How To Install a Matrix Server (Synapse) on OpenBSD

Categories: [Technology], [How To], [OpenBSD]

After much trouble shooting for several days I finally got this working. :sweat_smile:

This setup uses Openbsd 7.1 and will use a reverse proxy via relayd.

SSL certs are not added directly into the synapse homeserver.yaml file in this setup.

Installation Steps

Install synapse: doas pkg_...

How to Run Syncthing as a Daemon on OpenBSD

Categories: [Technology], [How To], [OpenBSD]

Install Syncthing pkg_add syncthing
Enable Syncthing rcctl enable syncthing
Update Daemon flag vi /etc/rc.d/syncthing, add -home=/var/syncthing
Run Syncthing once to create initial files: /etc/rc.d/syncthing start
Stop Syncthing after after a few minutes: /etc/rc.d/syncthing stop
U...

How To Automatically Sync Files To Nextcloud On Android

Categories: [Technology], [How To]

At the time of writing this post, the Nextcloud Android app does not have the ability to auto-sync files. The only auto-sync feature is for image directories but not anything other than that.

Heads Up:

I have noticed that editing the synced files within Nextcloud does not always work. However, v...

How To Extract Kindle Notes From The Web

Categories: [Technology], [How To]

Luckily, it's quite easy...

Install OpenBSD Sets From A USB Install Device

Categories: [OpenBSD]

I always seem to forget this and spend more time that I should trying to re-remember how to get access to the sets when installing OpenBSD via a USB drive.

How to install sets from a USB drive on OpenBSD:

When prompted for set installation choose: disk
When asked if the disk is mounted type...

How To Enable Middle Button Scrolling For The Lenovo X220 On OpenBSD

Add this to your .xsession or .xinitrc file:

xinput set-prop "/dev/wsmouse" "WS Pointer Wheel Emulation" 1 
xinput set-prop "/dev/wsmouse" "WS Pointer Wheel Emulation Button" 2 
xinput set-prop "/dev/wsmouse" "WS Pointer Wheel Emulation Axes" 6 7 4 5

Then restart X! :D

(This probably works...