# 05 May 2021 - Further adventures in writing this gemlog

## Uploading files to remote host
I realised that rsync itself can make connections via ssh, I don't need to worry about scp. 

```
rsync -a -e ssh localdirectory user@host:remotedirectory
```

This blog post nicely addresses the trailing slashes issue with rsync:
=> http://qdosmsq.dunbar-it.co.uk/blog/2013/02/rsync-to-slash-or-not-to-slash/ (http) Rsync - to slash or not to slash

So I've got myself set up and run the command, only to find a code 12 error. For the life of me, I don't know how to find a list of packages within the shell in sdf.org that lists out what is available and at what level of membership, but I managed to find it online:

=> https://wiki.sdf.org/doku.php?id=software_packages_on_sdf_by_category (https) SDF wiki - list of packages

Unfortunately, rsync is only available for MetaARPA, not even ARPA members. I've enjoyed my time at SDF so far, but I'm not willing to fork out a monthly fee just to access rsync. 

So my choices now are:
* write directly via ssh (my connection is so laggy it's ridiculous, and I have to find out what's making my terminal do weird things with certain keys)
* manually upload with scp (It's a bit overkill to recursively upload, and I feel really silly manually uploading files when there's things like rsync)
* find another host altogether (it should allow rsync, though?)
* (or.. self host! but knowing my crap connection, it's probably not a good option..but it'll be fun..... )

I'll try and work with the current host for now, but this is a little bit of a setback.

## Trying out gemfeed

I thought I might try my hand at creating an Atom feed for my gemlog. I downloaded the gemfeed script:
=> https://tildegit.org/solderpunk/gemfeed (https) Gemfeed script

I tried to run it, but realised that it requires a Python module feedgen. I need some other Python stuff to install it, but it's going to take me too much time to look into this for now, and my assignment is due on Sunday.

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Update on the rats: We've been consistently refreshing the peanut butter on the trap - the night before we saw a rat take the bait (although it was standing on the rim of the bucket and reaching onto the trap, sneaky bugger) and last night there was a mouse, we reckon. We'll leave it for a bit more before activating the trap. Might also get a lid for the setup, we'd just bought a large-ish trash bin from Bunnings but neglected to get the accompanying lid. 

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=> gemini://sdf.org/clinquant back to the main capsule