Martin Rønn

How I Use Docker Compose On TrueNAS

Tue, 28 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000

I have been very frustrated with the way TrueNAS handles docker compose files. I found a workaround that makes it a lot better.

Schedule Blog Post With Forgejo Actions

Tue, 21 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000

I have been having a lot of fun lately writing articles for this blog. So, much fun that I have written quite a few articles. However, I do not want to publish them all at once but every to weeks or so.

Forgejo Runner On TrueNAS

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Years ago I moved most of my private code to a self-hosted Gitea instance. I liked it, but I always found it odd that the project itself does not use Gitea for its development but GitHub. Fast-forward a few years and a fork of Gitea Forgejo was born, and they do use their own product for development. Forgejo is developed by a non-profit whereas Gitea is not, and I really like their aproach to running an open source product. So a month ago I finally got around to migrate to Forgejo.

Making a Wall Clock From a Saw Blade

Mon, 06 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000

It would seem that every respectable woodworking shop has a wall clock in the form of a sawblade. I have a very old sawblade from West Germany that I do not dare to use for security reasons. It is quite unique, and I think it would be a waste to just throw it out. So I made it into a wall clock.

Obsidian + Syncthing = ❤️

Wed, 01 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000

I switched to Obsidian from OneNote in 2023. You can read more about that in my article Notetaking Update - Moving from OneNote To Obsidian.

Podcasts I Listen To In 2025

Sun, 07 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000

It is the first week of fall and cosy season is upon us. This time it has been about two years since I last wrote about the podcasts I listen to in 2023 I took a look at my podcast client, and there have been some changes. So, I thought it was time to update the list.

About

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Hey There!
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I am Martin. I am a forty-something years old skilled carpenter and software developer with experience from both Denmark, Norway, and Greenland. Because I do a lot of carpentry, software development, 3D printing, CAD and self-hosting. I’ve got a pretty wide skill set.

Encrypt Cloud Storage With Cryptomator

Sun, 12 May 2024 10:48:02 +0200

Why
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There have been quite a few changes in my personal life lately and more is coming. So, looking toward the next chapter of my life I will be living in a somewhat small apartment and therefore I will experiment with not have a server (NAS) running 24/7 as I have done for the past 15+ years. I will properly have a NAS. But, just a small 2 – 4 drive Synology or something like that primarily for backups. In other words, I am simplifying my storage and removing the overhead and responsibility from myself.

Podcasts I Listen to in 2023

Sat, 05 Aug 2023 07:32:07 +0000

It has become a bit of a tradition on this blog that I every few years compile a list of the podcasts I listen to.

New Site - Moved From WordPress to Hugo

Wed, 02 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0000

This site has moved from ronn-bundgaard.dk to ronnbundgaard.com. But, not only that. The site is now made with the static site generator Hugo.

The Cost of Self Hosting

Thu, 20 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000

A hard drive died in my TrueNAS server this week and I really, really did not want to spend money on that right now. This got me thinking about the cost of running your own server and self-hosting compared to just subscribing to streaming services.

Notetaking Update - Moving from OneNote To Obsidian

Fri, 14 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000

It has been over 5 years since my last notetaking update and how and why I take notes has changed a lot since then.

I Moved From Plex to Jellyfin

Thu, 22 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000

I have used Plex for many years on my server and I have even paid for a lifetime Plex pass. However, I no longer use Plex because I am no longer comfortable using it. I have been thinking about moving away from Plex for quite some time and about 2 months ago I sat down and spend the time setting up Jellyfin on the server and all of my clients.

Customizable Hardware Storage

Sun, 16 May 2021 00:00:00 +0000

I have been in need of a storage solution for my larger hardware for quite a while. The reason why it has taken so long is that I have been trying to figure out how best to store my hardware. Without spending too much money and time that is. At the same time, I wanted a solution that could easily be changed to fit the size and number of items I want to store. I already use the Stanley organizers. They have lots of removable bins for all my small hardware like screws, nuts, bolts, springs, etc. I really like those but, they are not cheap and the larger version is quite expensive. A lot of new bins would probably also need to be printed to better optimize the space for my hardware. Increasing the price further.

3D Modelling New Side for Our Old Extractor Hood

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0000

The sides of our extractor hood are made of plastic and over the years it has become very crusty, yellow, and broken apart. It would fall off the extractor hood if one bumped it or from the vibrations from the fan spinning. In other words, it has been due for a replacement for a very long time. However, as the extractor hood is quite old, I was not able to find a new set of these sides to buy anywhere. We could of cause just buy a new Extractor Hood but this kitchen is to be replaced in a few years as part of a complete remodel of this part of the house. So, we do not want to spend any money on the kitchen if we do not have to. So I decided that since I have a 3D printer I would simply use 3D Modeling and print some new ones.

Wood Shelves With Leather Straps

Sun, 08 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000

My wife and I saw these wood shelves in a Christmas catalog last year and we really liked them. The price for these shelves was quite a lot. Essentially since it is just a small wooden plank and a couple of leather straps. So, since they are just that, a small plank and a couple of leather straps. I decided to make them myself.

Freenas/ZFS Does Not Like the New Wd Red SMR Drives

Sat, 16 May 2020 00:00:00 +0000

At the beginning of April, my awesome FreeNAS server started to report warnings on one of my 8 3TB hard drives. I replaced it with a new WD red drive because it is supposed to be a NAS-specific drive and not an SMR drive.

Podcasts I Listen to in 2019

Sun, 20 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000

It has been about five years since I last wrote about the podcasts I listen to and there has been some changes. So, I thought it was time to update the list.

Back on FreeNAS Two Months Update

Thu, 22 Aug 2019 00:00:00 +0000

A couple of months ago I build a FreeNAS server after using two Drobos for a couple of years. You can read more about that in the article I replaced my Drobos with a FreeNAS server. However, now I have used FreeNAS again for a couple of months and I have some thoughts that I would like to share.

I Replaced My Drobos With a FreeNAS Server

Fri, 19 Jul 2019 00:00:00 +0000

It has been a few years since I replace my trusty old FreeNAS server with two old Drobos. You can read about that in my article I Replaced My FreeNAS Server With a Drobo. However, now it is finally…. time to replace those Drobos with a proper FreeNAS server.

Automate Git Push Deploy on Unoeuro

Sat, 04 May 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Some time ago I moved my blog back to be a static site after a couple of years of using WordPress. In doing so, I needed a more convenient and robust way to publish the site than I had done with my previous static site.

Converting All My divx Video Files to mkv Because of Plex

Sat, 16 Feb 2019 00:00:00 +0000

For a long time, we have been using the Raspberry Pi 2 with RasPlex as a frontend for Plex server. However, the RasPlex project seems to be dead as there has not been updated since 2017. They do not even have support for the latest Raspberry pi that was released about a year ago. The Raspberry Pi itself has also been quite unstable and constantly corrupts the SD card. So, about 2 months ago I got so frustrated that I stopped using it at plugged in our old gen 1 Chromecast. But, we quickly became tired of us having to start the movies for our kids instead of them being able to just select one themselves. That is why I the other day bought an Nvidia Sheild 4K. I removed everything but YouTube and installed Plex. However, I quickly ran into an issue.

A Look at OneNote (UWP) for Windows 10

Thu, 22 Nov 2018 00:00:00 +0000

OneNote 2016 end of life
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Some time ago Microsoft announced that they are sunsetting the desktop version of OneNote 2016. Normal Support is to end in October 2020 and extended support in October 2025. From my understanding of extended support, it is only accessible for Enterprise companies with a lot of money. Not normal people.

Firewood Sheds

Thu, 08 Feb 2018 00:00:00 +0000

We needed some firewood sheds to store our firewood and here is why. The heating source in our house is an old oil/wood combination boiler. We absolutely have plans to replace it with a more modern alternative at some point. However, a lot of work has to be done to the house before that. We are already hard at work to make those changes, but as we are doing most of the work ourselves it will be some years before we are ready. In the meantime, we needed a place to store a lot of wood. While using wood to heat our house is a lot more work than just using oil. It is significantly cheaper. So we use wood as much as possible.

Why I Still Use Onenote and Why It Is Awesome

Sun, 26 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0000

I have written a lot about my note-taking adventures on this blog. I have tried just about every note-taking application known to men… known to me at least.

Building a Traditional Danish Woodworking Workbench

Thu, 09 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0000

This is not a tutorial but more a story of how, why, and with what I build my traditional Danish woodworking workbench.

What I Use - Podget a Simple Podcast Aggregator

Wed, 22 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0000

After moving outside the city zone a couple of years ago, we no longer have access to a Fiber internet connection. So, instead of the 100/100 Megabit connection, we had before we moved we are left with an awfully slow DSL broadband connection with the depressing speed of 10/1 Megabit. Before we moved I did not bother to download podcasts. I would just stream them using the desktop podcast aggregator Gpodder.

Ronn Bundgaard Is Now HTTPS via Let's Encrypt

Wed, 09 Nov 2016 00:00:00 +0000

I have always wanted to offer HTTPS on my blog. However, a traditional SSL certificate just costs too much for a simple personal blog like this. However, Let’s Encrypt has changed that.

What I Use New Series Introduction

Mon, 09 May 2016 00:00:00 +0000

I am starting a new series on this blog called, you guessed it, “What I use”.

Back on WordPres

Tue, 27 Oct 2015 00:00:00 +0000

Over the Christmas holidays of 2014/2015, I switched my blog from WordPress to the static site generator Pelican. I did this mostly because static site generators was the new hotness among geeks, the geek factor was high, and I wanted to try something new. I really like the idea of a blog where I would write blog post in Markdown, and not have to deal with a backend admin interface, or depend on a database. I chose Pelican because it is a Python program and it uses the Jinja2 Templating engine. I absolutely love both Python, and Jinja2 and I have written a lot in Python and Python-Flask. It would therefore be quite easy for me to make changes to an existing template or make my own template.

Drobo Update 6 Month After

Tue, 27 Oct 2015 00:00:00 +0000

It has been about six months with the Drobo‘s and here is my Drobo update as I promised in my blog post I Replaced My FreeNAS Server With A Drobo where I also explain why I came to use Drobo. While the Drobo’s I have is an older model (Drobo-FS) most of the information in this post should apply to newer models as well.

I Replaced My Freenas Server With a Drobo

Wed, 27 May 2015 00:00:00 +0000

Edit: I recently replaced the Drobos with a FreeNAS server. You can read about it in my article I Replaced My Drobos With A FreeNAS Server

Convert Docx to Markdown With Pandoc

Sun, 15 Mar 2015 00:00:00 +0000

I prefer to use Microsoft Word for most of my writing but I really like Markdown. I prefer Word because its spell and grammar checker is superior to every other word processor or text editor I have tried. In addition, word has text to speech build in. I use text to speech to have my text spoken to me in order to catch errors and I catch a lot of errors this way. While I write my blog posts in English. English is not my first language and I need these tools to keep spelling and grammar errors to a minimum.

The Static Site Generator Pelican vs WordPress

Fri, 06 Feb 2015 00:00:00 +0000

Update 2023: I moved to the static site generator Hugo. You can read more about that in my article New Site.

No More Coding in My Spare Time

Mon, 12 Jan 2015 00:00:00 +0000

I have been very focused on learning new coding skills and getting as much experience with programming as possible these past couple of years while studying Computer Science to make the chance of getting a job greater. However, while I got a job just after graduating. I never stopped using a lot of my spare time working on private projects. At some point, I began wanting to control everything digital in my life spending a lot of time writing code and managing servers in order to avoid using online services like Dropbox, OneDrive, and OneNote.

Notetaking Workflow Update

Sun, 09 Nov 2014 00:00:00 +0000

Back in August, I wrote this post where I explained why I moved back to OneNote after trying to move my note-taking workflow to plain text with markdown syntax. Well, it did not happen. For me to go back to OneNote was simply not possible and here is why.

Dell Venue 8 Pro Review

Wed, 13 Aug 2014 00:00:00 +0000

The Dell Venue 8 Pro is an 8-inch tablet running Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro. The “Pro” version of Windows indicates that it is the full version of Windows capable of running modern apps as well as normal Windows programs. How useful it is to run legacy applications on an 8-inch screen is questionable. However, the option is there and that is always nice.

Resetting My Workflow Good Day Onenote I Have Missed You

Tue, 12 Aug 2014 00:00:00 +0000

Some weeks back I switched my note-taking and writing workflow to a plain text and Markdown-based system. I wrote about it in the blog post titled I Say Goodbye to OneNote. The switch sent me on a workflow rollercoaster and it ended with a crash. Therefore, I have reset my workflow to where it last worked. Yes, I am back on using OneNote and the rest of the Microsoft Office Suite for my note-taking and writing.

Whisker Menu Dark Theme

Fri, 08 Aug 2014 00:00:00 +0000

The Whisker Menu has become the default menu in Xubuntu 14.04. I really like the Whisker menu. The Whiskers menu is one of the first things I installed on an XFCE desktop and has been since I discovered it a couple of years ago. However, the default look of the menu is not that exciting. The default theme is a very light gray almost Windows 2000 like and this do not look good with my favorite GTK theme Numix Dark.

Kingston Datagraveler Vault Privacy 3.0 First Impressions

Tue, 05 Aug 2014 00:00:00 +0000

After the developers of TrueCrypt declared the encryption suite insecure and recommended users of TrueCrypt to find other solutions. I have been doing just that. It turns out TrueCrypt was a unique product. No other encryption program has the same functionality and is cross-platform. After a failed attempt to find a replacement for TrueCrypt, I started to look at hardware solutions. It turns out there is a decent selection of USB sticks with hardware encryption. After some research, I chose the Kingston Datatraveler Vault Privacy 3.0 because it supports Windows, Mac, and Linux. Since I use all three platforms combined with the affordable price of the USB stick made it the obvious choice.

There Is a Pelican in My Blog

Mon, 04 Aug 2014 00:00:00 +0000

Not too long ago I switched from a Djangobased blog I wrote myself, to WordPress. I switched because I did not have the time to keep adding features and keep it up-to-date.

How I Use a Usb Stick and Git to Sync My Data

Tue, 29 Jul 2014 00:00:00 +0000

The way most people use a USB stick is to just work directly from it. However, that is the wrong way of doing it. That is why I will show you how to use git on a USB stick

I Say Goodbye to Microsoft Onenote

Wed, 23 Jul 2014 00:00:00 +0000

For the past 6+ years, I have used Microsoft OneNote for most of my note-taking. However, for the past couple of years, I have tried to find an open-source note-taking tool that suits my needs. I finally found one….. well sort of.

R.I.P Truecrypt

Thu, 29 May 2014 00:00:00 +0000

Update: Another group of developers has taken over where the Truecrypt developers let the project go. The new project is called VeryCrypt. Hopefully, they will keep the project alive for many years going forward.

The Podcasts I Listen To

Fri, 09 May 2014 00:00:00 +0000

I have listened to audiobooks ever since I was a child. Therefore, listening to podcasts is a very natural way for me to consume information. For the most part, I listen to podcasts and audiobooks on my daily commute to, and from work. I do also however like to listen while working at work or around the house at home. I have been listening to podcasts since 2007 and I listen to a number of podcasts to keep me up to date with all the news in the fields that interests me.

Why I Moved to Wordpress

Wed, 07 May 2014 00:00:00 +0000

Two years ago, I wanted a blog. At that time, I was in school and had a lot of spare time on my hand. Therefore, I thought it would be a nice learning experience to write the blog myself. I wrote the blog in Python using the Django framework and I have been using it until a week ago when I moved to WordPress. The blog was somewhat simple and posting a post was cumbersome. Especially if there were images, as I had to upload them via FTP.

Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini With Cyanogenmod 11

Mon, 28 Apr 2014 00:00:00 +0000

The risk of me throwing the phone into the wall in frustration finally became greater than the risk of bricking the phone doing the process of rooting the phone and installing Cyanogenmod. I simply had enough of all the bugs that plague the phone. Whether this is an Android 4.2 problem or a Samsung TouchWiz problem, I do not know and I do not care. Therefore, I installed Cyanogenmod and hoped that would be a better experience. If nothing else, I would get a newer version of Android. Because Cyanogenmod 11 is Android 4.4 and my phone had Android 4.2. Android 4.4 is supposed to have a lot of optimization for less powerful phones like the S4 mini.

Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini Review

Wed, 19 Feb 2014 00:00:00 +0000

I have used the Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini as my daily driver for about four months and this is my review of the phone.
I will not go over all the features of the phone, but merely highlight what is important to me.

Microsoft Sculpt Ergonomic Desktop 5 Month After

Thu, 13 Feb 2014 00:00:00 +0000

In September of 2013, I reviewed the Microsoft Sculpt Ergonomic Desktop. I have now used the keyboard and mouse every day, 10 hours a day for about 5 months and I would like to share my experience with it.

Going Back to Android

Sat, 16 Nov 2013 00:00:00 +0000

I have been a Windows Phone user for the past year. The first Mobile phone with Microsoft Windows Phone 8 released in Denmark, the HTC 8X to be exact. I bought the phone knowing that the apps were not there yet, but I wanted to try this new platform. A year has past and the apps are still not there. Some apps have come to Windows Phone but they usually slimmed down versions with far fewer features than their Android and iOS counterparts. So I got tired of waiting and bought a Samsung galaxy s4 mini, an Android phone. I have been an Android user before. I used the HTC Desire for over a year back in 2010, when it was the best Android phone available. Even back in 2010, I had better apps with more features on my HTC Desire, than the apps available for Windows Phone 8, here at the end of 2013.

Why You Should Use Markdown

Thu, 31 Oct 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Markdown is in my opinion the best way to structure a plain text document. I have already written about why I prefer plain text here so I will not dive into that. I will however try to explain why I think Markdown is a fantastic tool for most writing tasks. Using Markdown separates the content from the visual appearance of a document, the presentation. The philosophy of separating content from presentation has been the standard in software development for many years. This makes Markdown all about the content of the writing, the text if you will, and not about how it looks. Some structure is essential to organizing text, and for this Markdown provides a very simple yet extremely powerful markup syntax. You can read more about Markdown on their website.

Microsoft Sculpt Ergonomic Desktop Review

Thu, 19 Sep 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Ever since Microsoft announced the Sculpt Ergonomic Desktop, I have been waiting for it to come to my country in a Nordic version. Actually, I would have preferred a Danish-only version. But, since I almost never look at the keyboard, it is not a big deal for me. However, this also means that this review will be of the Nordic version of the Sculpt Ergonomic Desktop keyboard set. This is important to note because the layout is quite different from the standard English version.

Control in Plain Text

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Not too long ago I had a long discussion on Facebook about MS Word. I asked the question, of how anyone could get anything done in MS Word and that turned into a WYSIWYG vs. WYSIWYW discussion. If you are unfamiliar with the terms WYSIWYG (What you see is what you get) and WYSIWYW (What you see is what you want) I suggest you Google them. However, the short version is that WYSIWYG is editors like MS Word, LibreOffice Writer, and Google Docs and WYSIWYW is usually plain text technologies like Latex and Markdown. I have used Word for many years and Latex and Markdown for only a couple of years and there are pros and cons to both. However, I will not discuss the pros and cons but simply write about why I like and why I use plain text.

Wxpython 2.9 on Linux

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000

I needed to test one of my programs on Linux. It’s written in Python using wxPython. I am using the version that is still in development wxPython 2.9. There are prebuild versions for Mac and Windows but unfortunately, there isn’t a prebuild package for Linux so I had to compile it myself. However I ran into some problems making it compile, and since others might have similar problems I’ll think I would document it.

SSH Port Forwarding

Sat, 02 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000

This will essentially create a VPN(Private Virtual Network) via SSH. It will allow you to access web pages that otherwise only are accessible from within the local network or browse the internet looking like you are on your home IP address. Why is this useful? Well, I’ll tell you what I use it for.

Zim Desktop Wiki Note Taking the Awesome Way Part Two

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000

I got all excited about Zim Desktop Wiki and I wrote a post about it here. However, after using the program for a couple of months I came to the conclusion that it didn’t cover my needs. As it turns out it’s not easy to find a program that matches OneNote. Although I really want an open-source solution it’s just not working out with Zim Desktop Wiki. And here is why.

Zim Desktop Wiki - Note Taking the Awesome Way Part One

Sun, 20 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0000

I have been using OneNote for a couple of years for notes in school. However, OneNote is proprietary software and the format it saves to is a proprietary file format. For school OneNote it’s great and the workflow I have there is a good fit. But school notes are actually a very small portion of the notes I make. I have a lot of notes for among other things code snippets, how-to’s, ideas, and blog posts like the one I am writing right now. For these notes, my workflow does not go well with OneNote and I needed another solution. So after making a list of features I wanted I started searching.

HTC 8x Review

Sat, 19 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0000

I’ve had the HTC 8X with the Windows Phone OS for about two months and I have some thoughts on the phone that I share in this review.
The back of the phone is a soft touch rubber surface and it is easy to get a good grip on it and it doesn’t easily slip out of your pocket by accident. The dedicated camera button makes it very fast to take pictures whiteout having to unlock the phone first.
There is almost no indication when you move your finger over the top of the phone that there is a button. This makes the power button somewhat hard to find and it usually takes me a couple of tries.
The Gorilla Glass is supposed to be very hard, however, after only a couple of days, my screen had some serious scratches.

Thinkpad W530 Review

Tue, 08 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0000

I bought the ThinkPad W530 only about a week after its release in Denmark. I needed an all-in-one laptop for school work and light gaming. As of the writing of this post, I have had the laptop for about 4 months and I have a good idea of the pros and cons of the laptop.