KPTree Wiki https://wiki.kptree.net/ 2026-09-22T06:26:50+00:00 KPTree Wiki https://wiki.kptree.net/ https://wiki.kptree.net/_media/wiki:dokuwiki.svg text/html 2024-03-24T06:04:40+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) VIM Editor https://wiki.kptree.net/home_server:home_server_setup:other_services:vim?rev=1711260280&do=diff vim neovim command linux debian text editor setup customise customisation cheatsheet VIM Editor When using sudo vim consider sudo -E. The -E flag to retain the user environment variables for vim. VIM Customisation ~/.vimrc colorscheme desert set nocompatible syntax on set number relativenumber set autoindent expandtab tabstop=2 shiftwidth=2 filetype plugin on filetype indent on set cursorline set cursorcolumn set shiftwidth=2 set tabstop=2 set expandtab text/html 2026-01-31T14:34:43+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) Rsync https://wiki.kptree.net/home_server:home_server_setup:other_services:rsync?rev=1769870083&do=diff rsync backup linux debian rsnapshot 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 summary text/html 2025-02-08T09:11:05+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) KVM Setup https://wiki.kptree.net/home_server:home_server_setup:kvm?rev=1739005865&do=diff server kvm virtual command debian machine qemu virsh qcow linux command setup nbd network block device 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/html 2025-01-03T00:55:46+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) Back-up Server Old Setup https://wiki.kptree.net/home_server:home_server_setup:other_services:back-up_server_old?rev=1735865746&do=diff linux debian backup lvm filesystem server nfs mount showmount Back-up Server Old Setup This has been more difficult than I would have thought. I have used rsnapshot the past couple of years (2020-21), but have never really been happy with it for many reasons. The main reason is that it has never worked well, the rsync is reasonably fast, but the rsnapshot takes far too long. Other problems include; difficulties in set-up, and concerns will reliability. Recently I noticed that Debian no longer … text/html 2022-01-16T03:18:41+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) Tripwire https://wiki.kptree.net/home_server:home_server_setup:other_services:tripwire?rev=1642303121&do=diff linux tripwire setup security Tripwire Trip wire check system files to check for any changes and alarms / alerts upon changes. ---------- Prev Start page Next text/html 2025-01-05T06:27:27+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) NFS https://wiki.kptree.net/home_server:home_server_setup:other_services:nfs?rev=1736058447&do=diff linux debian nfs fstab server NFS There are a lot of resources online for NFS (Network File System). Nevertheless I decided to place my notes here to help me with my configuration, as there are a number of nuances that such notes will potentially assist with in the future. Sadly a number of resources I use seem out of date, not updated and/or possible subject to disappearance. text/html 2026-03-05T13:20:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) snapraid https://wiki.kptree.net/home_server:home_server_setup:other_services:snapraid?rev=1772716852&do=diff snapraid linux snapraid I have been using snapraid since circa 2015 for my main first past redundancy. I have a second home server used as a backup server that weekly backs up using restic. The main snapraid commands I use are: sudo snapraid sync to sync the files that have changes since last sync. I usually do this weekly, manually. text/html 2025-08-17T00:27:04+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) Network Setup https://wiki.kptree.net/home_server:home_server_setup:network_setup?rev=1755390424&do=diff network interface netplan nic setup loopback eth ethernet bridge bond networkd linux debian setup command Network Setup Most server have more than one network connection although one is technically enough. Routers by definition need to have a minimum of at least 2 network connections. It would seem that Debian Linux supports multiple methods to define network connections: text/html 2025-11-22T03:58:17+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) BASH Customisation https://wiki.kptree.net/home_server:home_server_setup:other_services:bash?rev=1763783897&do=diff linux bash alias tar bash_aliases configure configuration bashrc command script bashrc history sudo visudo dimmer ps kill nightmode xrandr tar archive default_editor editor BASH Customisation The standard BASH colour configuration uses a blue colour for listing directories (ls) which is difficult to read on a black background. While this is the “standard colour”, due to the impracticality I have decided to change it. text/html 2025-01-10T02:59:45+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) SSH Notes https://wiki.kptree.net/home_server:home_server_setup:other_services:ssh?rev=1736477985&do=diff linux debian ssh ssh_notes SSH Notes SSH Login Message Acronyms and Definitions * MOTD = Message of the Day Login Messages * sudo vim /etc/issue.net Displays a message before the user begins login, I do not use this. * sudo vim /etc/ssh/sshd_config ensure the following option is set text/html 2025-09-29T01:46:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) My Home IT Setup https://wiki.kptree.net/home_server:home_server_setup:home_it_setup?rev=1759110394&do=diff havetheknowhow snapraid opensprinkler personal background setup home server linux command My Home IT Setup Hardware - I have censored this for the time being.... A special mention goes to the Opensprinkler sprinkler controller, that is probably the best network interfaced sprinkler controller available, both for home and some commercial use. See separate section on my home sprinkler setup text/html 2022-09-05T07:00:54+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) samba https://wiki.kptree.net/home_server:home_server_setup:other_services:samba?rev=1662361254&do=diff linux samba samba I have not look at samba much since I first attempted to set up my home sever circa 2011 on Fedora before I moved to Ubuntu. I stopped using Fedora as I had noob pain with Selinux, coupled with the short service life of Fedora, so I moved to Ubuntu, where I had a lot more success.