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Migrating OpenClaw to Docker on Ubuntu 24.04 (CLI Only)

June 16, 2026 · by Hendro · in Open Source, Tutorials

Moving a bare-metal OpenClaw instance to a Docker container is one of the best ways to isolate your AI agent’s environment, manage updates seamlessly, and prevent host file permission conflicts. This guide provides a step-by-step walkthrough for migrating your OpenClaw…

Water level controller schematic

How to Build a Safe, Automated Water Level Controller for Well Pumps (DIY Project)

June 16, 2026 · by Hendro · in DIY Electronics

Have you ever dealt with an overflowing water tank or a dry-running well pump? Automating your water storage tank doesn’t require expensive, proprietary systems. With a few common transistors, resistors, and an old-school trick to prevent probe corrosion, you can…

Network diagram showing an autossh reverse proxy tunnel routing traffic from a VPS back to a home network and the other way around.

How to Setup Resilient Residential and Datacenter Proxies with SSH Tunnels

June 15, 2026 · by Hendro · in Networking, Open Source

When engineering modern web scraping architectures or trying to secure network privacy, understanding proxy classification is vital. Cloud platforms provide raw computing power, but routing traffic directly through them often hits strict anti-bot walls. This guide covers how to leverage…

Upgrading My Old Version of WordPress Site

April 23, 2022 · by Hendro · in DIY, IT, Open Source

This blog was first built in 2015 using WordPress Version 4.3.1 and runs on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS VPS at Atlantic.Net. The server specification was the lowest available: 1vCPU, 256MB RAM, 10GB SSD, and cost 1.0 USD per month. Overtime the…

Roll Your Own Metatrader VPS

Roll Your Own Metatrader VPS

December 23, 2019 · by Hendro · in DIY, IT, Open Source, Trading

If you are a serious forex trader then sooner or later you would give serious consideration to running your trading platform on a Virtual Private Server (VPS), which is essentially a computer hosted in a service provider’s data center. This…

IBM 3270 Screen Scraping And Automation

IBM 3270 Screen Scraping And Automation

November 27, 2019 · by Hendro · in IT, Open Source

In the late 1980s, when IBM PC had proliferated while I was still supporting IBM mainframe, I wrote a PC tool that sent commands to the mainframe and received responses back via the PC 3270 terminal emulator. This tool helped to…

Ubuntu Cloud Desktop with X2Go

Ubuntu Cloud Desktop with X2Go

July 8, 2019 · by Hendro · in IT, Open Source

This guide is using X2Go as an alternative to VNC (or noVNC) for accessing remote Ubuntu Desktop as described in the previous article. Similar to VNC, X2Go is an open-source remote desktop software that enables access to a Linux graphical…

Ubuntu Cloud Desktop: Adding GUI to Your Cloud Server Instance

Ubuntu Cloud Desktop: Adding GUI to Your Cloud Server Instance

April 7, 2019 · by Hendro · in IT, Open Source

When you are going to install Ubuntu on a local machine, there are always two versions to choose: desktop or server. Whereas if you want to deploy Ubuntu on the cloud, most cloud service providers only provide server version. This makes…

Setting up Single Sign-On (SSO) with IBM Cloud App ID, simpleSAMLphp and LDAP

Setting up Single Sign-On (SSO) with IBM Cloud App ID, simpleSAMLphp and LDAP

June 22, 2018 · by Hendro · in IT, Open Source

For an organization who plans to deploy public cloud application to their internal users, one in the top list that needs to be considered carefully is how to authenticate the users. Most of the organization have an existing intranet, behind…

Build Yourself - Hakko T12 Compatible Soldering Iron Station

Build Yourself – Hakko T12 Compatible Soldering Iron Station

March 8, 2018 · by Hendro · in DIY, Electronics

One of the fundamental skill needed as electronics enthusiast is that of soldering. For this purpose, you need a common soldering iron that typically has a power rating of 20-30 watts or so, which is fine for most work. But…

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Recent Posts

  • Migrating OpenClaw to Docker on Ubuntu 24.04 (CLI Only)
  • How to Build a Safe, Automated Water Level Controller for Well Pumps (DIY Project)
  • How to Setup Resilient Residential and Datacenter Proxies with SSH Tunnels
  • Upgrading My Old Version of WordPress Site
  • Roll Your Own Metatrader VPS

My articles published elsewhere

  • Connect Espressif ESP8266 to IBM Watson IoT Platform
  • Cloud-ready temperature & humidity sensor for IBM Watson IoT Platform
  • Alexa, Let There be a Light

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