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The default Java version that comes bundled with Minecraft is Java 8. While Java 8 is still supported, it was released back in 2014, making it pretty old for today’s standards. There have been many other Java editions releases since then that have many improve...

In this guide, I will guide you through how to set up Pi-Hole for your network. Because Pi-Hole is very resource efficient, it can run on any version of Raspberry Pi. You can even run it over Wi-Fi on a Raspberry Pi Zero! Prerequisites A working Raspberry Pi...

Below are some of the Pi-Hole Adlists that I currently use on my network. They block out a lot of ads, but may also have a lot of false positives. Use the whitelist feature to fine-tune the list to suit your needs. https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StevenBlac...

By now, you probably have flashed the Raspberry Pi OS and boot up your Raspberry Pi for the first time. In this guide, I will list some of the useful commands you should do when you first login to the Raspberry Pi OS. This guide will be updated as I find new ...

By default, Raspberry Pi uses the MicroSD card as the boot storage device. MicroSD cards, even the ones rated for Class 10 and above, are not highly rated when it comes to write endurance. The more data you write onto a MicroSD card, the higher the likelihood ...

If you ever need to change the BookStack instance's URL, run the following command within the BookStack application folder (/var/www/BookStack/): # Searches for <oldUrl> and replaces it with <newUrl>. Case-sensitive. sudo php artisan bookstack:update-url <o...

Gotta start somewhere. Old, unused computer hardware are great, low-cost way to start an homelab. Converted an old desktop into a NAS, using FreeNAS (before the name changed to TrueNAS). The system is pretty janky, consist of the following: Random Lenovo I...

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The command sed is a very powerful command that can be use to add, delete, or modify text in an file. Use the following to search and substitute text in a file: sed 's/text-to-look-for/replacement-text/g' filename #sed can take other delimiters as well, suc...

Bitwarden supports using Yubikey as FIDO WebAuthn. Login to your Bitwarden web account, and go to Account Settings. Navigate to Security -> Two-step login. Select FIDO2-WebAuthn. Enter your master password to continue. Give a name for your security k...

Bitwarden also supports Yubikey as a OTP security key option for the second factor. To set it up, login to your Bitwarden Webvault, and click on Account Settings.  Navigate to Security -> Two-step login. Click on Manage for Yubikey OTP Security Key.  Bi...

The command hostnamectl can be use to quickly change the hostname of the Linux host. Running hostnamectl will give you the current hostname of the system: hostnamectl Use the following to set a new hostname for your system: sudo hostnamectl set-hostname ...

Run the command ip link or ifconfig on the system to find out the Ethernet adapter name #Debian systems comes with ip link by default ip link #ifconfig is not part of the default Debian install ifconfig Navigate and edit the /etc/network/interfaces fi...

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By default, PHP and NGINX configs have the default upload limit of 2MB. This limit can be increased to a reasonable size like 12MB to accommodate larger image size upload. Navigate to the PHP directory where the php.ini file is located. On Debian 11 systems ...

rsync is a great utility that can be use for transferring files to and from a remote computer. It can be use to sync files between the computers as well. rsync can be installed from the package manager on a Debian system: sudo apt install rsync -y The bas...

Navigate to the TrueNAS WebGUI, and login. Creating Groups It's a good idea to create different group for users on TrueNAS, and apply ACL permissions to groups. This will make managing ACLs a lot easier later on as you create more and more users. On the ...