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Step-by-step, task-oriented guides — do this, in this order, to get this result.

LinuxHow-To July 8, 2026 2 min read

How to Use systemd-nspawn Containers on Linux

A complete walkthrough creating and running a lightweight systemd-nspawn container — useful for isolated testing environments without the overhead of a full container runtime.

#howto#systemd-nspawn#containers
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RetrogamingHow-To July 8, 2026 3 min read

How to Reduce Input Lag with Run-Ahead

A step-by-step guide to enabling RetroArch's run-ahead feature correctly — including the one prerequisite that determines whether it will work at all for a given core.

#howto#input-lag#run-ahead
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FreeBSDHow-To July 6, 2026 2 min read

How to Harden Services on FreeBSD with Capsicum

A practical walkthrough of Capsicum's capability mode — how to check if a program supports it, and how sandboxed services actually differ from ordinary ones at the syscall level.

#howto#capsicum#security
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FreeBSDHow-To July 5, 2026 2 min read

How to Set Up a Web Server on FreeBSD with nginx

A complete walkthrough installing nginx, enabling it as a proper rc.conf-managed service, and serving a first site — the FreeBSD-idiomatic way, not a generic Linux tutorial adapted.

#howto#nginx#webserver
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