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This is basically an update to the project I discussed in these three previous posts:

Part 1 – https://thehelpfulidiot.com/making-an-automatic-email-backup

Part 2 –https://thehelpfulidiot.com/making-an-automatic-email-backup-part-2

Part 3 – https://thehelpfulidiot.com/making-an-automatic-email-backup-part-3

I have been using this method of backing up emails for the past several years and have been very please with the reliability. It has not required any modification or tinkering and has just seemed to work.

Having said that, even though it works reliably and doesn’t need to be fixed, that doesn’t mean I shouldn’t try.

https://github.com/jon6fingrs/mbsync-dovecot

Enter this newest interation of my docker images for Mbsync and Dovecot. It uses updated … Read the rest

Nextcloud has become an integral part of my work flow these days. I love having a “place” to go that’s totally mine. I have been running it from a docker container since before the AIO images were available and so have not had a reason to change.

The container comes in two flavors- Apache vs php-fpm. The I had been running the Apache version since it is generally easier, but always hated the idea of using Nginx Proxy Manager in front of Apache. It just seemed like a redundancy. Finally, I started to get some weird behaviors in Nextcloud which … Read the rest

Part 1

Part 2

Initially, I described a solution which required the use of LXC or some full Linux box to install and operate the necessary tools. Recently, however, I repackaged those tools into a couple docker containers, more easily deployable through a docker compose file with configuration done with environment variables.

https://github.com/jon6fingrs/mbsync-dovecot

https://hub.docker.com/repository/docker/thehelpfulidiot/dovecot

https://hub.docker.com/repository/docker/thehelpfulidiot/mbsync

Instructions on the github page. Let me know if you have any questions!… Read the rest

Home automation is incredible and obviously in my opinion, a lot of fun. However, I’m sure many of you would agree that buying a product for use in your home shouldn’t have to connect to an outside computer, let alone one in another country.

Fortunately with the magic of Home Assistant and the Local Tuya plugin, I have managed to run this light locally without any loss of functionality. As you may know, Tuya is a Chinese manufacturer who creates a lot of white label IoT devices. The devices, in my experience, tend to work … Read the rest