About Me and Cycasc
Cycasc is a platform I run that helps me and my friends support, organize, and secure our online lives. Cycasc stands for "Can You Cause a Server Crash?". Admittedly, the name might not be the most creative, but the abbreviation looks sharp and the domain is short - that's what counts, right? 😅
The technical infrastructure behind my services is built with great care and structure. I intensively deal with various IT fields: from network technology and infrastructure to software development, as well as virtualization, operating systems, data backup, data recovery, databases, encryption, and Information Security.
Over time, I have acquired a real broad but deep IT knowledge that helps me not only in my daily life but also in my professional work, as well as when supporting friends and acquaintances.
Here is a list of more services I host. All of which are for my own use. However, it should reflect my dedication and love for IT. ☕
Jellyfin
From Wikipedia (2025): Jellyfin is a free and open-source media server and suite of multimedia applications designed to organize, manage, and share digital media files to networked devices.
From Wikipedia (2025): Jellyfin is a free and open-source media server and suite of multimedia applications designed to organize, manage, and share digital media files to networked devices.
Home Assistant
From Wikipedia (2025): Home Assistant is free and open-source software used to enable centralized home automation.
From Wikipedia (2025): Home Assistant is free and open-source software used to enable centralized home automation.
Joplin Server
Joplin is a free and open-source desktop and mobile note-taking and to-do list application that supports sharing between users.
Joplin is a free and open-source desktop and mobile note-taking and to-do list application that supports sharing between users.
IT-Tools
A static site with many handy tools for developers (not mine - credit goes to the developers of this project).
BentoPDF
Also a static site with many PDF conversion and editing tools.
Mirrors
A mirror server - currently only serving Arch Linux packages and ISOs. The main goal of this mirror is to provide a local, fast, and centralized package source for my Arch Linux hosts. Yes, I have many of them. 😅 One of which is serving you this website.
Satisfactory Dedicated Server
Satisfactory is a factory simulation game by Coffee Stain Studios which also features cooperative multiplayer. Since the dedicated server is quite resource-intensive, it is only online when my friends and I need it.
Server address: satisfactory.cycasc.net
Satisfactory is a factory simulation game by Coffee Stain Studios which also features cooperative multiplayer. Since the dedicated server is quite resource-intensive, it is only online when my friends and I need it.
Server address: satisfactory.cycasc.net
Just for the list to be complete, I also have...
- multiple local NAS systems based on OpenMediaVault including data synchronisation via Syncthing
- local BIND9 nameservers and a small ad-block mechanism based on dnsmasq (more here)
- data backup using multiple methods (more here)
- local monitoring via Nagios Core
- a vulnerability scanner based on OpenVAS
- a Tor Node to help protecting against traffic analysis attacks
- a fully segmented network managed by a router running OpenWRT