Building on our ongoing commitment to the open-source community, the WMACCESS Team of CPB Software (Germany) GmbH is excited to extend our support for open-source initiatives into 2024.
We remain steadfast in our dedication to fostering a thriving, innovative open-source ecosystem, contributing to its vibrant and diverse technological landscape.
We're continuously sponsoring the Caddy project, expressing our gratitude and support towards the Caddy community and maintainers for delivering a top-notch web server. This web server is not just a tool; it's a valuable asset in our tech stack, promising a secure, efficient web serving experience. A massive thank you to the Caddy community for this outstanding open-source contribution! 🙏
Steffen Busch - WMACCESS Product Manager:
We successfully integrated Caddy into our production environment in January 2024. The launch of our new tech stack with Caddy has been a significant milestone, greatly assisted by its superb, up-to-date documentation. As we continue to optimize our systems, we're excited about the upcoming enablement of HTTP/3 in the following weeks, promising even greater performance and efficiency.
We recognize Uptime Kuma as a pivotal tool in enhancing server monitoring and downtime alerts 🚨. This modern, user-friendly tool boasts a fantastic web user interface and offers a diverse range of highly configurable monitoring types. Louis Lam, the developer behind Uptime Kuma, has created a tool that is an essential supplement to other external monitoring services, allowing for comprehensive oversight and operational efficiency.
We are proud to support Uptime Kuma, helping to further its development and ensuring it remains a valuable asset for developers and system administrators worldwide 🌍.
lnav 🛠️ from Tim Stack is a powerful tool for viewing and analyzing log files directly in the terminal. It offers:
- Log Highlighting: Highlights key elements from log entries, such as error messages, timestamps, and log levels, for better readability and faster analysis.
- Log File Merging: Combines multiple log files, even mixing compressed .gz files with uncompressed ones, for seamless analysis.
- Error and Warning Navigation: Quickly navigate to the next or previous error or warning, making it easy to pinpoint issues.
- Live Operation: Automatically updates with new log lines, searches as you type, and validates SQL queries in real time.
- Support for Various Formats: Recognizes a wide range of log formats and allows users to define custom formats for tailored analysis.
One feature we find particularly outstanding is its ability to query log files using SQL. This functionality allows us to analyze structured log formats, such as JSON access logs from our Caddy web server, with ease. This makes log analysis both intuitive and incredibly efficient.
We’re thrilled to support this tool and the efforts of its creator, Tim Stack. For the latest release updates and announcements, follow lnav on X.
Healthchecks by Pēteris Caune is an open-source service for monitoring recurring tasks like Cron jobs. It operates on the "Dead man's switch" principle, where systems regularly “check in” to confirm everything is running smoothly. Missed check-ins trigger alerts 🚨 to ensure no critical task goes unnoticed.
We use the self-hosted version of Healthchecks to maintain full control and privacy over our monitoring setup. Cron jobs send their execution outputs directly to our instance of Healthchecks, where they are displayed in a user-friendly and highly functional web interface, offering a clear and organized view of the data.
A highlight from Healthchecks' developer, Pēteris Caune, is his amazing blog post about advanced Crontab configurations, such as scheduling tasks for the second and fourth Sunday of a month. This showcases the ingenuity and practical expertise behind the project. (Read more here)
Password Pusher 🔐 by Peter Giacomo Lombardo is a tool designed to securely share sensitive information with automatic expiration and deletion after a set number of views or duration. It includes full audit logs to track who, what, and when, providing a reliable solution for secure communication.
Steffen Busch - WMACCESS Product Manager:
We use Password Pusher to securely provide initial and reset passwords to our WMACCESS users. Time-limited, self-expiring links ensure that sensitive data never lingers in inboxes, adding an essential layer of security to the process.
The self-hosted option ensures complete control over password delivery, offering flexibility and enhanced privacy. Its user-friendly interface makes secure password sharing straightforward for both administrators and end users.
Follow the latest updates on Password Pusher's X (Twitter) feed, where Peter shares news and insights about this lightweight yet robust solution for secure password distribution.
We will continue to actively support incredible open-source projects in the following years. We believe in the sustainability, growth, and innovative potential of open source, and will remain dedicated contributors to this invaluable ecosystem.
The open-source community thrives on the collective contributions of individuals and organizations. As the digital world continues to evolve, let us ensure that the foundations remain strong and innovative through our support.
We call upon companies and individuals to join us in this mission. Whether it is contributing code, reporting bugs, spreading the word, or providing financial support, every action counts.
Let’s celebrate and uplift the spirits of those who dedicate themselves to open source. Together, we can ensure that this remarkable community continues to flourish, innovate, and inspire generations to come.
Thank you for being a part of this journey! 🚀
The WMACCESS Team