ILUGC Monthly Meet - March 14, 2026 - 15:00 (3.00 PM) IST - IITM

Indian Linux Users Group, Chennai [ ILUGC ] has been spreading awareness on Free/Open Source Software (F/OSS) in Chennai since January 1998.

For the month of March 2026, we shall meet Physically at Indian Institute Of Technology Madras (IITM), Aerospace Engineering. Registered participants through https://register.ilugc.in arriving at IITM gates need to tell that you are there to attend “ILUGC Monthly Meet” so that IITM security will verify your details and allow you to get in.

Date: March 14, 2026
Time: 15:00 (3.00 PM) IST
Place: Room No.3, Aerospace Engineering, IITM.
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Talk 0

Topic: Website domain expiry monitor with Prometheus, grafana and python
Description: I lost many websites as I forget to renew the domains on time. As a fix, built a system with python, Prometheus and grafana to show the expiry of all the domains as a dashboard.
Duration: 30 minutes
Full Name: Shrinivasan T
About Speaker: Free Software evangelist and founder of Kaniyam.com and FreeTamilEbooks.com

Talk 1

Topic: Tailscale and Self hosting
Description: A talk that explains the workings of tailscale and how it facilitates self hosting
Duration: 45 minutes
Full Name: Irfan Jalal
About Speaker: A Linux user

Talk 2

Topic: Choicejacking Attacks
Description: Choicejacking attacks are USB based attacks primarily targeting Android phones, that allows malicious mobile chargers to exploit our phones. In this talk, we will discuss USB attacks, how Choicejacking attacks works and how we can protect ourselves from them.
Duration: 30-45 mins
Full Name: Abdun Nihaal
About Speaker: Computer science graduate student

The talks will be followed by Q&A and discussions.