This guide will help you get started with Podman and Quadlet in a simple, non-technical way. Scroll down for templates for .container, .network, and .env files. Did you know? You can use Cockpit or Portainer with Podman for easier container management. What is Quadlet? Quadlet is a way to…
Introduction The ssh agent on macOS can add your private key and the passphrase of this to the keychain (“Keychain Access.app”). This is useful because you unlock the access with your normal login into the macOS user account. Meaning you can use your key without typing in the passphrase…
Introduction Fail2Ban is a free and open source software that helps in securing your Linux server against malicious logins. Fail2Ban will ban the IP (for a certain time) if there is a certain number of failed login attempts. Installing Fail2Ban sudo apt install -y fail2ban My Fail2Ban Settings File Fail2Ban…
Introduction RAID, which stands for Redundant Array of Independent Disks, is a data storage virtualisation technology that combines multiple physical disk drive components into one or more logical units. The purpose of RAID is to improve data redundancy and performance. Understanding RAID Levels Before setting up RAID, it's…
First, you definitely should not have to do this to your device, but I like to tinker... I've had a ZimeCube for about three weeks now and I'm a big fan of the device. I've had a 4 bay QNAP TS-453A for many…
The following process may take some time, depending on the number of server you connect to and where your public keys are stored. It is advisable to make a backup of both your id_rsa and id_rsa.pub files right now. Generate a new ECDSA key ssh-keygen -t…
Introduction Gotify is a free and open source project that lets you control your data and communicate via a REST-API and a web socket. You can download, self host, or use Docker to run Gotify on different platforms and devices. The Docker Compose File --- services: gotify: image: ghcr.io/…
Pi-hole is a wonderful program for both technical and non-technical users to run a local DNS caching server, allowing you to block malicious and ad-serving domains. One of the fundamental flaws of DNS is the lack of encryption or integrity, which allows your ISP to snoop DNS…