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Basic systemctl commands
#linux

Basic systemctl commands

Systemctl is a command line utility that is used to manage services on Linux systems, and if you don't regularly manage Linux systems, you might find…

Sending Proxmox VE 8 Syslogs to a Log Aggregator
#proxmox #debian #linux

Sending Proxmox VE 8 Syslogs to a Log Aggregator

A Log Aggregator or Log Management system allows you to delve into system and software logs for many machines, or create alerts for particular issues…

How to enable OMV-Extras on Open Media Vault
#omv #debian #linux

How to enable OMV-Extras on Open Media Vault

While testing out OMV on a variety of hardware, I was looking to install the plugin (to decrease the wear of the USB onto which I'd installed OMV -…

Install Home Assistant on Proxmox
#home-assistant #proxmox #linux

Install Home Assistant on Proxmox

This post will show you how to get Home Assistant OS running as a VM on a Proxmox VE host in just a couple of minutes.

Upgrade Ubuntu to 22.04
#ubuntu #linux

Upgrade Ubuntu to 22.04

This guide will show you how to upgrade from one version of Ubuntu to the next (20.04 to 22.04, in this example). TL;DR: run 'do-release-upgrade'

Change the IP address of a Proxmox host
#linux #proxmox

Change the IP address of a Proxmox host

Why even visit? Here's a one-liner: sed -i 's/oldip/newip/g' /etc/network/interfaces /etc/hosts && systemctl restart networking - You're welcome!

Speed up your Ghost site with Varnish Cache and Webhooks
#ghost-tag #linux

Speed up your Ghost site with Varnish Cache and Webhooks

This guide will show you how to speed up your Ghost CMS site for visitors by utilising Varnish Cache, and how to clear the cache using webhooks.

Prevent accidental downtime with Molly-Guard
#linux #sysadmin

Prevent accidental downtime with Molly-Guard

Molly-Guard is a utility for Debian/Ubuntu systems that will prevent accidental remote shutdowns or reboots. This overview will explain how to get it up and running.

How to compile NGINX and ModSecurity on Ubuntu Server
#linux #security #nginx

How to compile NGINX and ModSecurity on Ubuntu Server

ModSecurity is an open-source web application firewall, and although it was originally developed for Apache, it can now sit in front of NGINX and even IIS web servers.

Stop needrestart prompting for kernel reboots
#linux

Stop needrestart prompting for kernel reboots

When creating a system from a clean image using a build script, it can get really annoying if one bit of software blocks the rest of the script from…

Autologin and continue running a script in Linux
#linux #scripting

Autologin and continue running a script in Linux

I'm going to prefix this whole post with: Computers/servers automatically logging in is bad security practice. Certain situations may require this…