Hacker News with Generative AI: Configuration

The order of files in /etc/ssh/sshd_config.d/ matters (utoronto.ca)
Suppose, not entirely hypothetically, that you have an Ubuntu 24.04 server system where you want to disable SSH passwords for the Internet but allow them for your local LAN.
Security, Linux, SSH, Configuration
254 points by NGRhodes 22 days ago | 115 comments
Generate autounattend.xml files for Windows 10/11 (schneegans.de)
Windows 10, Windows 11, Automation, Configuration, Operating Systems
224 points by nixass 27 days ago | 79 comments
How Core Git Developers Configure Git (gitbutler.com)
What `git config` settings should be defaults by now? Here are some settings that even the core developers change.
Git, Configuration, Software Development, Best Practices
570 points by lnkl 60 days ago | 122 comments
How core Git developers configure Git (gitbutler.com)
What `git config` settings should be defaults by now? Here are some settings that even the core developers change.
Git, Configuration, Software Development, Best Practices
317 points by chmaynard 63 days ago | 57 comments
Some ways to restrict who can log in via OpenSSH and how they authenticate (utoronto.ca)
In yesterday's entry on allowing password authentication from the Internet for SSH, I mentioned that there were ways to restrict who this was enabled for or who could log in through SSH. Today I want to cover some of them, using settings in /etc/ssh/sshd_config.
Security, OpenSSH, Linux, SSH, Configuration
5 points by zdw 97 days ago | 0 comments
Comptime as Configuration (openmymind.net)
If you look at my httpz library, you'll notice that httpz.Server(T) is a generic. The type passed to Server serves two purposes. The first is to support an application-specific context - whatever instance of T passed into Server(T).init gets passed back to your custom HTTP handlers.
Programming, Generics, Software Design, Configuration
59 points by todsacerdoti 106 days ago | 18 comments
BetterDisplay: Extra Configuration Options for macOS (github.com/waydabber)
BetterDisplay is a truly wonderful tool!
macOS, Configuration, Software, Tools
23 points by fanf2 121 days ago | 3 comments
How I configure my Git identities (benji.dog)
I like to mess with my dotfiles and every so often, I find out about a new way to do things and I spend more time than I should learning how to use it.
Git, Configuration, Dotfiles
439 points by 8organicbits 152 days ago | 106 comments
Git Config (izissise.net)
Git can change configuration depending on the directory you're in.
Git, Configuration
16 points by chmaynard 172 days ago | 0 comments
X11 Forwarding and Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (2021) (thomasward.com)
The below guide documents how to install Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL2) and configure X11 forwarding so graphical programs run from inside WSL2 display locally on Windows.
Windows, Linux, Software, Configuration, Remote Access
4 points by smitty1e 207 days ago | 1 comments
Survey of Config Languages (github.com/oils-for-unix)
Config languages let you provide parameters to software, usually at runtime. For example:
Programming, Software, Configuration, Tools
3 points by networked 208 days ago | 1 comments
Customizing Nginx Logs: A Comprehensive Guide (betterstack.com)
Nginx, like most applications, records a wealth of data related to client interactions, system events, and potential errors. However, this data's potential can only be fully realized through proper configuration, management, and analysis.
Nginx, Web Servers, Configuration, Logging, Optimization
14 points by thunderbong 226 days ago | 0 comments
Efficient Emacs startup and configuration with minimal-emacs.d (jamescherti.com)
Emacs, Configuration, Software, Optimization
4 points by JNRowe 265 days ago | 0 comments
Postgres Psql: Settings, Presets, Echo, and Saved Queries (crunchydata.com)
Postgres, Database Management, SQL, Configuration
9 points by craigkerstiens 277 days ago | 0 comments
Modern Emacs TypeScript Web Config (ovistoica.com)
TypeScript, Web Development, Configuration, Emacs
18 points by G3rn0ti 293 days ago | 4 comments
My .gitconfig File Dissected (kiranrao.ca)
Git, Configuration, Tools, Software
49 points by KiranRao0 303 days ago | 15 comments
How to configure tmux, from scratch (ianthehenry.com)
Terminal Emulators, Configuration, Linux, Software
24 points by lemonwaterlime 335 days ago | 1 comments