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 ...
Using Namespaces with Proxmox Backup Server
Proxmox Backup Server (PBS) can use “namespaces”. Think of namespaces as a folder on your PBS machine. If you have multiple PVE machines, they may have duplicate VM IDs. These duplicate IDs will c...
Ubuntu and Netplan
“Netplan” is a system to define the configuration for the network connection. Here are two examples: DHCP and fixed IP. The default configuration file is located at /etc/netplan/00-installer-config...
Partitioning and Mounting a New Drive
In a virtual Linux environment, adding a new drive in addition to the OS drive has many benefits. Isolating your OS from your data is good practice. Locating your new raw drive $ lsblk NAME MAJ:...
Proxmox Storage Configurations
Variations on /etc/pve/storage.cfg Collected from https://pve.proxmox.com/mediawiki/index.php?search=%2Fetc%2Fpve%2Fstorage.cfg dir: backup path /mnt/backup content backup ...