Alo's corner

Welcome, I'm Alo, short for Aloys. I work as a software engineer, mostly on the web.

This is my attempt to start writing, as way to push myself to improve my critical thinking, while sharing my experiences.

Expect this place to contains various subject, from Emacs and programming all the way to my myriad of hobbies.

There is not real end goal here, just a place to write, share and learn.

Latest logs

26 May 2026

08:58
This evening I will take my forgejo instance down, in favor of a using the built-in SSH git protocol. This means Woodpecker as well, which to be honest, was a bit painful to get going. I need to find a dead simple CD. Or maybe not? Maybe I just run a script to deploy on a git hook…

22 May 2026

16:17
Deeper and deeper I go. Git-send-mail is the next target, I use forgejo but I don't really need a GUI. Just a git repository.

15:28
I want to migrate to GNUS, but I'm afraid about the workflow for emails. I guess I could set up a webmail client, like roundcube, as a backup.

13:06
I came across emacs-solo… It's impressive how far LyonixML has taken vanilla emacs.

Very inspiring, it makes me want to ditch a few packages! Here is the link.

21 May 2026

14:42
Emacs + macos + nix-darwin is creating a fair few challenging… Especially around mu4e. Maybe it's time to move to Gnus.

Recent articles

Your self hosted git server in less than two minutes

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Guix: first impressions

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Switching to Asahi Linux and Guix for a quieter experience