Nerd Fonts - https://www.nerdfonts.com/ includes many monospaced fonts that are especially well suited to terminals and code editors. Nerd Fonts adds a large set of icons that can display the glyphs used by git, programming languages and CLIs.

After downloading you’ll see a lot of font files. Take the MesloLG font that I commonly use as an example:

• MesloLGMDZNerdFontMono-Bold
• MesloLGMDZNerdFontMono-BoldItalic
• MesloLGMDZNerdFontMono-Italic
• MesloLGMDZNerdFontMono-Regular

The naming carries a lot of meaning:

MesloLG {S,M,L} {DZ,SZ} {Mono,Propo} {Bold,BoldItalic,Italic,Regular}

• {S,M,L} the small, medium or large line gap
• {DZ,SZ} DZ stands for Dotted Zero — the digit 0 has a dot in the middle. The opposite is SZ (Slashed Zero), where the 0 has a slash through it
• {Mono,Propo} Mono is monospaced and better for terminals; Propo is proportional and doesn’t force a fixed width, so it’s better for reading and for things like slides
• {Bold,BoldItalic,Italic,Regular} bold, italic

For the official explanation see https://github.com/ryanoasis/nerd-fonts/wiki/FAQ-and-Troubleshooting

On each platform you can install via homebrew or scoop: https://github.com/ryanoasis/nerd-fonts?tab=readme-ov-file#font-installation

First, boot into any Windows install and download Supermicro’s IPMICFG tool:

https://www.supermicro.com/SwDownload/SwSelect_Free.aspx?cat=IPMI

ipmicfg -user list

Maximum number of Users          : 10
Count of currently enabled Users : 1
User ID | User Name | Privilege Level | Enable
--------|-----------|-----------------|-------
2       | admin     | Administrator   | Yes

ipmicfg -user setpwd 2 admin

Or reset it to factory defaults:

ipmicfg -fd

ref

https://blog.kingj.net/2014/03/15/how-to/resetting-the-ipmi-password-on-the-e3c224d2i/ https://support.siliconmechanics.com/portal/en/kb/articles/resetting-the-bmc

Fonts

Monospace fonts

• monaco
• sourcecode pro
• Bitstream Vera Sans Mono
• ubuntu mono

Hardware

I set up a home server running Debian; total power draw stays under 30 watts — very power-efficient, great value!!! The only downside is there are only 2 SATA connectors and the motherboard doesn’t support RAID.

mb:asus N3150M-E
ram:8G
storage:120G SSD + 1T

Keyboard

Ducky One 80% with brown switches; I swapped in PBT keycaps. PBT feels a bit powdery to the touch, and I bought ones that are easy to clean, at Cherry OEM profile height. It felt OEM at first but I got used to it after a few days.

Software

f.lux - protect your eyes

Protects your eyes by making white a bit more yellow, so your eyes tire less over long sessions; a larger font helps too, of course.

Karabiner - key remapping

<https://pqrs.org/osx/karabiner/>

You can remap macOS keys to turn F1-F12 into media controls like track switching and volume, etc. I also used the built-in tool to remap `Caps lock` to `ctrl`, which makes tmux nicer to use — just `Caps` + `a`.

parallels desktop - virtual machines

Coherence mode is awesome; I occasionally open IDA Pro or some Windows software.

VANILLA

<http://matthewpalmer.net/vanilla/>

services

docker - nginx - php - ubuntu for pwnable
avahi-daemon  (log in directly via hostname.local on the LAN)
time-machine (watch out for the disk format; I use ext4)
samba

In iTerm I set up multiple profiles paired with a command like ssh user@192.168.xx.xx, using ssh keys; with cmd + o I can open a window and pick which host to log into directly — a huge quality-of-life boost.

pwnable

Run with docker; I wrote a shell script to keep it separate from my regular dotfiles. Take a look if you’re interested: https://github.com/zet235/ctf-tools

reference

https://samuelhewitt.com/blog/2015-09-12-debian-linux-server-mac-os-time-machine-backups-how-to