NFS Setup

02/15/2026

Preliminaries Before we configure NFS, we need a couple preliminary pieces of information: the server private ip address and the...

Backup Routine with cron, tar, and nfs

02/11/2026

Introduction My backup setup makes use of NFS (Network File System) to mount the filesystem of the source machine on...

Configure Jellyfin, Caddy, and Dynu DDNS

05/20/2025

Install Jellyfin For this installation, we won't be using Docker. The process is as simple as navigating to Jellyfin's installation...

Expand Your Root Partition

05/03/2025

The Problem Currently, my disk is partitioned according to the scheme below: /dev/sda1 500M EFI System /boot /dev/sda2 4G Linux...

Install MakeMKV and Flash Firmware to the ASUS BW-16D1HT Optical Drive

04/24/2025

Downloading Files on Separate Computer NOTE (2025-04-27): I ended up using makemkv version 1.17.7 since 1.18.1 did not seem to...

Slackware Package Management

04/22/2025

Slackware Philosophy It's in the name: Slackware. New kernel releases are often years in the making, and this is by...

Installing and Configuring Slackware

04/21/2025

[Optional] Testing Slackware with the Live CD Navigate to slackware.com and there should be a link to Slackware Live on...

Write a Powershell Script to Simplify SCP Transfer Syntax

02/26/2025

Problem: the syntax for running scp in powershell is burdensome. Here's what it looks like for me: PS C:\>...

How to Mount an External Storage Device from the Command Line

02/01/2025

Mount Connect the drive to your machine and open the terminal. Navigate to mnt/ and make sure there is an...

Setup SSH Key Access

01/11/2025

Client Side Check for existing SSH keys. If they exist, try using them instead, or back them up and generate...

Configure Remote SSH Connection to Server

01/10/2025

Get SSH running on your server machine for WLAN Install OpenSSH OpenSSH is usually automatically installed on Ubuntu, but we'll...

Change SSH Default Port

01/10/2025

Port numbers 1 - 1024 are reserved for system services, so they're best left alone. Choose any port number...

Set Up a Static IP Address

01/08/2025

Using the GUI Open settings and navigate to Wi-Fi. Locate your connection and click the gear icon. Select the IPv4...

Find Your Router IP Range

01/08/2025

Find your router and note the Username, Password, and Gateway. If the gateway is not written on the router,...