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TemplateBuilder
Building templates with a script. How to use bash, whiptail, pve qm commands and wget. At the same time VM's can be applied for large Kubernetes clusters (K8s, K3s, K3s HA, K0s). LArge lettering done with figlet.
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Networking
OPNsense – a NG Firewall
After all the bad things pfSense brought to the table in the form of broken promises vi-a-vie the pfSense +, I think it's time for even me to start going with OPNsense. To make it more interesting, I set it up using only one NIC. There is one use-case - the Data Center bare metal setups.
Networking
Sophos XG firewall on Proxmox
Sophos XG firewall on Proxmox A enterprise grade firewall for yore home! You will get a ton of features and possibuilities to fine tune the firewall and thret protection. You have all the stuff you need in one package. #sophos #proxmox
Tools
Lost password on old Win7
Lost admin password on an old Windows 7 machine. Reset any users password.
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
Basics
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
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Creating a WoL Linux Command
As a Pro, you probably already have many scripts to help your day. This post is primarily about creating custom commands on Linux. Scripts can easily be turned into commands with options and help screens. #wol #script #tool #custom #commands #linux #WoL
Proxmox
Proxmox HA
Making a Proxmox High Availability Virtual Machine cluster without a NAS or GLUSTER or CEPH. Some apps are extremely valuable and needed in our systems. They need to bee up 24/7. How to do it? And are we willing to bare the cost? That's all folks - now we have a 24/7 VM running.
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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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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
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
Security Audit and Lynis
Prepare for a Security Audit or check your Server for Security Hardening. All Companies need to take a SA from tile to time by an outside Agency. Many corporations with ISO 9001/27001 certs has written protocols to follow visa-vi testing and setting up services. #security #hardening #audit # lynis