Un(Installing) Docker

Docker is one the most critical parts of my homelab, allowing services to run in their own containers, with access to the files and resources that they only need. As well as this, it also means that if one service goes down (as long as nothing else depends on it) it doesn’t bring down everything with it. Installing Docker Installing docker is pretty simple - they even provide a script to do so: ...

July 19, 2025 · 2 min · 236 words · Vivaan M

What Is Init0?

This will be a short one. For those who didn’t know, init 0 is essentially another way to shutdown a unix-based system, by changing the init run level to 0, essentially shutting down the system in a controlled manner. I chose it because its a reference to Unix (and Linux), and I spend a lot of time interacting with Linux. That doesn’t mean I won’t post anything about what I do on my Windows PC - this blog is supposed to be a digital notepad of all things techy, and so it won’t be limited to just that. ...

May 22, 2025 · 1 min · 98 words · Vivaan M

Welcome

Welcome to Init0 02:48:38 vivaan@ultimate ~ → man init0 Hey! Welcome to Init0, my digital notepad for all things techy, where I share whatever I happen to be working on at the moment. Init0 is a place for anything, from Home Automation, to my programming endeavours, to me trying to self-host half of Google. Whether you’re here to learn something new, see what I’ve been building, or just take a peek into my workflow — I’m glad you stopped by. ...

May 20, 2025 · 1 min · 117 words · Vivaan M