Ceos3c
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Complicated Things - Made Easy
How I use AI to code, ship products, edit videos and run my own servers. Tested workflows and honest notes from a senior engineer building in public.
- 298tutorials
- 15topics
- since 2016
Claude Code settings.local.json Secrets: Audit Your Repos, Rotate, and Stop the Leak
Claude Code settings.local.json secrets: check every repo and its git history with one script, rotate what leaked, and block the file from commits.
Fresh from the lab
All AI Workflows
Cyber SecurityCritical Vulnerabilities October 2026: The Black October Patch List
Critical vulnerabilities October 2026: PHP2Shell, Broccoli2Shell, Plex2Shell, GitLab and more. What’s exploited, fixed versions and check commands.
Web DevelopmentReact Server Components Vulnerability: How to Fix the RCE
The React Server Components vulnerability from October 2026 allows remote code execution. Check if you’re affected and patch React or Next.js.
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All Topics- $ cd ~/aiAI Workflows
Claude Code, MCP and AI coding workflows I use to ship my own products. Tested setups, real prompts and the parts that broke.
10 posts - $ cd ~/linuxLinux
Linux guides that explain what's going on: processes, memory, systemd, permissions, shell scripting and real error fixes.
74 posts - $ cd ~/securityCyber Security
Ethical hacking, Kali Linux, Metasploit, Nmap and bug bounty guides, written since 2016 and still updated. Beginner friendly.
55 posts - $ cd ~/web-developmentWeb Development
Web development tutorials: VS Code, Node, React, Next.js, Tailwind, JavaScript and TypeScript, explained step by step.
48 posts - $ cd ~/self-hostingSelf-Hosting
Self-hosting guides: VPS setups, NAS builds, Nextcloud, Plex, monitoring and backups on servers you control.
18 posts - $ cd ~/sysadminSysAdmin
Classic sysadmin guides: Windows Server, Group Policy, FOG imaging, UniFi and monitoring. Older, still used.
35 posts - $ cd ~/pythonPython
Python for beginners, one concept at a time: syntax, variables, lists, strings and exercises to practice with.
26 posts - $ cd ~/pfsensepfSense
pfSense guides for home labs and small offices: site-to-site VPN, OpenVPN, multi-WAN, DMZ, DNS and firewall rules.
18 posts - $ cd ~/indie-makingIndie Making
Building and selling my own products in public: launches, pricing, distribution, social proof and real revenue numbers.
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Older posts- #AI Workflows
Claude Code settings.local.json Secrets: Audit Your Repos, Rotate, and Stop the Leak
Claude Code settings.local.json secrets: check every repo and its git history with one script, rotate what leaked, and block the file from commits.
5 min - #Cyber Security
Critical Vulnerabilities October 2026: The Black October Patch List
Critical vulnerabilities October 2026: PHP2Shell, Broccoli2Shell, Plex2Shell, GitLab and more. What’s exploited, fixed versions and check commands.
13 min - #Web Development
React Server Components Vulnerability: How to Fix the RCE
The React Server Components vulnerability from October 2026 allows remote code execution. Check if you’re affected and patch React or Next.js.
5 min - #Linux
sudo-rs Ubuntu 26.04: Fix the Errors or Switch Back to sudo
sudo-rs Ubuntu 26.04 errors, tested: wildcards are not allowed, unknown setting requiretty, Ansible timeouts. The fixes and the safe switch back.
7 min - #AI Workflows
Claude Code Plan Mode vs One-Shot: Same App, 5 Ways
Claude Code plan mode vs one-shot vs opusplan: I built the same app 5 ways and measured cost and time from the logs. Sonnet one-shot won.
10 min - #AI Workflows
Herdr: Run Claude Code Agents on Every Machine You Own
Herdr guide: install, the shortcuts that matter, four Claude Code agents in parallel worktrees, and Mac, Linux and Windows (WSL2) in one Herdr.
8 min - #AI Workflows
Higgsfield MCP: AI B-Roll in a Claude Code Video Pipeline
Higgsfield MCP in my Claude Code video pipeline: a shot plan from the transcript, stills first, Seedance 2.5 clips, a HyperFrames cut and 840 credits.
6 min - #AI Workflows
Reverse Engineer Anything: REA + Ghidra on a Game DLL
Reverse Engineer Anything (REA) + Ghidra + Claude on an old MMO’s game.dll: the setup, the exact prompt and an honest look at the results.
5 min - #AI Workflows
AI Coding Workflow: Orchestrating Agents With Roadmaps
My AI coding workflow: a roadmap board that plans the work, hands each tier to an agent with cheap subagents, and tracks what’s done. Full demo inside.
8 min - #Web Development
Developer Day Planning: Fit Work Around the Time You Have
Developer day planning starts with the hours already spoken for. Meetings, review duty, support requests, lunch and a hard stop all take time. Write those down first, then choose flexible work that fits the remainder. A calendar shows appointments. A task list shows intentions. Planning a developer day means looking at both before deciding how …
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Hi, I’m Stefan Rows
I started Ceos3c in 2016 and still write every guide by testing it on my own machines first. These days I build products with AI agents and share the workflows here.