Network Engineering is not just a job. It is a lifestyle
I have been using the /etc/fstab to auto mount the NFS exports from my storage server. However, there were times that when I rebooted my NAS and NFS clients rebooted as well, the clients got stuck because it could not find the NFS server. The solution that I found to address this issue is to …
I finally experience a LUKS disk that I could not open. It was not a good experience, but it was a good opportunity to use LUKS header. For this to work, you will need the LUKS header for that specific disk. After the above command, open the encrypted disk like you normally do. I hope …
I am using Timeshift to take a snapshot of my darktower NAS and workstations just in case of the failed upgrade were to occur. I could rollback to the previous snapshot then I am good to go. Preparing the USB drive Preparing an external device such as USB thumb drive for storing the Timeshift snapshots. …
I just want to start with I am not a Docker expert. I just use Docker as a tool that I use to help me accomplish some tasks. This post is about how I utilize Docker containers to self-host some services that I use for my homelab and home services. Also, how I backup my …
To make the management of the LUKS encrypted disk(s), I think Clevis/Tang method is the easiest way. Clevis/Tang can decrypt and mount the disk(s) at boot. This is great for NAS servers that have multiple disks. Here is a link to a great presentation from DebConf explaining and demo-ing the Clevis and Tang. Figure 1 …
If you are planning to encrypt your disk, encrypting disks will wipe clean the disk. Make sure that there is no data on the disk you are planning to encrypt. This post is based on my use case. I just want to make that clear. Why encrypt the disks? There are too many reasons why. …
Have you encountered the error from the image above when upgrading your Nextcloud instance? I did and it is a good thing that the fix is very easy. Basically, you just need to delete the “.step” file(s). Make sure the folder updater-<some-hex-characters> is owned by www-data (Debian) or apache (CentOS). You can locate this updater-<some-hex-characters> …
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I bought a Dell H200 for my new NAS build and found out that Red Hat had removed the driver for SAS2008. The eBay seller and YouTuber Art of Servers posted a video instruction if you are installing CentOS 8 with LSI SAS2008. However, my situation is I already have installed CentOS 8.2 to my …
Here is an update : Nextcloud Docker container I have been using Nextcloud since 2017 on my Unraid server using the Linuxserver Docker image. It works, but I have a major issue with it. I could not get my instance of Nextcloud upgraded to the latest stable. I started with version 12 and got it …
For this post, I will be using the SnapRAID, as an example, to automate its sync and scrub commands to show some use cases. Scheduled jobs can be used to do other cron jobs as well such as your own scripts. We will get to this script later on. What is the Scheduled Jobs tab …