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Multi-Streaming with Windows, built on the WSL for FREE

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Multi-Streaming with Windows, built on the WSL for FREE

Getting Started To accomplish this mission you'll need to install the WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux). I will not be covering the install process here, it is well documented by Microsoft, and is really a matter of running basically 3 commands. note for WSL version 2 (recommended) you

Multi-Streaming with Windows, built on the WSL for FREE

Multi-Streaming with Windows, built on the WSL for FREE

To accomplish this mission you'll need to install the WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux). I will not be covering the install process here, it is well documented by Microsoft, and is really a matter of running basically 3 commands.

PXE from an nspawn container

PXE from an nspawn container

This post will cover the provisioning of a nspawn container and the installation of a tftp-hpa serving pxelinux.0. While this sounds simple enough, and there are millions of other posts just like this one, I will be covering how I set everything up in nspawn using my Edge Router

Running the UniFi controller in an nspawn container

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Running the UniFi controller in an nspawn container

The UniFi controller is an essential part of the Ubiquiti Networks UniFi platform. Getting this controller installed allows you access to metrics, analytics, and features you'd not have otherwise. I've been on a Ubiquiti Networks tear recently and have been replacing my home gear with theirs

Rocket past the white whale and spawn a container

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Rocket past the white whale and spawn a container

As I'm sure you're aware, Docker is all folks in the IT world can talk about and while Moby(Docker) may be everyone's obsession, there are quite a few of us looking to break away from the oppressive registries and wannabe bash scripts found

Cleaning up Xenial

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Cleaning up Xenial

The folks at Canonical have created a very nice distribution of Linux named Ubuntu. This distro is used everywhere and while folks love this OS there's a lot to hate about it. Recently I've once again picked up my crusade to build a home Lab and

OpenStack Ironic Images and Flavors

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OpenStack Ironic Images and Flavors

Building images and crafting flavors is non-trivial. I've searched the world wide web for prebuilt images which universally work with Ironic and sadly there's nothing out there. So without further ado here is how you can build your own images and create a flavor. Building Ironic

Install Ubuntu 16.04.x from USB media

Install Ubuntu 16.04.x from USB media

The Ubuntu 16.04 installation process requires the use of a CD when doing an installation with "physical" media. If you're wanting to do a Ubuntu server installation using a USB stick you will be "shit out of luck" according to the fine folks

System Administration

XenServer upgrade failed to boot

Virtual Instance Fails to boot after an upgrade If you have upgraded your installed Linux Virtual Machine, and it no longer boots you may have FooBar'd your boot parameters for your installation. In most cases this can fixed, and in the following lines I will show you how.

Monitoring Network Traffic in Linux

Basic but Essential Network Monitoring Basic Administration principles state that you, the administrator, should have a strong grasp on what your server is doing at all times. One Major metric that is sometimes missed is overall network activity. The metrics gained by proper network monitoring can reveal your traffic trends

Calculating Possible Bandwidth in by Link Speed and hours active

So you want to calculate what the possible bandwidth is for a specific Network Interface on an hourly basis. I have written a simple BASH script that will do all of the calculations for you, including assisting you with estimating error. You can get this script here You can also

DD and the Mighty Disk Destroyer or Duplicator

As the title states dd is the Mighty Disk Destroyer, though it can also be your savior. Many Admins fear and even cower when the letters DD are mentioned together; fear not, DD can be your best friend. Being that you are a Linux Professional and or want to be

Calculating Possible Bandwidth in a Month by Link Speed

Have you ever wanted to calculate what the possible bandwidth is for a specific Network Interface? Well if so then you are in luck, I have written a simple BASH script that will do all of the calculations for you, including assisting you with estimating error. You can get this

Creating a new KVM Virtual Machine

Building a KVM Virtual Machine is easy in Ubuntu. Ubuntu has a prepackaged Virtual Machine building application available to it. This application is a script that executes "libvirtd" and allows for the easy creation of virtual machines. In this article I will be describing how to build a

KVM Virtualization Setup

Building a KVM with the Ubuntu Server KVM is a full featured virtual server that allows for the user to create multiple operating systems on a single platform. Ubuntu Server has the ability to run KVM out of the box with minimal setup. The one major caveat is that KVM

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