Helge Klein

Auditing Samba File & Directory Changes With Elasticsearch

Helge Klein — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000

This article explains how to set up an auditing (change-tracking) system for Samba file shares that shows who created, deleted, or changed a file or directory and when. The solution is optimized for security, high performance, and low maintenance.

Samba & SMB Web Access Through Sambee With Automatic HTTPS

Helge Klein — Sun, 12 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000

This article explains how to set up Sambee in a Docker container as a web interface for browser-based access to a Samba or SMB file server.

This article is part of a mini-series about running Samba Active Directory and a file server service in a Docker container on a home server:

Home Assistant Entity Availability and Error Monitoring

Helge Klein — Sun, 05 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000

If you know a bit about my professional past (hint), you may have wondered when something like this would be coming. As for me, I was baffled to find that Home Assistant has no entity monitoring capabilities whatsoever. Nor do many third-party solutions seem to exist. This is all the more astonishing because the desire to be informed when things break should be a strong one among smart-home owners.

Introducing Sambee, Your Browser-Based File Manager for SMB Shares and Local Drives

Helge Klein — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Sambee is a browser-based viewer and manager for files on SMB network shares and on your computer’s local drives. It supports single-pane and dual-pane views and can replace Windows File Explorer as well as Norton Commander-style tools on your PC and on your phone. And yes, it’s free and open source.

WSL Disk Space Cleanup

Helge Klein — Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) stores its virtual hard disks in the user profile on drive C:. These VHDX files can grow up to 1 TB in size, making it necessary to clean up and reclaim space occasionally. This article shows how.

Changing the Location of PowerShell Profile Scripts

Helge Klein — Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

A PowerShell profile is an init script that is executed when the shell starts. PowerShell searches for profile scripts in hard-coded locations. This article explains how to move profile scripts to any directory of your choice.

Changing the Location of the Windows Terminal Settings Files

Helge Klein — Sun, 08 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Windows Terminal stores its settings in configuration files that resides in the Windows user profile. This article explains how to move them to any directory of your choice.

Where are the Settings Files Located?

The location of the Windows Terminal settings file is hard-coded. The exact path depends on the app variant you installed, but it’s always in the user profile:

Fast & Silent 5 Watt PC: Minimizing Idle Power Usage

Helge Klein — Sat, 07 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

This micro-series explains how to turn the Lenovo ThinkCentre M90t Gen 6 into a smart workstation that consumes only 5 Watts when idle but reaches top Cinebench scores while staying almost imperceptibly silent. In the first post, I showed how to silence the machine by replacing and adding to Lenovo’s CPU cooler. In this second post, I’m listing the exact configuration that achieves the lofty goal of combining minimal idle power consumption with top Cinebench scores.

Fast & Silent 5 Watt PC: Lenovo ThinkCentre M90t Modding

Helge Klein — Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

This micro-series explains how to turn the Lenovo ThinkCentre M90t Gen 6 into a smart workstation that consumes only 5 Watts when idle but reaches top Cinebench scores while staying almost imperceptibly silent. In this first post, I’m showing how to silence the machine by replacing and adding to Lenovo’s CPU cooler. In a second post, I’m listing the exact configuration that achieves the lofty goal of combining minimal idle power consumption with top Cinebench scores.

Scripted WordPress to Hugo Migration

Helge Klein — Sun, 25 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

After having published in WordPress for almost 20 years, it was time for a change. This site is now rendered by Hugo, a static website generator built for Markdown content hosted in a Git repository. The migration from WordPress (HTML) to Hugo (Markdown) was far from trivial. Since I couldn’t find any tool for the job, I developed my own set of migration scripts that fully automate the migration process. You can find them on GitHub along with extensive documentation.