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.
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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.
Docker
The secure and efficient Docker
Flatcar Container Linux is tailored for one task, to run Docker in a scalable way. Flatcar is a container optimized OS with a minimal OS image. It has an immutable filesystem and includes automatic atomic updates. The security is enterprise-grade and it's Open-source.
Proxmox
Modding the GUI
To add more info from the sensors and show that information (fan speed; drives, CPU and RAM temps) directly on the Summary Page. Remove the nag-screen that we do not like (because it forces us to do extra clicks). Or updating all the containers by a command or automatically using CRON scheduling.
Proxmox
New Theme for PVE
I like ricing my Linux stuff. This post is about a team from "dabeastnet". It will replace the default Proxmox theme. It's a Solarized inspired Light & Dark CSS theme for the PVE web UI. And yes, it will automatically switch to dark mode whenever the PVE dark theme is loaded.
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ShredOS – Disk Eraser
ShredOS uses the nwipe is a program that will securely erase the entire contents of disks. It can wipe a single drive or multiple disks simultaneously. It can operate as both a command line tool without a GUI or with a ncurses GUI.
Basics
Server Monitoring with Beszel
Beszel is a lightweight server monitoring platform that includes Proxmox and Docker statistics, historical data, and alert functions. It has a nice web interface, simple configuration, and is ready to use out of the box. It supports automatic backup, multi-user, OAuth authentication, and API access.
Proxmox
Minimize wear and tear on system SSD
Using consumer grade SSD or NVMe may be a short time solution. This post is about what you can do to avoid early death of your system disk. I have always had stand-alone nodes alongside the cluster nodes. And I also have a mini PC with Proxmox for travelling purposes.
Proxmox
Using Xterm.js for PVE VMs
Copy-Paste with an easy console called Xterm.js for any VM the same way Proxmox VE console works.
Basics
Pi-hole in a Docker Container
Installing Pi-hole as a Docker container is easy and do serve you well.
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TrueNAS VM PBS
Proxmox Backup Server is flexible and can be installed on any device running Debian, a VM or a LXC. Here I show my TrueNAS VM setup, as my main production has moved to my new TrueNAS CE box. Having PBS on the NAS is making use of the large and fast SAS ZFS RAID 10 storage.
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TrueNAS LXC PBS
Proxmox Backup Server is flexible and can be installed on any device running Debian, a VM or a LXC. Here I show my TrueNAS LXC setup, as my main production has moved to my new TrueNAS CE box. Having PBS on the NAS is making use of the large and fast SAS ZFS RAID 10 storage.