware is operating from a Raspberry Pi in my backyard and uploads over wifi to the Internet.
I was very satisfied finishing this project as i had never worked with a Raspberry Pi before. Setting up is easy as it just another flavor of Linux.
I have created a couple of howto posts so you can make this yourself on a rainy day:
The results are also uploaded to the FlightAware website and shared on my profile on FlightAware:
https://flightaware.com/adsb/stats/user/PhenixOps
Online Security
I like things to run save and secure while remaining available and being monitored. I use Open Source tools to create my platforms and share my experiences here. I keep track of new developments and implement latest standards where possible.
The best scores and green lights in browser windows are the best and objective rewards for my efforts. Where a commercial platform often is limited i have the freedom to do everything on my own machines the way i like it while using Open Source tools.
For my SSL Certificate i use Let's Encrypt which allows me to create and update my SSL Certificates for free. I can use them on all my machines and it safes me a couple of bucks on buying a commercial certificate. With some effort in finding the right settings for e-mail and dns you can get the e-mails to arrive in the Gmail inbox instead of the spam folder.
Check my website's status, i am proud to show you the results of my work:
https://www.sslshopper.com/ssl-checker.html#hostname=phenixops.net
https://mxtoolbox.com/emailhealth/phenixops.net/
Seeing my machines are on the Internet i need to keep them safe, tools like fail2ban for firewall and goaccess for log inspection are a great help.
Free Tips and Tricks
Here I share my experience on Webhosting and Linux Engineering. I will share my personal experience with linux tools and free platforms to help you building and running a website or webserver.
Most of the topics are based on Debian Linux using bash scripting and i also describe the use of online platforms to test and validate my work.
Free Crytpo
I have found a couple of ways to earn some Free Crypto online, just by registering an account and following some useful introduction training i got some Free Crypto.
I have used it to become familiar with exchanges and crypto trading platforms. I also found some platforms where you can earn Free Crypto by filling out surveys or playing games.
Read the article and get paid today or save up for a rainy day!
About me
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