Jan-Lukas Else
Jan-Lukas Else — Developer and self-hosting enthusiast
Thoughts of an IT expert
janlukas.blogJan-Lukas Else builds his own blogging platform (GoBlog), runs his own servers, and writes about the process of maintaining digital independence. The blog is a mix of short notes, technical posts about self-hosting, and personal updates — all published on infrastructure he controls. It's the kind of blog that practices what the IndieWeb preaches.
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My May ‘26 in Review
And just like that, another month has flown by. Time for my usual look back. The month started with my longest single-day bike tour ever: 136 km from Braunschweig to Gifhorn, Celle, and back. It was pretty exhausting, but that didn’t stop me from trying again at Pentecost. I had planned to ride various national and international cycling routes from near Hildesheim all the way to Kassel. 220 km over two days. But the heat, the effort, and my heavy bike made me reconsider, and in the end I only ma...
Why it’s totally ok that I quit my bikepacking trip
As I wrote, I had planned a bikepacking trip covering a total of 224 km. Well, things didn’t quite go as planned. Shortly after my post, I changed the route due to a lack of good camping options along the way. I read some bad reviews about the campsite I originally planned to stay at. Instead of a round trip, I planned an equally long tour from Nordstemmen to Kassel (my former home), following various national and international cycling routes. I also found several campsites along the river Weser...
Some of my favorite Flatpak apps
Almost two months ago, I switched back to Ubuntu as my primary operating system. While I still have a Windows 11 VM, I never really use it. Ubuntu 26.04 fits all my needs I had since switching to it. While I installed it during the beta, the final LTS version has also been released since then. I used Linux already many years ago as the primary operating system and tried different distributions because all promised something special. But nowadays I think the distribution should provide a stable b...
My April ‘26 in Review
April is now over too, so it’s time to look back on the month. This time, I’ll keep it really brief. At the beginning of the month, we spent a few days at the North Sea over Easter, where we relaxed but also went on a few day trips. It was very relaxing. After that, everyday life returned. Work, and sometimes going for a bike ride in the evenings after work. On Sundays, our (now expanded) dance class. Occasionally sorting out a few things for the wedding (or booking the honeymoon). And of course...
Blog discovery sites
While I, personally, blog less these days than when I was younger and had apparently more spare time, I have the feeling there’s some kind of resurrection of the blogosphere and IndieWeb these days. At least it feels more visible again. I came across a couple of new blog discovery sites recently, so here’s an incomplete list of sites (old and new) I know of in no particular order. Some I might have already shared before. You are welcome to comment more, and I’ll add them. Inter...
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