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2017 - Where it all began
Gotta start somewhere. Old, unused computer hardware are great, low-cost way to start an homelab....
2019 - Proper rack case
While open-air "case" can work, it's not a good idea to leave all the electronics exposed to elem...
2018 - It continues to grow
Over time, as I accumulate more and more consumer hardware, my home lab grew and changed. Below i...
LVM - Logical Volume Manager
LVM, or Logical Volume Management, is a technology used in Linux to manage storage devices and pa...
Install CrowdSec Security Engine on Debian 12
Installing the CrowdSec Security Engine is very straight forward on Debain. It is as simple as ad...
Script Installtion on Debian
Prerequisites for Debian Minimal Installations Install Git sudo apt install git Install curl...
Upgrading Debian Version
Upgrading Debian from one version to the next is actually a simple, straight forward process. All...
How to install Debian 11 Bullseye
Debian Stable is a great OS base to use for a homelab. It’s compatible and supported by many soft...
Manual Installation on Debian 11
In this guide, I will show you how to install Apache Guacamole server natively on Debian 11. Apa...
Bash Script Installation on Debian 11
Based on the Manual Installation steps, I have created a simple bash script to automate the Apach...
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Snapshot Tasks
A snapshot is a read-only copy of a dataset or volume at a specific point in time. It is a powerf...
S.M.A.R.T. Tasks
S.M.A.R.T (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) is a storage drive health monitori...
Creating SMB Share and Setting ACL Permissions
If you want to access your TrueNAS dataset on a Windows client machine, chances are, you will wan...
Setting Permissions on Datasets
Permission settings in TrueNAS are applied onto Datasets in a Pool. Think of datasets as a folder...
Terms and Conditions
Last updated: 2022-09-17 Please read these Terms of Use (“Terms”, “Terms of Use”) carefully befo...
Firewall Rules Tips and Tricks
Allowing Only Outbound Internet Traffic Create an alias in pfSense that includes the RFC1918 p...
Fresh Install and Restore Config on First Boot
pfSense have the option to restore from the configuration file on the USB installer during the in...
Config Backup and Config Restore
Sometimes, computer hardware can fail when you least expected. Sometimes, you might have accident...
Setting Up Firewall Rules
Firewall rules are the one of the basic fundamentals of networking. They are a set of rules that ...