My Active Series as of 2026

• 3 Body Problem
• Black Mirror
• Gen V (spin-off of The Boys)
• Hazbin Hotel
• Helluva Boss
• Invincible
• Love Death + Robots
• Rick and Morty
• Solo Leveling
• The Amazing Digital Circus
• The Boys
• The Last of Us

My Personal HTPC Setup v3.0

I managed to break my HTPC operating system when forcing Ubuntu to update to version 22.04, so I decided to format everything and start from scratch. This is like a step by step list of software and scripts I am using:

• Ubuntu
• OpenSSH – sudo apt-get install ssh
• Docker + Docker Compose
• Docker Aliases
• SWAG
• Deluge
• Jellyfin
• Audiobookshelf
• Minecraft Server
• Dropbox from Ubuntu Software app
• Kodi from Team Kodi PPA repository
  • sudo adduser $USER dialout for CEC adapter to work
  • The Crew add-on from https://team-crew.github.io
• Stremio
• GitHub Desktop
• xpadneo

That is it for now. In future I will add something for storage like NextCloud or CopyParty or other stuff I might need.

How to run web apps in background

Most popular browsers stop web apps when there is another full screen app in the foreground.

To fix that on Chromium based browser (Chrome, Edge, Brave, etc) go to chrome://flags and disable #calculate-native-win-occlusion.

Update 1: This flag is being removed, for now it can be temporary brought back enabling flags starting with #temporary-unexpire-flags, but not for long.

Update 2: The flag is gone. Another solution would be adding command line parameter --disable-features=CalculateNativeWinOcclusion, found on r/Granblue_en subreddit.

Update 3: Looks like the flag #calculate-native-win-occlusion is back in version 101+, but I would suggest using both the flag and the command line parameter.

To fix that on Firefox go to about:config and here are some options:

• widget.windows.window_occlusion_tracking.enabled to false
• media.block-autoplay-until-in-foreground to false
• browser.tabs.unloadOnLowMemory to false
• full-screen-api.warning.delay to -1

Chrome also suspends non-active tabs. Disabling flag #intensive-wake-up-throttling or extension The Great Suspender should remedy that, however it did not work for me at a first glance. Not sure about Firefox.

How to force full screen on Huawei for some stubborn apps (might work on other Android devices too)

Go to Settings -> Display -> More Display Settings -> Notch -> Custom -> find your app and change Auto to Show notch.

Ghost in the Shell anime chronological order

There are three independent stories that should not be mixed:

Arise, set in 2027:

1. GitS: Arise - Ghost Pain (ova) or GitS: AAA - Ghost Pain, Part 1-2 (tv series ep. 3-4, cut down version of ova)
2. GitS: Arise - Ghost Whispers (ova) or GitS: AAA - Ghost Whispers, Part 1-2 (tv series ep. 5-6, cut down version of ova)
3. GitS: Arise - Ghost Tears (ova) or GitS: AAA - Ghost Tears, Part 1-2 (tv series ep. 7-8, cut down version of ova)
4. GitS: Arise - Ghost Stands Alone (ova) or GitS: AAA - Ghost Stands Alone, Part 1-2 (tv series ep. 1-2, cut down version of ova)
5. GitS: AAA - Pyrophoric Cult (ova) or GitS: AAA - Pyrophoric Cult, Part 1-2 (tv series ep. 9-10, cut down version of ova)
6. GitS: The New Movie (movie)

Stand Alone Complex, set in 2030-2034:

1. GitS: SAC (tv series season 1, set in 2030) or GitS: SAC - The Laughing Man (ova, cut down version of tv series)
2. GitS: SAC 2nd GIG (tv series season 2, set in 2032) or GitS: SAC 2nd GIG – Individual Eleven (ova, cut down version of tv series)
3. GitS: SAC - Solid State Society (movie, set 2034)

The movies, set in 2029-2032:

1. GitS (movie, set in 2029, comparison of versions)
2. GitS 2: Innocence (movie, set in 2032)

It would be recommended to start watching with the original movies (considered the best), then SAC and finish with Arise (considered the worst), however chronological order would start with Arise, followed by SAC and finished by the movies.

Some would suggest after Arise to watch the first movie, then the SAC series, then the Innocence and finish it with the Solid State Society, but as mentioned these are completely independent stories (despite sharing same world and characters) and most would suggest to not mix them up.

There is a major spoiler explaining why SAC should be watched before the movies despite set times being mixed up.

More info at r/Ghost_in_the_Shell.

Run Seafile Windows client as a background service

We will need:

• Seafile windows client, of cource
• NSSM - the Non-Sucking Service Manager pre-release build because stable does not work with Windows 10 Creators Update

Step by step guide:

1. Install and configure the Seafile client as usual, turn on synchronization for desired libraries.
2. Quit the Seafile client (right click on tray icon and choose Quit)
3. Download and extract NSSM
4. Start the command prompt (Win+S -> cmd) and navigate to nssm.exe file, for example if you extracted it on Your desktop, type in the command prompt CD C:\Users\Your_user_name\Desktop\NSSM_folder_name\win64
5. Type in the command prompt nssm install ccnet (this service will manage the network)
6. NSSM service installer window will open, click the "..." button and navigate to C:\Program Files (x86)\Seafile\bin\ccnet.exe
7. Fill arguments as described in documentation, change Administrator to Your user name
   
8. Click the tab Log on, choose "This account" and enter Your credentials
   
9. Click Install service - one done, one to go
10. Type in the command prompt nssm install seaf-daemon (this service will manage the files)
11. NSSM service installer window will open, click the "..." button and navigate to C:\Program Files (x86)\Seafile\bin\seaf-daemon.exe
12. As for arguments this one is a bit trickier, -c argument is same as in step 5, -d argument value can be found in C:\Users\Your_user_name\ccnet\seafile.ini file and -w value is path to Your Seafile data folder, for example: -c C:\Users\Admin\ccnet -d C:\Users\Admin\Documents\Seafile\seafile-data -w C:\Users\Admin\Documents\Seafile
13. Same as earlier click the Log on tab, choose This account and enter Your credentials
14. Click Install service, and it's done
15. Now restart the PC or start the services manually (Win+S -> Services -> look for ones named ccnet and seaf-daemon)

Read the NSSM Usage guide for more information.

Update: documentation linked in step 7 is no longer available, but You can check required parameters by executing commands ccnet -h and seaf-daemon -h in folder C:\Program Files (x86)\Seafile\bin\.

Upgrading Uniform Server

As there is no official guide on how to upgrade Uniform Server from one version to another I decided to compile one myself, keep in mind that I might miss something and update this guide from time to time when I run into an issue:

1. Export Your databases using phpMyAdmin
2. Export Your databases users using phpMyAdmin because databases export does not do that
3. Stop Apache and MySQL, if You are running them as Windows services - uninstall them
4. Rename Your UniServerZ folder to UniServerZ-backup or something
5. Put Your new UniServerZ folder where Your old one used to be
6. Check .httaccess files for stuff that might conflict
7. If everything is OK copy www folder from UniServerZ-backup to UniServerZ
8. If You use VHosts copy vhosts folder from UniServerZ-backup to UniServerZ compare \core\apache2\conf\extra\httpd-vhosts.conf files and copy extra lines at the end from UniServerZ-backup to UniServerZ - this one did not work for me, I had to recreate vhosts in UniController and after that do the copying, might have something to do with hosts file
9. If You use SSL copy ssl folder from UniServerZ-backup to UniServerZ, compare \core\apache2\conf\extra\httpd-ssl.conf files and copy extra lines at the end from UniServerZ-backup to UniServerZ
10. Compare \core\mysql\my.ini files and copy settings from UniServerZ-backup to UniServerZ if needed
11. Compare \core\php70\php_production.ini files and copy settings from UniServerZ-backup to UniServerZ if needed
12. Start the new UniController.exe (as administrator if You need to edit start-up settings)
13. Enter the root MySQL password, preferably same as the old one for simplicity
14. Edit start-up settings if needed
15. Reinstall Windows services if needed, start the Apache and MySQL
16. Import (or recreate) Your databases users using phpMyAdmin
17. Import Your databases using phpMyAdmin

Bonus:

• If You need to access Your databases from outside:
1. Comment the "bind-address=127.0.0.1" line in UniServerZ\core\mysql\my.ini file (it might be already done in 10th step)
2. Change the hostname for database users using phpMyAdmin