Configure a pool of servers with centralized logs aggregation using Debian, Docker and Rsyslog

I was recently tasked with upgrading the servers of a small company. After defining the requirements and thinking about the architecture of the whole system, I decided to document the setup here as a guide, both as a reference for my future self (my memory works in a if-I-didn’t-write-it-down-it-didn’t-happen kind of way) and hopefully to […]

Understanding Kotlin’s coroutines

I am currently in the process of porting an Android app and I am therefore learning Kotlin at the same time, since this is now the recommended language for Android development. I have to say, I like this new language a lot : it reminds me of the conciseness and expressiveness of Python but with […]

Silver project update : making the case, then throwing everything out and starting again from scratch

The last post about this project aimed at building a long-range camera remote control ended with a few working prototypes in need of a case. Designing such a case to be practical, good looking and easy enough to manufacture in small quantities proved to be way more complicated than I expected however, and it lead […]

Silver – an open-source, long-range camera remote control

Update : see the new version here. Wired remote controls for DSLR cameras are incredibly cheap and are easy to find for about any camera brand out there nowadays. They prove very handy when you need to trigger the shot while you are away from the camera, such as for studio photography. The better ones […]