Minecraft is a popular sandbox video game that allows players to build and explore virtual worlds made of blocks. While many players enjoy the official Minecraft Realms service, self-hosting your own Minecraft Bedrock server gives you complete control over your gaming environment, including custom settings, mods, and the ability to…
If you've been running the SONOFF ZBDongle-P and considering an upgrade, the new Dongle Plus MG24 brings some compelling improvements to the table. What's Changed? The most significant upgrade is the EFR32MG24 chip, which delivers faster automation processing and more stable device control. Compared to its…
Introduction Umami is a free and open source web analytics solution that provides a simple, fast, and privacy-focused alternative to Google Analytics. You can self-host Umami on your own infrastructure using Docker, giving you complete control over your website analytics data without compromising your visitors' privacy. The Docker Compose…
Introduction I recently updated the firmware on my Sonoff Zigbee USB Dongle Plus device. It wasn't the easiest process but the results were a big improvement in range and reliability from the firmware version that came on the device. I watched a YouTube video showing the procedure using…
Introduction Nebula-Sync is a free and open source tool designed to synchronize the configuration of multiple Pi-hole v6.x instances. If you run multiple Pi-hole servers in your network for redundancy or different locations, Nebula-Sync ensures they all stay in sync automatically. You can choose between full synchronization using Pi-hole&…
Introduction Nala is a command-line APT frontend that aims to provide a tidier alternative to the standard apt user interface. Similar to Synaptic, Aptitude, and other APT frontends, Nala adapts the APT interface to a specific use case. What is Nala? Nala is an APT package manager frontend designed to…
With systemd-networkd setup and running, now let's setup bonding. Create virtual network device First, we have to create a new virtual network device for our bond connection. To do so, create a file at /etc/systemd/network/10-bond0.netdev with the following contents. [NetDev] Name=bond0 Kind=bond…
Introduction By going to the command console or recovery mode from the Grub boot-menu, others can reset user password via a few commands. So if you’re not using Linux in a private place, encrypt your file system or add password protect to boot menu is highly recommended. Debian Generate…