Notes on CAD/CAE, self-hosting, and the apps I build.https://zhe-yuan.top/enWed, 21 Oct 2026 18:08:05 GMThttps://zhe-yuan.top/2026/04/02/myday-release/https://zhe-yuan.top/2026/04/02/myday-release/MyDay!!!!! is a clean and privacy-first daily life companion app that brings together task management, personal finance tracking, weight logging, and intimate life recording — all in one place. Available on Windows, Android, iOS, and macOS. Features ✅ Todo Management Organize your tasks across three…Thu, 02 Apr 2026 19:30:56 GMTApp Releasehttps://zhe-yuan.top/2026/03/27/mydevice-release/https://zhe-yuan.top/2026/03/27/mydevice-release/MyDevice!!!!! is a clean and privacy-first device inventory app that helps you track all your devices with detailed hardware specs, network management, and data organization. Available on Windows and Android. Features 📱 Device Inventory Keep a complete inventory of all your devices organized by cat…Fri, 27 Mar 2026 22:44:23 GMTApp Releasehttps://zhe-yuan.top/2026/03/27/myanime-release/https://zhe-yuan.top/2026/03/27/myanime-release/MyAnime!!!!! — Your Anime Tracking Companion MyAnime!!!!! is a clean and easy-to-use anime tracking app that helps you manage your watchlist, keep up with weekly episodes, and track your viewing progress. Available on Windows and Android. Features 📅 Calendar View The home screen displays a calendar…Fri, 27 Mar 2026 15:47:00 GMTApp Releasehttps://zhe-yuan.top/2026/01/14/enabling-intel-gvt-g-vgpu-on-proxmox-ve/https://zhe-yuan.top/2026/01/14/enabling-intel-gvt-g-vgpu-on-proxmox-ve/This guide details how to enable Intel GVT-g (Graphics Virtualization Technology), which allows you to split a single physical Intel iGPU into multiple virtual GPUs to be passed through to Virtual Machines (VMs). This setup is tested on an Intel NUC 8 (Bean Canyon) but applies generally to supported…Wed, 14 Jan 2026 14:05:47 GMTTechnical topicshttps://zhe-yuan.top/2025/05/17/generating-your-own-self-signed-ca-and-https-certificates-with-openssl/https://zhe-yuan.top/2025/05/17/generating-your-own-self-signed-ca-and-https-certificates-with-openssl/In this post, I’ll guide you through the process of creating your own Certificate Authority (CA) and using it to sign server certificates for HTTPS. This is particularly useful for development environments, internal services, or any situation where you need SSL/TLS encryption without purchasing cert…Sat, 17 May 2025 15:40:16 GMTTechnical topicshttps://zhe-yuan.top/2025/05/17/how-to-self-host-nextcloud-with-docker-compose-on-ubuntu/https://zhe-yuan.top/2025/05/17/how-to-self-host-nextcloud-with-docker-compose-on-ubuntu/In this post, I'll show you how to use Docker and its Compose plugin to host your own Nextcloud service. We'll begin with a clean Ubuntu server environment. Installing Docker using the Official Script First, ensure that curl is installed on your server. Next, we'll install Docker using the official…Sat, 17 May 2025 14:23:18 GMTTechnical topicshttps://zhe-yuan.top/2025/05/17/hello-world/https://zhe-yuan.top/2025/05/17/hello-world/Welcome to Zhe Yuan's Blog! Here, I'll share technical posts on self-hosting services, P2P networks, and proxy techniques. Alongside these technical topics, I'll also document my life, thoughts, research, and experiences from my PhD journey at The Ohio State University.Sat, 17 May 2025 12:08:06 GMTUncategorizedhttps://zhe-yuan.top/2023/11/30/compiling-ovmf-for-acrn-and-pve-on-ubuntu-18-04-lts-for-igpu-passthrough/https://zhe-yuan.top/2023/11/30/compiling-ovmf-for-acrn-and-pve-on-ubuntu-18-04-lts-for-igpu-passthrough/This guide provides step-by-step instructions on how to compile Open Virtual Machine Firmware (OVMF) for Project ACRN and Proxmox Virtual Environment (PVE) using an Ubuntu 18.04 LTS system. The resulting OVMF is particularly useful for scenarios requiring Intel Integrated GPU (iGPU) passthrough to v…Thu, 30 Nov 2023 21:47:34 GMTTechnical topics