@@ -19,3 +19,6 @@ type: bandcamp
 - name: hälsorisk
   link: https://haelsorisk.bandcamp.com
   type: bandcamp
+#- name: element
+  #link: https://element.aaoth.xyz
+  #type: matrix

@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+---
+title: join the test of my matrix server
+date: 2021-05-23T19:57:34+03:00
+author: la-ninpre
+tags: openbsd testing matrix
+---
+
+i launched my instance of [matrix][0] server recently. it runs on my openbsd vps
+and the server software i'm using is [synapse][1]. homeserver address is
+(unsurprizingly) `matrix.aaoth.xyz`.
+
+i also launched an instance of [element][2] matrix web-client on
+[element.aaoth.xyz][3], so you can try it.
+
+[0]:https://matrix.org
+[1]:https://matrix.org/docs/projects/server/synapse"
+[2]:https://element.io
+[3]:https://element.aaoth.xyz
+
+<!--more-->
+
+matrix is relatively new standard for instant messaging. the main reason i am
+interested in it is that it's open-source. it means that anyone could launch
+their instance of synapse and be happy with it.
+it also means that the whole system is decentralized, providing protection
+against global surveillance.
+
+## about my server
+
+after you create an account, you will be connected to the broadcast room.
+it is unencrypted and read-only.
+there are some links to other rooms.
+
+note that everything going on with my server should be considered temporary
+and i could be able to stop, disable or wipe everything completely,
+so don't rely on this as production-ready tool.
+
+also note that pretty much everything is in russian, because i launched matrix
+primarily for my friends.
+
+## about openbsd
+
+here is a tutorial by the great man **robert d herb** who addressed a lot of
+quirks installing synapse on openbsd, which helped me a lot:
+[running a matrix homeserver with synapse and element][4]
+
+because i haven't figured out completely how openbsd's relayd is working,
+i broke my [fossils][5]. i hope i'll fix them later, but now they look messy.
+there are some issues, i think, with internal structure of fossil's ui.
+it needs to be served directly by httpd. but for synapse to work it is mandatory
+to run relayd as reverse proxy.
+
+if you know how to shift some portion of traffic to relayd and some to httpd,
+please, [drop me a line][6].
+
+[4]:https://robertdherb.com/things/matrix.html
+[5]:https://fsl.aaoth.xyz
+[6]:mailto:aaoth@aaoth.xyz

@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+SITE_DIR="$HOME/Documents/aaoth.xyz"
+POSTS_DIR="$SITE_DIR/_posts"
+
+DATE_SHORT=$(date -I)
+DATE_LONG=$(date -Isec)
+
+usage() {
+    echo "usage:"
+    echo "  $0 [OPTIONS]"
+    echo
+    echo "options:"
+    echo "  -t, --title <title>"
+    echo "          specify new post title"
+    echo "  -g, --tags <tags>"
+    echo "          specify new post tags"
+    echo "  -h, --help"
+    echo "          print usage information"
+}
+
+read_title() {
+    echo -n "new post title: "
+    read TITLE
+}
+
+read_tags() {
+    echo -n "new post tags: "
+    read TAGS
+}
+
+create_tag_page() {
+    cat <<- TAG > "$SITE_DIR/tags/$1.md"
+---
+layout: tagsort
+tag: $1
+title: "tags: $1"
+permalink: /tags/$1/
+---
+TAG
+}
+
+cd $SITE_DIR
+
+# if there are no arguments specified, run interactively
+if [ $# -gt 0 ]
+then
+    while [ -n "$1" ]
+    do
+        case "$1" in
+            --title|-t)
+                shift
+                TITLE=$1
+                ;;
+            --tags|-g)
+                shift
+                TAGS=$1
+                ;;
+            --help|-h)
+                usage
+                exit 2
+                ;;
+            *)
+                usage
+                exit 1
+                ;;
+        esac
+        shift
+    done
+fi
+
+[ -z "$TITLE" ] && read_title
+[ -z "$TITLE" ] && echo "title could not be empty" && exit 1
+
+[ -z "$TAGS" ] && read_tags
+[ -z "$TAGS" ] && echo "specify at least one tag" && exit 1
+
+TITLE_FILE=$(echo $TITLE | tr '[A-Z]' '[a-z]' | sed 's/ /-/g')
+
+POST_FILENAME="$POSTS_DIR/$DATE_SHORT-$TITLE_FILE.md"
+
+for _tag in $TAGS
+do
+    [ ! -f "./tags/$_tag.md" ] \
+        && echo "tag $_tag is not present, creating one" \
+        && create_tag_page $_tag
+done
+
+# template is currently hardcoded
+cat <<-EOF > "$POST_FILENAME"
+---
+title: $TITLE
+date: $DATE_LONG
+author: la-ninpre
+tags: $TAGS
+---
+
+<!--more-->
+
+EOF
+
+nvim -c "normal 6jo" -c "startinsert" $POST_FILENAME

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+layout: tagsort
+tag: matrix
+title: "tags: matrix"
+permalink: /tags/matrix/
+---

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+layout: tagsort
+tag: testing
+title: "tags: testing"
+permalink: /tags/testing/
+---