Logging is a critical aspect of Linux server management. Log messages are useful for root cause analysis and avoiding potential error occurrences in the future. Analyzing and debugging server er...
Hypervisor Storage for Virtual Machines
The current thought is that hypervisors like VMware, Proxmox and XCP-NG should be a separate device from the storage. There are many good reasons to do this. You can grow your hypervisor farm witho...
Joining TrueNAS to a Windows Active Directory Domain
Joining a TrueNAS server to a Windows Active Directory (AD) allows you to use AD user and group accounts in TrueNAS permissions. Requirements What you will need: A Windows AD domain controller ...
Installing Windows Server
Microsoft makes available to anyone with a browser to download the ISOs for a 180 day evaluation copy of Windows Server. Windows Server 2016 https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/download-win...
Windows Shares on TrueNAS
Using TrueNAS to host files for Windows devices can be a little convoluted. Windows permissions are radically different that Linux or FreeBSD permissions. I am going to try and explain how to make ...
pfSense Notes
pfSense is a great firewall with many “enterprise” features. However, if you are not used to the lingo, it can be confusing. Terms Direction - Describes how the traffic flows. Web traffic from ...
My Home lab
pve.lan - Dell Optiplex 9020 Micro with an i5 proc and 16 GB of memory running Proxmox 7.3. I use this machine for very modest VMs. Proxmox cluster: pve1.lan - Dell Optiplex 7040 SF...
Proxmox Storage
Proxmox has many types of storage. Each type can contain specific types of content. Some storage can use snapshots. Determining what type of storage to use: File or block Are snapshots requir...
Configuring Garbage Collection and Pruning for Proxmox Backup Server
By default, Proxmox (PBS) will keep all backups forever. Here is one road map on keeping your backups under control. Garbage Collection Schedule On the PBS server, select Datastore and the datasto...
Setting up a pfSense testbed
pfSense is one of the most popular firewalls for enterprise through home use cases. The Community Edition can be installed in a VM or a physical computer. pfSense is a firewall/router computer ...