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Linux Mint Debian Edition
Okay, you got me, this one isn't actually a server OS. However, it can actually do just fine acting as a server. It comes with a full desktop UI and graphical tools. It resembles Windows. It's generally the most user friendly and hand holding version of Li...
Windows
You're not going to get more hand holding than you'll get with Windows. This is regardless of whether you talk about Windows 11 or Windows Server. Know that Windows Server comes with limitations that the desktop version doesn't, even though it has a desktop ...
CasaOS, ZimaOS, Cosmos Cloud OS, RunTipi, etc.
So, none of these are a true OS. At best, some of them are trying to be an app suite built on top of a Linux distro. Some are literally just an app you install on whatever Linux OS you want. The thing they all have in common is they try to simplify setting ...
Docker Apps (Reddit Post)
Analytics: [Grafana](https://hub.docker.com/r/grafana/grafana) [Uptime Kuma](https://github.com/louislam/uptime-kuma) [Prometheus](https://hub.docker.com/r/prom/prometheus) - [AlertManager](https://prometheus.io/docs/alerting/latest/alertmanager/) - [node...
Docker Apps (under construction)
Maintenance & Dev Analytics Grafana: https://hub.docker.com/r/grafana/grafanaUptime Kuma: https://github.com/louislam/uptime-kumaPrometheus: https://hub.docker.com/r/prom/prometheus- AlertManager: https://prometheus.io/docs/alerting/latest/alertmanager/- nod...
Note to self
Organize apps by category and give them descriptions and such.
Useful Commands
"sudo pacman -Sy""sudo pacman -S git fakeroot binutils""cd ~/Downloads""git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/realvnc-vnc-viewer.git""cd realvnc-vnc-viewer""sudo pacman -U realvnc-vnc-viewer-*-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst" "su" - elevate prompt so you don't need sudo"pwd...
Docker Commands
docker stats --format "table {{.ID}}\t{{.Name}}\t{{.CPUPerc}}\t{{.MemUsage}}\t{{.MemPerc}}\t{{.NetIO}}\t{{.BlockIO}}\t{{.PIDs}}" --no-stream docker stats --format "table {{.ID}}\t{{.Name}}\t{{.CPUPerc}}\t{{.MemPerc}}\t{{.NetIO}}\t{{.BlockIO}}" --no-stream
Cabling 101
This is specifically about making Ethernet cables but a lot of this will likely apply to most types of low voltage/data cables. So, there are standard pinouts and such that you can learn from Wikipedia and other places. I'm not going to bore you too much wit...
Enterprise Equipment
Unless you plan to get certified with Cisco and need something to practice on, you'll almost always be better off either rolling your own or buying something more affordable. Enterprise equipment is stupidly expensive and cares nothing about how loud or hot t...
ToDo List
Migrate this list to bookstacksClean and setup living room (40% complete)Find battery chargers and desk fanMigrate IRC and Torrent browser tabs off of old serverFind old netbook, again - set it up for remote adminConvert old server to either Linux Mint or Prox...
Current Server Plan
Server list with intended roles. Servers named N/A haven't been purchased yet. Ares[NUC]: Hardware: NUC, Anker dock, Wacom Tablet ... Roles - Command Center, Media Server, Productivity/Office Server, Security Server, Test Server, Work Station Brigid[Fire...
Network List
Hardware - Services Universal Services - Docker - Portainer (Replace with Komodo) *Note: Look into Kubernetes and Docker Swarm; Re-evaluate Proxmox Router - DHCP - NAT Brigid (NAS/Primary Network; not fully setup) - DNS (Technitium; not setup) - Reverse D...
LAN Index
LAN Only - These links will only work when connected from the local network. http://10.20.10.75:83 or http://nuc.zgp.us:83 - PiHole, again. Obviously, only the direct IP link works. http://nuc.zgp.us:8181 - Tautulli for Plex analytics https://nuc.zgp.us:82...
The Lounge + ZNC
So, this was more complicated than it needed to be but it's manageable. I know The Lounge has a page dedicated to the question of why use ZNC when The Lounge does the same thing. Well, it's in case you want to use a different client than The Lounge. Sometim...
Docker/Docker Compose Setup
The actual setup is fairly easy. However, you have to do some prep work first. Install docker: sudo apt install docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io docker-buildx-plugin docker-compose-plugin Verify: sudo systemctl is-active docker Add your user to Dock...
Docker Prep/Prerequisites (Debian)
This guide assumes you are running a Debian based OS. So, it will work regardless of whether you are using Proxmox, OMV, Ubuntu Server, Linux Mint or anything else that uses APT. If you are using some flavor of Arch, Fedora, FreeBSD or any of their derivativ...
Self Hosting - Hardware (80% complete)
Here is where I'll discuss the required hardware to run various self hosting applications/services.
Networking
This covers various networking hardware. Mainly, it's about routers and switches.
Servers
Here is where I'll discuss server hardware.