# Network Nirvana

URL: /show/linux-unplugged/493/
> Chris' sticky upgrade situation, and we chat with the developer behind an impressive mesh VPN with new tricks.

- Show: [LINUX Unplugged](/show/linux-unplugged/)
- Episode: 493
- Date: 2023-01-15
- Hosts: chris, wes, brent
- Guests: ryanhuber
- Duration: 01:15:13
- Audio: https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f31a453c-fa15-491f-8618-3f71f1d565e5/58476509-ce10-4fdb-936b-f57d1fbef4e0.mp3



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### Episode Links

  * [NixOS 22.11 Released](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nixos-22-11-released/23637 "NixOS 22.11 Released")
  * [VERY Simple NixOS NGINX Config](https://paste.docs.lol/code/SuitesSacrosanctness "VERY Simple NixOS NGINX Config")
  * [NixOS Manual: SSL/TLS Certificates with ACME](https://nixos.org/manual/nixos/stable/index.html#module-security-acme "NixOS Manual: SSL/TLS Certificates with ACME") — NixOS supports automatic domain validation & certificate retrieval and renewal using the ACME protocol. Any provider can be used, but by default NixOS uses Let's Encrypt. The alternative ACME client lego is used under the hood.
  * [NixOS Manual: Configuring Nginx for Pleroma](https://nixos.org/manual/nixos/stable/index.html#module-services-pleroma-nginx "NixOS Manual: Configuring Nginx for Pleroma")
  * [go-acme/lego](https://github.com/go-acme/lego "go-acme/lego") — Let’s Encrypt/ACME client and library written in Go.
  * [hackclub’s proxyparty](https://github.com/hackclub/proxyparty "hackclub’s proxyparty")
  * [Easily Deploy a Mastodon Server with Linode's Marketplace](https://www.linode.com/blog/devops/mastodon-server-linode-marketplace/ "Easily Deploy a Mastodon Server with Linode's Marketplace")
  * [Defined Networking is Open for Business](https://www.defined.net/blog/open-for-business/ "Defined Networking is Open for Business") — On behalf of everyone here at Defined Networking, I’m excited to announce that our cloud managed version of Nebula is now available to everyone!
  * [Automating Nebula Host Creation with the API](https://docs.defined.net/guides/automating-host-creation/ "Automating Nebula Host Creation with the API")
  * [Try Defined Networking’s Managed Nebula](https://admin.defined.net/signup "Try Defined Networking’s Managed Nebula")
  * [LINUX Unplugged 329: Flat Network Truthers](https://linuxunplugged.com/329 "LINUX Unplugged 329: Flat Network Truthers") — Build one flat network across cloud providers, personal networks, with even thousands of nodes. We feature two amazing open source solutions, and the creators behind them.
  * [Trakt](https://trakt.tv/ "Trakt") — Track what you watch and when.