Networking
Proxmox Firewalls and VLAN's
Proxmox Firewalls are there for a good reason. And they are on 3 levels, so take them seriously and put them on. Use a VLAN for the Management Interface. Practical section with examples.
Basics
Basic stuff and where to start Building.
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Gitea as my Private Git Server
Git is a fantastic system for code making, storing and sharing. I need an internal for my K8s cluster and some internal projects and settings. #gitea
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Sync files to all your machines
Syncing files to your workstations (MacOS, Linux, Android and Windows) and your NAS. SyncThing works in the background and passing file info between your machines and store it on a NAS. #syncthing
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Proxmox User Management
Yes, you need more than root. Security says busing root everyware isn't safe and that segregating of duty is a good way to hardening security.
Basics
PXE Install an OS
How to install an OS to any machine. Using a proxyDNS and its in-built TFTP as in Part 2. #pxe #pixieboot
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PXE boot from Local Disk
A practical example of booting your Servers or VM's by PXE in a Proxmox clusters. The OS will be on the Local Disk or will be loaded into memory. The boot device is then PXE Server, DNSMASQ #pxe #pixiboot #proxydns
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PXE - Disk free boots
Booting devices from the net by PXE is a good way to start diskless devices or provisioning new devices. A new tool is presented iVentoy. Or do it the traditional way with DNSMASQ or DHCP by TFTP. #pxe #iventou #netboot #proxydhcp
Basics
Where are you ...
Some times you just can't find your servers or other devices. Working on different networks with a lot of VLAN's it's complicated and you start to forget on what network you are and where are the servers located. My goto tool on Kali Linux is NetDiscover #netdiscover
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The Homepage Dashboard
Homepage dashboard is a modern, secure, highly customizable application dashboard. Easily configured via YAML files or discovery via docker labels. The number of apps it supports with widgets is impressive. And the way of using API Tokens in stead of user/password is admirable. #dashboard
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A Lightweight NAS
All labs need a NAS for storage. Because we already have a ZFS file system, we do not need to run TrueNAS Core or Scale in a VM. We will use Samba with Cockpit as the GUI and run it in a CT. #nas #cockpit
Proxmox
Upgrade PVE to 8 and PBS to 3
How to update your servers to the new version of Debian, Debian 12 - Bookworm. Proxmox VE and Proxmox Backup Server. #pve #pbs #7to8
Basics
Add Color to Proxmox Logon
Add Color to Proxmox Logon Do you want to rice the logon screen of Proxmox? The idea is to show clearly the login as IP and FQDN and also all the colors and positions of the patch cables - this is not in stead of tagging cables its on top. #color #login #proxmox