Linux
Setting up a Samba file share server gives you an easy way to share files between your Linux server and Windows clients. sudo apt install samba You can either setup a public Samba share meaning anyone can read and write to and from the share, or you can setup a
Windows
Begin a fresh Windows 11 install until you reach the error screen that displays “This PC can’t run Windows 11.” Press Shift + F10 to open the command line Type regedit.exe and press Enter Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Setup Right-click the Setup folder. From the options on
Docker
Grafana and Prometheus are great tools for monitoring your servers and alerting you of any issues. This is how you set it all up in Docker which is a nice and easy way of managing them. If you haven't already done so, start by installing Docker. Instructions here.
Linux
Here are instructions for downloading tracks from Spotify as MP3 files. This utilises YouTube Music to download the track by querying the Spotify URL you pass it. Installation From your terminal, enter the following commands... sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y sudo apt install python3-pip ffmpeg -y
Docker
Start by ensuring you have Docker installed, instructions for setting this up are linked here. Now create a file called docker-compose.yaml - you could use the text editor called nano for this by entering this into your terminal... nano docker-compose.yaml Once done, paste the following into this file.
Docker
This is the easiest way to install Portainer to setup and manage your Docker containers on a Debian based system such as Ubuntu, Linux Mint or Debian itself. These instructions assume you already have Docker installed and configured. If not, please feel free to follow the instructions linked here. Getting
Docker
This is the easiest way to install Docker and Docker Compose on any system that utilises the APT package manager. These systems include Ubuntu, Linux Mint and Debian. apt update apt install docker.io docker-compose -y Then as the root user, you should be able to enter the command docker
Linux
Sometimes when booting a Linux ISO you get an error message come up that says You need to load the kernel first To fix this, you just need to disable secure boot in your BIOS I have this come up whenever I create a new Proxmox VM that uses UEFI
Linux
If you find yourself running commands with sudo often, you can remove the password prompt for a particular user. ❗Please note this is a security risk but laziness always wins! Start by running this command to enter the sudoers file… sudo visudo At the bottom of the file paste this
Linux
What is Pi-hole? Pi-hole is a Linux network-level advertisement and Internet tracker blocking application which acts as a DNS sinkhole and optionally a DHCP server, intended for use on a private network. Installation apt update; apt install curl -y curl -sSL https://install.pi-hole.net | bash Change the Web UI
Proxmox
apt update apt dist-upgrade proxmox-backup-manager versions Check the output of the last command shows 2.4-2 sed -i 's/bullseye/bookworm/g' /etc/apt/sources.list sed -i 's/bullseye/bookworm/g' /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pve-no-subscription.list The commands above switch you to the
Windows
Press Windows + R In the run box, type regedit then press enter Navigate to the following path in regedit... HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon Right-click Winlogon and select New -> DWORD (32-bit) Value Set the key name as AutoAdminLogon and the value to 1 Right