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HBA or IT-mode
For running ZFS on RAID controllers we need the RAID-controller in HBA or IT-mode for RAID pass trough and a separate boot device, you can't usually boot from a HBA device.
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To build a home lab on Linux with Docker and Dockge/Portainer. Self hosting servers, services, websites and more. Using Ubuntu and Proxmox. Backed by TrueNAS.
Tools
Burn-in Hard Drives & Servers
Burn-in any HD or Server. When customer satisfaction is the key objective, you need to go the extra mail and make sure there are no breaks early due to bad HW or bad SW. Most bad HD failures happens early if they are to fail. The failing due to old age is easy to handle by monitoring.
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Add Color to Proxmox Logon - 2
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 #update
Security
Monitoring Servers with Graphs
Monitoring Servers and VM's before tweaking VM's is one of the most fundamental tasks. Running thousands of pods on a server it's better to follow their performance. With tiny clusters it's vital to know whats going on. For this post we setup #Zabbix and #Grafana
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WoL or Wake on LAN
We all have devices we do not use 24/7 or even daily. For these devises it's convenient to perform a WoL when they are needed. They may run services not frequently needed or they are started when demand grows. #wol #wake-om-lan
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Using Homebrew with Linux
I use Brew on my MacBook Pro but also on most of my Linux machines.
Proxmox
Franken or the Super Proxmox
How to install Proxmox VE and Proxmox Backup Server on the same server. This is for testing and home labs, not for production. #pve #pbs
Security
Hardening your Servers
A install gets 60-65 points not 100. The obvious is to update and upgrade software and install security hardening apps like firewalls, fail2ban, #ClamAV, #LMD. The first task is to make a plan that we call a IT Security Strategy. After a SSA you start fixing your #security #hardening.
Networking
VPN WireGuard on pfSense
There is times we need to access our cluster but we are not at the site. The only safe way is to use a VPN of some sort, I use WireGuard and #Cloudflare #Tunnels. This is how to set up #WireGuard on #pfSense. #vpn #roadworrior
Basics
ZFS replication and HA
Setup ZFS replication and High Availability in Proxmox VE. An entry-level approach. No NFS or Ceph shared storage will be used.
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My Terminal - the main tool
The terminal is where I spend most of my day. My main tools are alacritty, iTerm2, zsh, tmux and then neovim. They are riced and have a number of plugins.
Networking
Start using Proxmox
Set up basic services on Proxmox and its VM/CT like personal Add-ons, NTP Chrony, E-mail alerts, Firewall settings, Networking, Users and Pools, Templates Docker, Backup Strategy and DOCUMENTATION.