Archive

Dipping a Toe into the Fediverse (Again)

On standing up a GoToSocial instance, migrating to Sharkey when the lack of quote posts became too annoying, and why the fediverse is more fun than I remember.

docsite

Source code for docs.ewancroft.uk — a documentation site for ewan's projects, built with SvelteKit and published via Sequoia.

Life Update: Controlled Chaos and March

Malachite

Import your Last.fm and Spotify listening history to the AT Protocol network using the fm.teal.alpha.feed.play lexicon.

@ewanc26/noise

Generic deterministic value-noise generation. Arbitrary dimensions, multi-octave FBM, multiple colour modes. Zero dependencies, works in browsers and Node.js.

@ewanc26/noise-avatar

Deterministic value-noise avatar generation from a string seed — thin wrapper around @ewanc26/noise, works in browsers and Node.js.

@ewanc26/supporters

SvelteKit component library for displaying Ko-fi supporters, backed by an ATProto PDS.

@ewanc26/pds-landing

Composable Svelte 5 components for an ATProto PDS landing page — terminal aesthetic, live status fetching, zero config to drop in.

nix-config-tools

Rust CLI tools for managing nixos/nix-darwin configurations — now part of the @ewanc26/pkgs monorepo.

@ewanc26/pkgs

Ewan's personal package monorepo — language-agnostic workspace with TypeScript, Rust, and Python packages.

@ewanc26/pkgs

Ewan's personal package monorepo — the canonical home for @ewanc26/tid, @ewanc26/atproto, @ewanc26/ui, and @ewanc26/utils.

There Is Nuance, Nae a Binary

@ewanc26/atproto

AT Protocol service layer extracted from ewancroft.uk — profile fetching, Standard.site documents, Bluesky posts, music/mood status, Tangled repos, and a built-in in-memory cache.

@ewanc26/ui

Svelte UI component library extracted from ewancroft.uk — pluggable layout, card, SEO, and UI primitive components alongside Svelte stores and a multi-theme config system.

@ewanc26/utils

Shared utility functions extracted from ewancroft.uk — date formatting, number formatting, URL helpers, validators, RSS generation, and locale detection.

Silver Fire – Commissions Are Open (and Half Off)

@ewanc26/tid

Zero-dependency, spec-compliant AT Protocol TID generation for Node.js and browsers.

The Stranger in the Mirror

We Were Promised a Future. We Got a Spreadsheet.

i have a mouth and all i can do is scream.

I Made a Ko-fi (And I'm a Bit Embarrassed About It)

i have an income now???

atproto-shortlink

A server-side AT Protocol link shortener powered by your Linkat board. No database required.

atproto-snake

Classic Snake with AT Protocol OAuth login and high score saving to your PDS.

bean-dumper

An early Python experiment — unmaintained and kept for historical interest.

bluesky-avatar-updater

Automatically update your Bluesky avatar (and banner) every hour based on the time of day.

bluesky-awoo-bot

A simple Bluesky bot that posts random wolf noises at random intervals. Unmaintained.

bluesky-gradient

Generate 24 sky-gradient images (one per hour) for use as Bluesky avatars or banners.

bluesky-markov

A Bluesky bot that generates and posts Markov chain text based on a source account's posts. Unmaintained.

bluesky-moon-tracker

A Bluesky bot that posts daily moon phase updates with a lycanthropic twist. Unmaintained.

bluesky-ollama

An AI-powered Bluesky bot that uses a local Ollama model to generate posts in the style of a source account.

college-practice-lycanquiz

A VB.NET Windows Forms quiz about werewolf mythology, made as a college practice project.

college-practice-trafficlights

A VB.NET Windows Forms UK traffic light simulator, made as a college practice project.

knotted-docker

A Dockerised Tangled knot server with optional Cloudflare Tunnel routing.

linkat-directory

An alternate SvelteKit frontend for Linkat showing a curated directory of AT Protocol user profiles. Unmaintained.

llm-analyser

Python tool for analysing .docx files and generating essays using a local Ollama model — now part of the @ewanc26/pkgs monorepo.

mastodon-markov

A Mastodon bot that generates and posts Markov chain text based on a source account. Unmaintained.

mc-server

A personal PaperMC Minecraft server in Docker Compose with DuckDNS dynamic DNS and management scripts.

pds-backup

A Bash script for automated, resumable PDS backups via rsync over SSH with change detection and cron scheduling.

platformer-collab

A simple Godot 4 C# platformer made collaboratively.

@ewanc26/svelte-standard-site

SvelteKit library for reading and writing AT Protocol longform content via site.standard.* records — with a complete design system, federated comments, publishing tools, and content verification.

@ewanc26/tangled-sync

CLI tool for syncing GitHub repositories to Tangled with ATProto record publishing — now part of the @ewanc26/pkgs monorepo.

text-to-pixel-image

A Python script that converts a string of text into a pixel art image with per-character colours. Unmaintained.

website

Source code for ewancroft.uk — a personal site powered by AT Protocol, built with SvelteKit 5 and Tailwind CSS 4.

The Machine That Runs Whether I Remember Setting It Up or Not

The Soundtrack of My College Years: A Timeline (Ages 16–20)

Data analysis is fun.

~/.config/nix-config Rewritten: What I Actually Changed (And Why)

With thanks to Isabel.

Sgàil de Uisge

© 2026 Ewan Croft, CC BY-ND-NC 4.0.

~/.config/nix-config: Three Machines, One Config (Sort Of)

why am i doing this to myself? fascination.

Back to NixOS (and completely winging it)

I'm back on NixOS. Still don't really know what I'm doing. Still enjoying it anyway.

Malachite: How I Learnt to Stop Worrying and Import My Scrobbles

I will do shite out of spite, here's another case study!

Hit By A Silver Bullet: The Timing of Being Early with W

Damn it.