Ricing
Make BASH nicer, make it shine.
As I as many of you spend most of my time in a terminal, why not make it shine a little. As everyone know, ZSH is easy to rice, but you can almost as easy rice your BASH shell.
Nalle
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.
Proxmox
Proxmox IP2tag – tag by IP
This script automatically assigns tags containing IP addresses to virtual machines and containers running in a Proxmox environment. It is an alternative to lxc-iptags but is more extensive and flexible in many ways.
MyNewLab
More New Themes for Proxmox
You can make a new theme for Proxmox, and many have done so. The oldest came to PVE 6. The most feamose was "PVE Discord Dark", now we have some newer themes: Nord PVE, Solar PVE and new forks of PVE Discord Dark.
Docker
Windows Subsystem for Linux
There are some instances when you need a Windows instance, but you don't need a full VM to do it. You can use a Docker Container for Windows XP – Windows 11 or one of the Windows Severs. Yes, this is possible, and it's a usable system.
Docker
Docker+Dockge, Ubuntu 24.04
This post is about installing Docker on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. We also utilize the Dockge instead of Portainer. Dockge has some unique features and is well suited for use in a home lab. Portainer can do more, but Dockge is fine for now
MyNewLab
Omarchy - Arch and Hyprland
Omarchy is a modern, high efficient development system using a tiling window manager. It's using Arch Linux, Wayland and the Hyprland window manager. Install it all by running a single command. Omarchy is an opinionated take on what Linux can be at its best.
mods
Pop!_OS Transparent Dock
I wanted a transparent Dock for my PopOS system.
Tools
What Is My IP
Working on several servers on multiple locations you sometimes need to get the current IP of a WAN or some LAN connections.
Backup
Upgrade of PBS 3 to PBS 4
It starts to be that time again. Debian Trixie was released and as Proxmox follows Debian lead we can now upgrade our Proxmox Backup Server from version 3 → version 4
Backup
Upgrade of PVE 8 to 9
It starts to be that time again. Debian Trixie was released and as Proxmox follows Debian lead we can now upgrade PVE 8 → PVE 9 and PBS 3 → PBS 4
Backup
PVE Backup to a USB device
Some installations do not need or can afford a PBS. But as backups are the essential security you have for keeping your work safe from you and others, you may like this solution.
Networking
Renaming your NICs
Due to the new kernel recognizing more features of some hardware, like for example virtual functions, and interface naming often derives from the PCI(e) address, some NIC may change their name, in which case the network configuration needs to be adapted.