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Docker nginx / php notes

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-11-09T00:31:16+00:00

linux docker nginx php fast-cgi php-fpm 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.

DHCP / DNS Setup

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-12-15T03:35:46+00:00

linux router dns dhcp bind ip ipv6 radvd host dig nslookup DHCP / DNS Setup Outdated I have moved my DNS and DHCP servers to Docker, Docker-DNS Server. I am still using ISC_Bind9, but am now using ISC_Kea for DHCP as ISC_Bind is no longer supported as of 2022. tl;dr; Further to this I am not looking at backups for both these services on my local area network. Whilst these services worked reliably well, when ever I shutdown the the router with

Docker - DNS Server

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-02-15T00:37:24+00:00

linux docker dns bind9 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…

Conky

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2023-04-30T09:43:13+00:00

conkey linux debian manjaro setup monitor 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…

Docker mailserver

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-08-16T11:39:12+00:00

linux docker mail mailserver alpine dovecot postfix sqlite s6 s6-rc Docker mailserver This mailserver setup follows Workaround's SPmail guide for Debian 12 “Bookworm”. Key changes are that instead of installing on Debian 12 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 ba…

Docker Deluge Image / Service

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-06-21T05:00:34+00:00

linux docker image container openvpn docker_compose wireguard macvlan nftables 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…

KPTree - Email Server Setup

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-03-24T08:01:21+00:00

linux mail server email postfix dovecot emailserver debian ubuntu horde postfixadmin admin clamav apache roundcube webmail certbot certificate 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.

dokuwiki setup notes

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-09-29T11:22:11+00:00

linux wiki dokuwiki server plugin markdown dokuwiki setup notes Also see notes on setting up Docker Dokuwiki container * Dokuwiki home page * Dokuwiki Installation instructions * Upgrading Dokuwiki * DokuWiki Manual * Docuwiki maintenance * How to backup DokuWiki? * How to move DokuWiki from one Server to another? dokuwiki backup Back-ups placed here: '/media/disk1/KarlData/Karl Data 2/dokuwiki_backups/' and named KPtreeWiki-backup_yyyy-mm-dd. e.g. sudo tar zcpfv '/media/…

Router Miscellaneous

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-10-14T05:59:15+00:00

linux router monitor links darkstat glances ntopng iftop nethogs 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 Use

Web Server setup

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-12-07T03:13:35+00:00

linux debian apache apache2 httpd web server php certbot letsencrypt nextcloud cloud vm virtual machine kvm proxy reverse proxy gid uid vipw vigr group id user id 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…

Rsync

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-01-31T14:34:43+00:00

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

File Sharing

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-01-05T03:25:59+00:00

linux docker file_sharing share sharing syncthing privatebin 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 features

IPMI Console Setup

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-05-18T07:27:42+00:00

linux bmc grub ipmi console redirection cli IPMI Console Setup I have 3 computers from Supermicro with BMC and IPMI. The Supermicro provided utility program IPMIView is good, but the iKVM console redirection facility is woefully unreliable and also seems to be poorly documented! (Probably because it is based upon Java.) Interestingly this utility program is provided for Windows and Linux, and is even available in Manjaro AUR repositories. (This probably actually makes sense as many Supermic…

Manjaro Setup Notes

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-04-06T07:41:58+00:00

linux manjaro arch archlinux vuescan flatpak davfs cups printing print 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 …

TC - Traffic Control

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-06-23T00:14:23+00:00

linux router tc traffic control 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…

Wireguard VPN access from WAN to LAN

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-05-24T13:09:25+00:00

linux router vpn wireguard docker qr_code qr Wireguard VPN access from WAN to LAN I use a Docker instance for my Wireguard server now. I use 2 forms of vpn (virtual private network) on my home server. * VPN to gain remote secure private access to my home LAN from the WAN (internet). This is the one I am describing here.

turn server

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-03-02T05:34:56+00:00

linux docker turnserver turn server From wikipedia; Traversal Using Relays around NAT (TURN) is a protocol that assists in traversal of network address translators (NAT) or firewalls for multimedia applications. It may be used with the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) and User Datagram Protocol (UDP). It is most useful for clients on networks masqueraded by symmetric NAT devices. TURN does not aid in running servers on well known ports in the private network through a NAT; it supports the c…

Wifi Router / Access Points

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-01-31T11:03:52+00:00

linux router wifi wifi_router access_point Wifi Router / Access Points I prefer to run higher quality wifi access points (AP) than the all in one type routers. My current router is X86 based running Linux Nftables on bare metal and Bind9 and Kea as well as some other services in Docker on a VM.

Docker init Systems

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-02-15T00:27:57+00:00

alpine linux docker init s6 s6-rc alias Docker init Systems There are a number of init systems used on docker containers, many are the defaults that ship with the standard Linux distributions, e.g. systemd which is particularly popular on the larger comprehensive distributions. tldr; There is a lot of argument in the init world, SystemD seems to have taken over the init system in most

Private LAN VPN Access

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-12-28T03:23:56+00:00

linux docker wireguard openvpn Private LAN VPN Access The scope here concerns use of VPN (Virtual Private Network) to gain secure access from the public network to a local private network. It relates to private secure access and use from the public network. It does not consider public VPNs setup for public use.

NFTables Configuration

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-03-02T07:31:20+00:00

linux router nftables firewall NFTables Configuration The best reference for nftables is at the dedicated wiki wiki nftables. Some other references I found nftables router. The reference at stosb is good, but not for a router Explaining My Configs: nftables. Nftables Cheatsheet After a lot of experimenting the following is my NFTables router configuration file. Create the following file called:

Back-up Server Old Setup

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-01-03T00:55:46+00:00

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 …

SSH Notes

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-01-10T02:59:45+00:00

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

Nextcloud Container

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-04-03T14:43:15+00:00

linux docker nextcloud mysql mariadb 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.

Docker Miscellaneous

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-12-29T00:09:36+00:00

linux docker it-tools dockge loki watchtower netbox Docker Miscellaneous IT-TOOLS Useful tools for developer and people working in IT. docker-compose.yml --- services: it-tools: image: 'corentinth/it-tools:latest' #ports: # - '8080:80' restart: unless-stopped container_name: it-tools networks: - proxy labels: - "traefik.enable=true" - "traefik.docker.network=proxy" - "traefik.http.routers.…

ISP PPPoE Network Setup

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-09-21T12:10:33+00:00

linux router pppoe pppoed isp mtu dns dhcp ISP PPPoE Network Setup A reasonably comprehensive discussion on Ubuntu forums Setup Ubuntu Server as a router using a PPPoE connection, MTU and TCP MSS when using PPPoE. Also from Ubuntu forums How to Optimize your Internet Connection using MTU and RWIN. Ubuntu documentation ADSLPPPoE. PPPD manual page. Another reference is Confirm Blog Using PPPoE on Linux. Some other references: * Connecting to NBN HFC with a linux router] Internode router set…

Docker - diun & ntfy

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-12-06T11:35:56+00:00

linux docker diun ntfy 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.

Reverse Proxy Server - Traefik

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-01-07T01:00:11+00:00

linux docker traefik reverse_proxy proxy openssl ssl certificate portainer cloudsec 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…

Network Setup

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-08-17T00:27:04+00:00

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:

IPMI CLI Tools

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2023-12-23T13:07:19+00:00

linux ipmi ipmitool cli bmc IPMI CLI Tools Much copied from Adam Sweet's wiki on IPMI. What is IPMI? IPMI is standard which allows remote server management, primarily developed by Intel. IPMI cards, known as Baseboard Management Cards (BMCs) are primitive computers in their own right and are operational all the time, so long as the server has a power source. The server itself does not need to be powered on, or the operating system operational for the BMC to work, it just needs a power source…

Formatting Syntax

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2023-04-30T09:43:12+00:00

Formatting Syntax DokuWiki supports some simple markup language, which tries to make the datafiles to be as readable as possible. This page contains all possible syntax you may use when editing the pages. Simply have a look at the source of this page by pressing

VIM Editor

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-03-24T06:04:40+00:00

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

Docker - DHCP Kea Server

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-04-11T00:19:34+00:00

linux docker kea dhcp 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 template

Homepage dashboard

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-06-11T10:02:50+00:00

homepage dashboard heimdall postges postgesql Homepage dashboard A home page is basically a webpage that provides a summary of your system and also has links to launch web applications and bookmarks. It may also have other utility information, such as system configuration and status, time, calendar, etc.

Debian Server Network Setup

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-11-30T10:55:19+00:00

linux debian ubuntu router network netplan interface vlan ipv6 ip Debian Server Network Setup Debian Network - Server Interface Setup As of Debian 10 (Buster) Debian still by default uses this interface Setup. It can be setup to use netplan inface. Ubuntu (as of version 14.04) defaults to Predictable Network Interface Names, also see Systemd Docs. I have no problem with this. In any case, you should always check dev names and not assume names, such as

NFS

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-01-05T06:27:27+00:00

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.

Docker

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-01-17T01:03:10+00:00

linux docker cli installation network volume iptables nftables portainer 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 Engine

Dokuwiki

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-04-05T00:01:17+00:00

linux docker traefik dokuwiki container Dokuwiki Main Dokuwiki Page The main dokuwiki page dokuwiki_setup. Dokuwiki Container This uses the linuxserver.io image from dockerhub, linuxserver/dokuwiki. The Linuxserver.io documents can be found heredoc.linuxserver.io. Defines web_data volume: #Not USED docker volume create --driver local \ --opt type=none \ --opt device="/home/docker_store/cloud.kptree.net/data" \ --opt o=bind cloud_data

Router Hardware

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-09-20T09:35:01+00:00

linux router hardware Router Hardware ikoolcore-r2-max (Dec 2024) The Supermicro SYS-E200-9B has stopped working. It posts bios, but will not boot further. I suspect hardware failure of some sort. The BMC failed a few years ago. I have ordered a replacement ikoolcore-r2-max. The replacement comes with 2.5Gb/s and 10GB/s NICs and a more modern and faster 8 core

Domain names, domain nameservers, DNS and DHCP

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-08-09T03:11:23+00:00

Domain names, domain nameservers, DNS and DHCP Domain names, Domain nameservers, DNS and DHCP are a key part of the internet back bone. * DNS (Domain Name System) resolves the text domain names to the relevant IP (Internet Protocol) addresses. *

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-01-25T13:50:25+00:00

Administration Welcome/Home Personal * Personal Thoughts and Beliefs (Private) * Localisations * KPTree Recipes * Home Sprinkler Setup Notes * KPTree - Home Desktop Setup Home Server Setup * Home Server Notes * My Home IT Setup * Network Setup * KVM Setup * VNC Server * fsck - file system check * Home Server Index Home Server Other VM Setups * Home Server other VMs Index * KPTree - Email Server Setup * KPTree Torrent VM Setup * KPTree - Home Desktop Setup * dokuwiki setup…

bulletin board

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2023-04-30T09:43:13+00:00

bulletin board I used to to run a bulletin board server, but never had any useful feedback and far too much spam posted. So I have not bothered to set up again. If you have anything you want to sent to me please email: admin@kptree.net. I do not check this email often, so it may take a while for me to respond, assuming I deem it worthwhile responding

Crowdsec

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-01-07T04:34:05+00:00

linux docker traefik crowdsec firewall Crowdsec * docker exec crowdsec cscli metrics to inspect Cloudsec metrics * docker exec crowdsec cscli bouncer list to list active bouncers * docker exec crowdsec cscli parsers list to list active bouncers Cloudsec Cloud Security Panel Back Start page Next

Docker Host

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-12-23T02:48:44+00:00

linux docker vm proxmox server vnc kvm libvirt selfhosted 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…

VNC

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-07-05T10:36:50+00:00

linux docker vnc guacamole VNC I set up Guacamole using Install Guacamole on Docker – VNC, SSH, SFTP, and RDP like a Boss!. * keystroke in a Guacamole session opens and closes the Guacamole control panel. My docker-compose.yml --- services: # MariaDB - MySQL Database mariadb: container_name: guac_db image: linuxserver/mariadb:latest restart: always networks: # - proxy - guac security_opt: - no-new-privileges:true # ports: # …

KPTree - Home Desktop Setup

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-03-16T07:04:18+00:00

mswindows windows setup tip notes personal license powertoys KPTree - Home Desktop Setup Background I have Windows on my main desk top machine, it is dual boot with Debian/XFCE. I am using Debian almost exclusively now. The BIOS based dual boot works well, I have it defaulting to Debian. I do not currently have a Windows VM setup on my main server. My 3 sons also have computers with Windows on them. Lastly, I am required to used company Windows machines at work. Hence I like to keep a li…

Basic Netfilter Function Block Diagram

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-06-23T01:11:37+00:00

linux router mtu netfilter Basic Netfilter Function Block Diagram Both NFTables and IPTables use the Netfilter framework provided in the Linux kernal. NFtables was implemented to supersede IPTables, which due to the widespread use of IPTables, will probably take a long time. The following is a basic block diagram of the Netfilter Filter and NAT (Network Address Translation) functions, which are the basic requirements for router. Incoming Packets | ┌────────────…

Router VM

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-03-08T09:28:50+00:00

linux router vm 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:

Home Sprinkler Setup Notes

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-05-18T12:49:17+00:00

sprinkler spray garden irrigation Home Sprinkler Setup Notes See my Sprinker solenoid woes Reticulation System The home I am currently living in and own had a garden irrigation system install with bore pump when purchased. The system was over 20 years old when I purchased and is now over 30 years old.

Project Index

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-12-30T03:48:08+00:00

raspberry_pi rpi linux server setup summary index Project Index I have published these notes on my public wiki website , for my own access and also and possible benefit to others. I am not interested in advertising on this site. As these are my personal notes, provided without cost, I assume no obligations in anyway should anyone in anyway use them in full or part. YOU USE THESE NOTES AT YOUR OWN RISK!

Sprinkler Solenoid 24VAC Woes

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-08-24T08:27:38+00:00

sprinkler inductor controller solenoid valve solenoid_valve Sprinkler Solenoid 24VAC Woes See my Home Sprinkler notes I have had many problems with my sprinkler system; decrepit failing 30 year old underground wiring, failing solenoid valves and their solenoids. Some of the old solenoid valves were replaced as they had mechanically failed. The multiple issues made it vary difficult to diagnose what was happening at any time.

boot tools

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-09-22T09:13:38+00:00

linux boot uefi ventoy boot tools list drives * df -h * sudo fdisk -l * lsblk flags: * -f to get more verbose output * -o to get specific output columns, use -h option to see list of column options * blkid * ls -l /dev/disk/by-id, additional list options:

Programs & Applications

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-11-14T08:19:08+00:00

programs applications pipx flatpak 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.

KVM Setup

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-02-08T09:11:05+00:00

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 …

Home Server Notes

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-01-25T05:14:50+00:00

linux server setup summary index Home Server Notes The main reason for these notes is a reference to assist me with maintaining my home server. This includes upgrading the existing or setting up a new server in the future. There are many reasons to setup a home server and many different options available. For me one of the big reasons is the tinkering and learning associated with such a set up. There are many other benefits. Perhaps also one of the largest negatives is also the time invested …

VNC Server

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-05-20T04:48:08+00:00

linux server debian vnc setup vncserver tigervnc gnome xfce 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 system

BASH Customisation

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-11-22T03:58:17+00:00

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.

Linux Block Device Notes

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-02-03T11:50:32+00:00

linux debian nfs parted fstab format partion disk mount umount fstab unmount Linux Block Device Notes Linux Disk Partition and Format Notes Some basic tools * ls -l /dev/disk/by-uuid/ will list the disks with UUIDs * lsblk to list partitions (or list block devices) * lsblk -f or blkid to list the UUIDs * sudo blkid will list data blocks

Commonly used commands and scripts

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-09-29T05:35:59+00:00

linux dmesg command systemd journal journalctl tzdata timezone apt upgrade update install remove crontab man apropos tldr ip tc systemctl journalctl pbcopy pbpaste copy paste 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 unusable

samba

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2023-04-30T09:43:13+00:00

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.

systemd Stuff

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2023-12-26T03:39:18+00:00

systemd systemctl timer timers journalctl linux debian setup customise customisation systemd Stuff * How to create systemd service unit in Linux * Set systemd service to execute after fstab mount * DigitalOcean Tutorials systemd: * How To Use Systemctl to Manage Systemd Services and Units * Understanding Systemd Units and Unit Files * How To Use Journalctl to View and Manipulate Systemd Logs * Systemd Essentials: Working with Services, Units, and the Journal * NFS mount vi…

tmux

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linux terminal tmux kitty ssh tmux tmux is a terminal multiplexer. It lets you switch easily between several programs in one terminal, detach them (they keep running in the background) and reattach them to a different terminal. tmux ---------- Prev Start page Next terminals kitty The fast, feature-rich, GPU based terminal emulator