Category: linux
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Max Out Your Storage with ZFS
If you have recently created a server that has multiple disks, you may need a reliable file system that can fully utilize all of your Hard Drives and make the most of your storage. I recently had this issue as I recently upgraded some of my hardware and decided to put gently-used gaming PC parts…
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Hosting Your Own Media Server with Plex
By popular demand, we are going over the oh-so-simple tutorial of how to set up your very own Plex Media Server. First question you might have: “What items will I need?” Well all you will need for this project is an inexpensive, dedicated computer running Linux that can remain on to host your Plex Server…
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Proxmox: The Ultimate Hypervisor
Virtualizing Operating Systems has taken the IT world by storm. It has become the preferred method of running multiple operating systems across all types of hardware. If you are interested in learning more about Virtualization you can read up on it, in this previous article. A Hypervisor is a type of software that allows for…
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Tmux: A Sysadmin’s Dream Tool
Tmux or Terminal Multiplexer, is a beautiful tool that helps simplify remote system administration tasks, and allows for elegant multi-tasking. Tmux allows for detaching sessions and allows the user to setup tasks that would once force the user to be present and/or logged in to see it through, and simply walk away. Conventionally, if a…
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Using the SSH Config
If you are anything like the average HomeLabber, you likely have one or more Linux Servers that you manage. Managing all of those servers often requires remotely accessing them, and the quickest and easiest way to do that is via SSH. SSH or Secure Shell is a way to remotely control your Linux servers by…
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Maintain, Contain, Portain
Now that we are spinning up Docker containers and maintaining them like a guru, the list of active containers can become quite cumbersome. While it is nice to see them all listed in a terminal after running ‘docker ps’ it can get a bit jumbled. Regardless of the jumble, it is still sometimes nice to…
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Remote Access with PiVPN
Are you running HomeLab services on your network? Are these services safely closed off from the internet? While this is a safe move, accessing your self-hosted content while you’re away, is likely not possible. Traveling and want to access your homelab resources, perhaps? Well today’s solution should help set you right up. Quick Disclaimer: Even…
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Automount a Drive in Linux
Do you have a spare external hard drive? Do you have a working computer? A spare thumb-drive even? I’m willing to bet you have at least one of these things. And with that being said, you are likely able to set up a static mount point. Why? Mounting a drive upon booting up would be…
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Mullvad VPN: A Review on Privacy
What is a VPN? A Virtual Private Network is an encrypted tunnel that is established between a client (like your computer) and a server (usually hosted remotely) that all traffic passes through, so any hosts on the same network cannot view the encrypted traffic. This in turn makes your traffic origin appear to be the…
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Booting With Ventoy
We have all been there. After discovering the variety of Linux Distributions that are out there, we want to try them all. We want to boot each one up individually and see what each desktop experience is like. Distro-hopping is a hell of a drug. Now this brings up quite the conundrum. Do you go…
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