Since 1975, a HomeLab enthusiast. In IT 1970 →, 25y for Fortune 500 companies, rest as independent entrepreneur and senior consultant, IT and Management. Happily retired from IT 2011 and totally 2020.
News
Proxmox Issue SSH Host Key Certificates - How to bypass SSH known_hosts bug(s) As of PVE 8.1, there's still a bug where running `pvecm updatecerts` deletes all but the oldest (instead of newest) SSH keys from the shared cluster-wide known_hosts
Basics
Proxmox monitoring using #influxdb and #grafana running in a LXC container. Monitoring is a key part of the security and hardening process.
Tools
The GNU nano editors default keybindings and their functions. Keybindings can be edited and changed.
Basics
To secure the Proxmox node or cluster we need to set some user things on the OS level (Debian) and some more then in Proxmox. Having servers in a Data Center also needs some more security measures to be in place. Servers are key targets for hackers, gain access to thousands accounts in one go.
Docker
Dockge simplifies Docker management, particularly when dealing with Docker stacks. You can perform tasks like creating, editing, starting, stopping, restarting, and deleting Docker containers and services through a web terminal.
Remote Access
The Jump Box, Host or Server or a Bastion Host or Server. By create a highly secured, The Jump Box with web access and use it to jump to servers on a internal and dedicated network we only have 1 server exposed to the web not 5. #2FA #TUI #TOTP
Build
Proxmox Notifications uses Gotify. Gotify can run on many platforms, we use Docker and iPhone. Quick notifications are essential when things goes sideways and servers crash but also when a backup fails. #gotify #igotify #proxmox
Build
Storage servers are needed every where and usually several. Usually there is absolutely no need for any GUI or other stuff bloating the server. The best is a plain NFS Server - it's fast and romust.
Basics
Git is one of the fundamental tool any homelabber needs. Git repositories can be on site, but better off site on GitLab or GitHub. Some stuff needs to be on local servers and can easily by self hosted or just local. #git
Tools
One of my favorite automation tools is my TemplateBuilder. T.Builder Creates a K8s/K0s cluster in minutes. 5.1. includes Debian and Alpine; Dockge, fzf, exa, nala and the K0s installation wizard. It's also faster. I use it daily to create VM's or Kubernetes clusters.
Cloud-init is the industry standard multi-distribution method for cross-platform cloud instance initialization. It is supported across all major public cloud providers, provisioning systems for private cloud infrastructure, and bare-metal installations.
Build
For small servers we need tiny Kubernetes nodes like K0s. This is my how i repurposed an old wrecked laptop as an tiny min server running a Kubernetes cluster - K0s. #k0s