Introduction WireGuard is a modern Virtual Private Network (VPN) server that allows you to securely route your data between your Android, iPhone, Linux, Windows, or macOS computer. In this guide, I will walk you through installing and configuring the WireGuard server and creating your first client configuration file. Prerequisites You…
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 manage…
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 years…
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 --- version: "3.8"…
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 traffic or spoof…
Introduction openmediavault is the next generation network attached storage (NAS) solution based on Debian Linux. It contains services like SSH, (S)FTP, SMB/CIFS, RSync and many more ready to use. Thanks to the modular design of the framework it can be enhanced via plugins. openmediavault is primarily designed to…
The log files for your Docker applications can grow to enormous size if allowed to - many 100's of GBs. I have heard of these logs crashing systems due to their filling up the storage on the server. Thankfully, the simple solution to this issue is the logrotaion…
Top-like interface for container metrics ctop provides a concise and condensed overview of real-time metrics for multiple containers: as well as a single container view for inspecting a specific container. ctop comes with built-in support for Docker and runC; connectors for other container and cluster systems are planned for future…