Catastrophic Consequences of Giving Cats Root Access.

chmod777 is a weekly comic about technology and the questionable decisions we make when things stop working.

Our resident Linux cat is convinced that one more command will fix everything. He’s often wrong, but never short on confidence.

If you’ve ever spent an afternoon troubleshooting Docker only to find a typo in the Compose stack, you’ll recognize the feeling. These comics are about the little disasters that come with computers and our reluctance to admit we caused them.

The name comes from chmod 777, a Linux command that gives everyone full permissions. It’s a tempting shortcut when you’ve run out of patience. It also creates problems you might not notice until later.

A new strip appears every week. You can find older ones in the archive or follow new releases through the RSS feed.

If something breaks, it’s probably DNS.

Or the cat.

Created by Jeremy, the person behind Noted, chmod777.lol is inspired by the funny and sometimes frustrating experiences he's had while learning his way around self-hosting and homelabs.

For Elijah and Emily. May you always stay curious, never be afraid to break things, and remember that Dad probably broke it first. Curiosity may have killed the cat, but don't ever let it stop you. 💜