ubiquiti 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
systemd NFS mount via systemd Sometimes you feel like fstab, sometimes you don't. If you're running modern Linux and are wanting to invest all of your brain power in a systemd thing-a-me and you're wishing there's was systemd
ubiquiti 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
containers 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
ubuntu 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
ironic 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
server Home Server Episode 1 I've decided to build a home server with the intention to build a system which can power virtual machines, allow for SR-IOV, IOMMU, and gaming from a virtual desktop. This system will be
linux 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
linux Debian LNMP on a Cloud Server So you have decided to get a Cloud Server and you want to install a LNMP stack on your server. This is a total possibility and all you have to do is enter
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
linux 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
apple 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
linux 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
linux Debian LAMP on a Cloud Server So you have decided to get a Cloud Server and you want to install a LAMP stack on your server. Well this is totally possible. All you have to do is issues these
debian 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
debian 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
linux 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
