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https://wiki.kptree.net/home_server:home_server_setup:other_services:manjaro?rev=1743925318&do=diff
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Manjaro Setup Notes
I tried Manjaro circa 2019 for a couple of years as my main Linux Desktop. I had no major problems with it. An occasional minor problem this nVidia graphic card and some minor issues with updates. Having used Debian / Ubuntu the past 10 years on servers I decided to switch to Debian testing desk top with XFCE. Debian testing basically give a similar level of latest updates as Manjaro/Arch. I have not …text/html2026-01-17T01:03:10+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)Docker
https://wiki.kptree.net/docker_notes:docker?rev=1768611790&do=diff
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Docker
Docker is a set of platform as a service (PaaS) products that use OS-level virtualization to deliver software in packages called _containers_. The service has both free and premium tiers. The software that hosts the containers is called Docker Enginetext/html2025-09-29T05:35:59+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)Commonly used commands and scripts
https://wiki.kptree.net/home_server:home_server_setup:other_services:misc?rev=1759124159&do=diff
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Commonly used commands and scripts
dmesg
sudo dmesg lists the OS boot messages between grub and os up.
sudo dmesg --level=emerg,alert,crit,err,warn,notice,debug give a more succinct list of focus potential problem issues.
* emerg - system is unusabletext/html2025-10-14T05:59:15+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)Router Miscellaneous
https://wiki.kptree.net/linux_router:misc?rev=1760421555&do=diff
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Router Miscellaneous
Monitoring
There are a number of linux monitoring packages available. See these links for more examples see, 13 Linux Performance Monitoring Tools – Part 2, and 30 Linux System Monitoring Tools Every SysAdmin Should Know. Below are a few that I have tried and use.
iftop
iftop - display bandwidth usage on an interface by host
Usetext/html2026-04-11T00:19:34+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)Docker - DHCP Kea Server
https://wiki.kptree.net/docker_notes:docker-dhcp?rev=1775866774&do=diff
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Docker - DHCP Kea Server
Since mid 2023 I have been running a Docker ISC Kea Image using base Docker Alpine Linux images, with S6 init system. (ISC Kea is a modern replacement for their DHCP.) The main DHCP server runs on my main server and I have an automatic fall over back up on my separate Linux router. I basically followed the Kea templatetext/html2026-08-23T11:41:44+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)Docker mailserver
https://wiki.kptree.net/docker_notes:docker-mailserver?rev=1787485304&do=diff
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Docker mailserver
This mailserver setup follows Workaround's SPmail guide for Debian 13 “Trixie”. Key changes are that instead of installing on Debian 13 virtual machine1, with a Maria mysql database2, this setup is for installation on latest Alpine linux Docker image with s6-rc init using maria database. I toyed with sqlite and basically got it functional, however the support apps do not function with sqlite, so I went back…text/html2023-12-26T03:36:17+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)apt package management
https://wiki.kptree.net/home_server:home_server_setup:other_services:apt?rev=1703561777&do=diff
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apt package management
I recently had a sudo apt upgrade error along the lines of:
mariadb-server : Depends: mariadb-server-10.3 (>= 1:10.3.25-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) but 1:10.3.23+maria~bionic is installed
Basically the apt / dpkg package manger got confused with the old distribution installation. I suspect this only happen as I updated the distribution from Ubuntu 18.04 to 20.04. Basically thetext/html2025-05-20T04:48:08+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)VNC Server
https://wiki.kptree.net/home_server:home_server_setup:vnc_setup?rev=1747716488&do=diff
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VNC Server
This section is a bit of a mess and needs a clean up.....
I want a simple server GUI VNC system. Sadly most the instructions on the net do not seem to meet my needs.
* Install a GUI
* A light desktop system, e.g. xfce
* The x11 windows manager systemtext/html2026-01-23T03:32:30+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)Flatpak
https://wiki.kptree.net/tech_notes:flatpak?rev=1769139150&do=diff
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Flatpak
Flatpak is a universal Linux package management system, that is more agnostic than the Linux distributions package management systems. Flatpak currently only works with a desk top environment, it is not for servers.
There are other universal package management systems available. One popular example is snap, however this is from Ubuntu and seems propriety in nature.text/html2024-03-24T08:01:21+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)KPTree - Email Server Setup
https://wiki.kptree.net/home_server:email_server?rev=1711267281&do=diff
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KPTree - Email Server Setup
Email Server Notes
Setting up the email server on my home server was probably the most difficult task. Email server setup is intricate, risky and involves significant commitment and effort to setup reliably and maintain.text/html2025-11-14T08:19:08+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)Programs & Applications
https://wiki.kptree.net/tech_notes:programs?rev=1763108348&do=diff
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Programs & Applications
dpkg -l
dpkg -l lists all the installed programs on a Debian apt based system. There are too many to list all and many are built in system commands.
Below are some that I highlight for interest and future reference to easily find on reinstall.text/html2022-01-16T03:13:47+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)Set Up and Ubuntu APT Cache
https://wiki.kptree.net/home_server:home_server_setup:other_services:aptcache?rev=1642302827&do=diff
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Set Up and Ubuntu APT Cache
The apt-cacher-ng looks to be a self container apt caching server. Basically the apt cacher stores all the relevant apt update and upgrade related files and and acts as a proxy server to multiple clients. A handy feature to improve speed and reduce Internet bandwidth where a virtual machine server is used with multiple clients. There is another package called apt-cacher but it depends upon th…text/html2025-03-08T09:28:50+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)Router VM
https://wiki.kptree.net/linux_router:qemu?rev=1741426130&do=diff
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Router VM
I have just decided to play with installing VM (virtual machines) on my Router hardware (2023-01). I have been reluctant to do this for a number of reasons. My separate listing for Router Hardware. Basically the machine is a bit old slow and under powered, but still adequate for what it does. I do not run a desktop on this machine, CLI (Command Line Interface only). The main services I am currently running on this machine are, all bare metal:text/html2025-09-29T01:53:10+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)Linux Firmware Notes
https://wiki.kptree.net/home_server:home_server_setup:other_services:firmware?rev=1759110790&do=diff
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Linux Firmware Notes
Some issues with non-free firmware blobs on Debian
ASpeed Technologies
The sudo dmseg command shows the warning Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/ast_dp501_fw.bin for module ast. This relates to the ASpeed BMS VGA graphics microcode. The simple solution seems to be be to install the non-free microcode blob usingtext/html2026-07-05T05:36:05+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)Docker Deluge Image / Service
https://wiki.kptree.net/docker_notes:docker-deluge?rev=1783229765&do=diff
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Docker Deluge Image / Service
I want a torrent service that uses a VPN and is set-up to block non VPN WAN (internet) access. On my virtual machine implementation of this I used the following 3 packages: deluge (deluged with deluge-web), openvpn and nftables. I have used both iptables and nftables and find nftables is definitely more elegant to use. As far as I can tell there is not a Docker image that will meet m…text/html2024-12-06T11:35:56+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)Docker - diun & ntfy
https://wiki.kptree.net/docker_notes:diun-ntfy?rev=1733484956&do=diff
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Docker - diun & ntfy
ntfy is a notification application and server frame work. It has an iOS client and can also use standard web page and Andiod app. I originally considered gotify however there is not iOS application for this notification system, which basically makes it of less value for me.text/html2026-01-31T14:34:43+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)Rsync
https://wiki.kptree.net/home_server:home_server_setup:other_services:rsync?rev=1769870083&do=diff
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Rsync
These are my rsync notes. I also used to use rsnapshot, however I was unhappy with the performance of this application and moved to restic. The original rsnapshot notes have been rolled up and moved to the bottom of this page.
Rsync Notes
Main rsync command usage summarytext/html2024-12-07T03:13:35+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)Web Server setup
https://wiki.kptree.net/home_server:web_server_setup?rev=1733541215&do=diff
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Web Server setup
Basic Web Server setup on VM
I am moving away from Ubuntu to Debian. I find the instruction for here are good to setup a basic web server Digitalocean's LAMP on Debian 11 and Computing for Geeks LAMP on Debian.
Old, tl;dr;
The main reference used is Unixmen - How To Install LAMP Stack On Ubuntu 16.04, for the bas…text/html2026-08-23T11:32:17+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)Nextcloud Container
https://wiki.kptree.net/docker_notes:docker-nextcloud?rev=1787484737&do=diff
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Nextcloud Container
Nextcloud publishes their own Docker container of Nextcloud. The Nextcloud image on Docker hub is maintained by the Nextcloud community, and is not officially supported by Nextcloud! Linuxserver.io, as well as some others also have Nextcloud containers on Docker Hub.text/html2026-02-15T00:37:24+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)Docker - DNS Server
https://wiki.kptree.net/docker_notes:docker-dns?rev=1771115844&do=diff
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Docker - DNS Server
What Is DNS and How Does It Work – A Comprehensive Guide
I have been using Bind9 as my home LAN DNS for the past few years. I originally operated it on bare metal on my home router computer. In mid 2023 I successfully moved my Bind9 primary instance to my main home server in a container and created a slave instance in a container running on my home router computer. I created a Docker Bind9 Image using base Docker Alpine Linux images, with S6 init s…text/html2025-03-03T02:02:58+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)Alpine Linux
https://wiki.kptree.net/tech_notes:alpine?rev=1740967378&do=diff
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Alpine Linux
references
* Alpine Package Filter
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https://wiki.kptree.net/docker_notes:nginx-php-notes?rev=1762648276&do=diff
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Docker nginx / php notes
nginx executable
I had some trouble getting nginx with php-fpm to operate. So I tried to get working a simple setup to nut-out the nuances. I got it working using php-fpm socket with Apline Linux on 2 Docker instances, one running Nginx and the other php-fpm.text/html2024-12-15T02:31:01+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)IPTables Configuration
https://wiki.kptree.net/linux_router:iptables?rev=1734229861&do=diff
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IPTables Configuration
Having delved into IPtables and NFtables about the same time, my feelings are that NFTables is generally superior in just about every way, I can not be bothered explaining this, this is just my experience and feeling. I would preferentially use NFTables over IPtables where I have a choice. Unfortunately some software still uses IPtables, e.g. Docker. So it is good to be able to be sufficiently fluent and be able to work in both at this …text/html2025-01-03T09:33:51+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)XFCE
https://wiki.kptree.net/home_server:home_server_setup:other_services:docker?rev=1735896831&do=diff
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XFCE
XFCE Plugins
Many XFCE plugins are available via menu: setting : panel : items, from here panel items can be added and removed and configured.
To see available XFCE4 packages in the Debian repository sudo apt-cache search xfce4*.
XFCE Keystrokestext/html2025-01-05T03:25:59+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)File Sharing
https://wiki.kptree.net/docker_notes:fileshare?rev=1736047559&do=diff
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File Sharing
All the applications have pro and cons. This is listed at the beginning of each header.
There have been considered 3 different levels of access as described by the applications used:
* Nextcloud - a full privately hosted publicly accessible file shareing application, with many additional featurestext/html2026-09-05T02:45:13+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)Docker-Compose
https://wiki.kptree.net/docker_notes:docker-compose?rev=1788576313&do=diff
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Docker-Compose
* Docker Docs Compose specification, The Compose Specification
Some commands:
* docker-compose pull, it would seem this is required to ensure the latest image(s) is downloaded
* docker-compose up -d --build --force-recreate
* -d run as deamon (in background)
* --build on required if the compose includes building an imagetext/html2022-12-27T13:12:01+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)Fail2Ban
https://wiki.kptree.net/home_server:home_server_setup:other_services:fail2ban?rev=1672146721&do=diff
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Fail2Ban
Scans log files and check for in appropriate password activities and update and uses firewall (IPTables) to restrict (stop for a period of time) these activities. So fail2ban limits incorrect authorisation attempts, thereby reducing, but not entirely eliminating associated risks and bandwidths. It is primarily used on port and associated services open to the public. DigitalOceantext/html2024-03-13T13:19:01+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)ansible
https://wiki.kptree.net/tech_notes:ansible?rev=1710335941&do=diff
linux ansible
ansible
* sudo apt install sshpass The sshpass package must be installed.
* Create a file ansible.cfg in your current folder with the following contents:
[defaults]
host_key_checking = false
* create password less login to remote machines
* ssh-keygentext/html2025-08-10T12:30:03+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)PiKVM
https://wiki.kptree.net/tech_notes:pikvm?rev=1754829003&do=diff
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PiKVM
I purchased a PiKVM kit in 2021, and got it operational at that time. I did not need to use it until recently, 2024-09. Basically a special 'hat' is mounted on a standard Raspberry Pi 4, the smallest memory unit type being sufficient (2 GB). The kit was complete with all the required parts, such as the hat, Raspberry PI, a case, small OLED display and various cables. The PiKVM is V3 HAT with RPi V4 2GB.text/html2022-01-16T03:19:05+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)Calibre Server
https://wiki.kptree.net/home_server:home_server_setup:other_services:calibre_server?rev=1642303145&do=diff
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Calibre Server
Calibre is a comprehensive book library package.
I had the server running on my Ubuntu 14.04 system about 5 years ago. From memory the Calibre web interface was a bit unpolished, however some of my phone apps could access the library for easier book access.text/html2025-02-08T09:11:05+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)KVM Setup
https://wiki.kptree.net/home_server:home_server_setup:kvm?rev=1739005865&do=diff
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KVM Setup
I original setup my main server and virual machines all with Ubuntu. However I have started using Debian and find it leaner than Ubuntu. I am slowly moving my various servers and virtual machines to Debian.
* Install And Configure KVM In Ubuntu 20.04 Headless Server
* Installing KVM on Debian 10
* How To Install KVM Hypervisor on Debian 12|11|10
* How to install KVM server on …text/html2022-02-12T09:44:43+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)Conky
https://wiki.kptree.net/home_server:home_server_setup:other_services:conky?rev=1644659083&do=diff
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Conky
Conky is a Linux system monitor tool using X Windows. Conky is highly configurable and is able to monitor many system variables including the status of the CPU, memory, swap space, disk storage, temperatures, processes, network interfaces, battery power, system messages, e-mail in-boxes Linux updates, runs many popular music players, and much more. Unlike system monitors that use high-level widget tool-kits to render their information, Conky i…text/html2024-02-28T10:11:04+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)Home Server Index
https://wiki.kptree.net/home_server:home_server_setup:other_services:index?rev=1709115064&do=diff
Home Server Index
Home Server Other Index
some CLI tools:
* homebrew actual runs on Linux as package manager
* fuzzy finder - fzf
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https://wiki.kptree.net/docker_notes:docker-reverse-proxy?rev=1736211611&do=diff
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Reverse Proxy Server - Traefik
I seem to have gotten the Traefik reverse proxy working according to Techno Tim Put Wildcard Certificates and SSL on EVERYTHING (github reference_files for traefik-portainer-ssl). Also see Jim's Garage Your Traefik Isn't Secure (JimsGarage/Traefik-Secure/
Below is a basic description of the process that aligns with my configuration files. I do this for 2 reasons, both allowing m…text/html2023-05-13T02:20:29+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)NUT (Network UPS Tools) Setup
https://wiki.kptree.net/home_server:home_server_setup:other_services:nut?rev=1683944429&do=diff
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NUT (Network UPS Tools) Setup
I purchased my current main UPS the Powershield Commander RT PSCRT1100 / Voltronic Power Otima II 1.1K in 2014 and setup NUT about this time, including early conversion to systemd scripts. I notice the Techno Tim Network UPS Tools (NUT) Ultimate Guide late 2022 has a perhaps more modern take on this.text/html2026-07-12T13:14:44+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)TC - Traffic Control
https://wiki.kptree.net/linux_router:tc?rev=1783862084&do=diff
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TC - Traffic Control
The Linux kernel's network stack has network traffic control and shaping features. The iproute2 package installs the tc command to control these via the command line.
Queuing controls how data is sent; receiving data is much more reactive with fewer network-oriented controls. However, since TCP/IP packets are sent using a slow start the system starts sending the packets slow and keeps sending them faster and faster until packets start getti…text/html2025-12-23T02:48:44+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)Docker Host
https://wiki.kptree.net/docker_notes:vm-container?rev=1766458124&do=diff
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Docker Host
KVM versus Proxmox
I originally started using Linux KVM based VM, with QEMU and Libvirt on Ubuntu bare metal, circa 2014, this before was I was aware that Proxmox existed. Around 2020 I moved to Debian as my preferred bare metal distribution for server and desktop, I stopped using Windows as my main home desktop around this time. When I started playing around with Docker to create my own container images I preferred use of…text/html2023-12-26T03:44:19+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)Webmin
https://wiki.kptree.net/home_server:home_server_setup:other_services:webmin?rev=1703562259&do=diff
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Webmin
I don't bother to use Webmin, it has been well over a year since I tried to use.
Old, tl;dr;
I am a bit lazy sometimes and use Webmin to help setup certain services, e.g. Samba. Webmin is a web interfaced system administration system for Linux and has lots of plugins for various Linux apps/packages. Webmin has its own mini webserver built in. There are lots of web page discussing Webmin, how to install and use, e.g.text/html2025-09-29T01:29:05+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)KPTree Recipes
https://wiki.kptree.net/personal:recipes?rev=1759109345&do=diff
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KPTree Recipes
Recipe Links
Stollen:
I do not like mazipan, and do not like it in Stollen. Hence these links exclude reference to recipes with marzipan.
* The spice house Old-Fashioned Christmas Stollen
* The Spruce German Christmas Stollen
* You're Doing It Wrong: Christmas Bread
* Poppyseed Stollen
* Stollen (No-Knead)
* Traditional German Stollen
Kaesekuchen - German Cheesecake in Diana's Recipe Book
German Cottage Cheese Cheesecake
Ratatouille
Quick G…