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Directories on host machine:

/data/certbot/letsencrypt
/data/certbot/www
Nginx server in docker container

docker run -d --name nginx \

FAQ on the xz-utils backdoor (CVE-2024-3094)

This is still a new situation. There is a lot we don't know. We don't know if there are more possible exploit paths. We only know about this one path. Please update your systems regardless.

This is a living document. Everything in this document is made in good faith of being accurate, but like I just said; we don't yet know everything about what's going on.

Setup python, pip, virtualenv and virtualwrapper, with zsh on a new machine

Strongly inspired by https://gist.github.com/heymonkeyriot/9a2f429caff5c091d5429666fa080403.

Installing Python & Pip

On Ubuntu :

sudo apt install python3 python3-pip

	#include <windows.h>
	#include <vector>
	#include <string>
	#include "SymParser.h"

	// Using Wide-versions of DbgHelp functions:
	#define DBGHELP_TRANSLATE_TCHAR

	// Expose additional declarations from DbgHelp.h:
	#define _NO_CVCONST_H

	[ApiController]
	[Route("[controller]")]
	public class ExampleController : ControllerBase
	{
	// SwaggerResponse supported, i prefer old one.
	[HttpGet]
	[SwaggerOperation("LoginUser")]
	[SwaggerResponse(statusCode: StatusCodes.Status200OK, type: null, description: "signed user email account")]
	[SwaggerResponse(statusCode: StatusCodes.Status400BadRequest, type: null, description: "wrong email or password")]
	[Route("/users/login")]

	# <type>: <subject> (Max 50 char, Why is this change necessary?)
	# \|<---- Using a Maximum Of 50 Characters ---->\|

	# \|<---- Try To Limit Each Line to a Maximum Of 72 Characters ---->\|
	# Explain how the commit addresses the issue

	# IMPORTANT!! Describe any side effects of the change.

	# Provide links or keys to any relevant tickets, articles or other resources
	# Examples: "Jira issue [ABC-123]" or "Closes Github issue #123"

	import math

	# http://vcl.itn.liu.se/publications/2011/GS11/edtaa_preprint.pdf
	def tex(df, cos_th):
	cos_th = abs(cos_th)
	sin_th = math.sqrt(1 - cos_th ** 2)
	if cos_th < sin_th:
	cos_th, sin_th = sin_th, cos_th

	a1 = 0.5 * sin_th / cos_th # note: paper is missing the 0.5!

	# Just place this file in your repo under the .github/workflows folder.
	# You set all of the secrets in the setting of the repo

	name: Deploy to Testflight

	# When a pull request is closed...
	# This is because this action commits back to the repository
	# so setting this on a push would cause an infinite loop of commits
	# unless you pragmatically check the contents of the repo or something

	%scala
	import java.io
	import org.apache.spark.sql.streaming._
	import org.apache.spark.sql.streaming.StreamingQueryListener._

	def writeToFile(file: File, str: String): Unit = {
	val writer = new FileWriter(file)
	try { writer.append(str).append("\n") }
	finally { writer.close }
	println("saving progress file successful")