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  4subtitle: Hardware and software that I use.
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  6
  7I often get asked about my computing setup -- my computers, the software
  8I run on them, how I host my services, and other choices of personal
  9technology. This is a relatively up-to-date list detailing what I'm
 10currently using.
 11
 12## personal laptop (lapis)
 13
 14My primary laptop that I use for everything non-work is my [**Asus ROG
 15Flow X13 (2021)**](/blog/flow-x13). It's got a Ryzen 9 5900HS, Nvidia
 16GTX 1650 Max-Q, 32GB of RAM and a 1TB SSD. I bought this machine in
 17early 2022, when I was working remotely as a contractor. The 4K display
 18doesn't help with its battery life (about 7 hours) but it looks
 19absolutely fantastic.
 20
 21![flow x13 at oodi](https://cdn.icyphox.sh/w6UH4.jpg)
 22
 23This laptop currently runs NixOS. I would ideally like to run OpenBSD,
 24but I figured I'd make use of its GPU for the occasional game and run
 25Linux instead; NixOS just seemed like the least-shit choice. I like its
 26declarative approach to system configuration, but I won't pretend -- I'd
 27have much preferred a more sane language like Lua.
 28
 29Other software I use on this machine:
 30
 31- **KDE Plasma**: It's been alright as a desktop environment but I only
 32  care to use it for Wayland and I don't have time to dick around with a
 33  window manager. But that might change.
 34
 35- **tmux**: Most of my actual "window" management happens here. I have
 36  it
 37  [configured](https://git.icyphox.sh/dotfiles/blob/master/nix/programs/tmux.nix)
 38  to show my current working directory and git info in the statusline --
 39  this helps me keep my actual prompt clean and quick.
 40
 41- **neovim**: My editor of choice. I made the switch to the famously
 42  awaited 0.5.0 branch that introduced Lua support [very
 43  early](/blog/nvim-lua/) and haven't looked back since. I use a [custom
 44  duotone
 45  colorscheme](https://git.icyphox.sh/dotfiles/blob/master/config/nvim/colors/plain.vim).
 46
 47- **QtPass**: Frontend for passwords managed using GPG.
 48
 49- **Firefox**: It works; not much else to say. These are the add-ons I
 50  use:
 51  * Don't F* with Paste: for those pesky bank logins that block paste in
 52    the password fields
 53  * Refined Hacker News
 54  * Sidebery: tab-tree on the left
 55  * Simple Translate: for Finnish/Russian
 56  * SponsorBlock
 57  * uBlock Origin
 58  * Web Scrobbler
 59  * Multi-Account Containers
 60
 61## work laptop (kvothe)
 62
 63For work, I use a **14" M1 MacBook Pro**. I use
 64[nix-darwin](https://github.com/LnL7/nix-darwin) to configure most of my
 65basic applications (neovim, tmux, bash, ...). Software of note:
 66
 67- **iTerm2**: I don't use 90% of its features but I like that it lets me
 68  cofigure terminal padding. I prefer to run a single instance of iTerm,
 69  full-screened and without any borders. I use tmux for everything else.
 70
 71- **Rectangle**: For the occasional window management.
 72
 73## home server (denna)
 74
 75![denna under the table](https://cdn.icyphox.sh/fxIFy.jpg)
 76
 77My latest addition. I bought this HP EliteDesk on
 78[Tori.fi](https://tori.fi) for a princely sum of 60 EUR. It has an i5
 796500, 8GB of RAM and a 500GB HDD. I installed OpenBSD on it at work by
 80wiring it up to a monitor using DisplayPort (it does not have HDMI).
 81It now runs very quitely under my table, plugged into the router.
 82
 83I didn't feel like paying my ISP for a static IP and since I work for a
 84[cloud provider](https://upcloud.com), I spun up a VPS with a public IP
 85and setup a quick Nginx TCP proxy to forward traffic to my home server.
 86
 87```conf
 88stream {
 89        server {
 90                listen 80;
 91                listen [::]:80;
 92                proxy_pass denna:80;
 93        }
 94        server {
 95                listen 443;
 96                listen [::]:443;
 97                proxy_pass denna:443;
 98        }
 99}
100```
101
102Then, using [httpd(8)](https://man.openbsd.org/httpd.8) and
103[relayd(8)](https://man.openbsd.org/relayd.8) I run a few services (with
104more to come):
105
106- This website.
107- [legit](https://git.icyphox.sh/legit): Web frontend for git, written
108  in Go.
109- [honk](https://h.icyphox.sh): ActivityPub server.
110- [fsrv](https://git.icyphox.sh/fsrv): File hosting and upload server,
111  written in Go.
112- [radicale](https://radicale.org): Contacts and calendar (Cal/CardDav)
113  server.
114
115## other technology
116
117Some hardware and software that are in frequent use across all my
118devices:
119
120- **Ferricy**: 34-key wireless split keyboard designed by me, based on
121  the Ferris Sweep. I have both the MX (Gazzew Boba LT switches) and the
122  Choc (Kailh Sunset switches) variants, but I find myself favoring the
123  low actuation force of the MX one more. Some [pictures
124  here](/blog/2022-in-review/#keyboards-my-first-new-expensive-hobby).
125
126- **Logitech Ergo M575**: Wireless ergonomic thumb trackball mouse. I've
127  [written about it](/blog/m575) in depth.
128
129- **Airpods Pro**: Great quality, even better noise cancellation.
130
131- **iPhone 13 mini**: It's unfortunate that I have to use an Apple
132  device but it's also the only real small phone in the market. I quite
133  enjoy how it fits in my palm, and being able to reach the top of the
134  screen with one hand. I plan to stick to this until Apple stops
135  updating it.
136
137- **Kindle KT4**: Jailbroken using
138  [WatchThis](https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=346037)
139  and running KOReader.
140
141- **iPhone 15 Pro**: "Work" phone. Not a fan of its size, but I love the
142  refresh rate. This is currently my main phone.
143
144- **Tailscale**: I used to setup WireGuard networks by hand, but that
145  got unweildy after 3 hosts. With Tailscale I now have around 8
146  different machines running Linux, OpenBSD, macOS and iOS all
147  seamlessly connected. It's incredibly handy.