Building the Kindle I Wanted

Jailbreaking a Paperwhite, extending KOReader, and connecting it to a private reading stack.

Jailbreaking a Paperwhite in 2026

A practical Kindle Paperwhite jailbreak guide for firmware 5.18.1.1.1: identify the model, block updates, run Sanctuary, and verify it worked.

The Plugin Only Wrote, It Never Read

How I extended a KOReader bookmark plugin without rebuilding existing work: check remote branches, add search, fix device bugs, and report test scope.

I Spent an Hour Proving the TLS Was Fine

Debug a KOReader Tailscale proxy failure step by step: check DNS and routing, rule out TLS, and add HTTP CONNECT tunnelling to LuaSocket and LuaSec.