If Docker Sandboxes reports 'daemon failed to start properly after 10 retries' while the daemon log says the API server started successfully, check where your XDG directories live.

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Leave it to Microsoft to screw up installing a single package....

I'd had a pair of scripts that would install SSH server (https://www.nodinrogers.com/post/2024-02-10-installing-ssh-in-windows/), but that took about 20 minutes.

Compare that to ~10 seconds on a Linux install...

Grabbing/installing the latest OpenSSH …

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Disabling Windows Firewall with a BAT File

Sometimes I need to disable Windows Firewall on a Windows 10 or Windows 11 machine for lab testing.

I wanted a simple batch file I could run quickly when troubleshooting connectivity in a lab or controlled environment.

The script needs to be run as an Administrator, so it …

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I upgraded my Pihole running in Docker last year, adding additional security of DNS over HTTP (DoH):

https://www.nodinrogers.com/post/2025-09-15-pihole6-doh-docker/

However, a short 2 months later, Cloudflare announced the cloudflared proxy-dns command, which allowed DoH to work, would be removed from all new …

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I installed Pihole in UnifiOS running on my UDM Pro last year, adding additional security of DNS over HTTP (DoH).

However, a short 2 months later, Cloudflare announced the cloudflared proxy-dns command, which allowed DoH to work, would be removed from all new cloudflared releases, starting on February 2, 2026.

This …

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After installing and configuring Immich, I needed to import the photos I had from Google Photos into Immich.

Fairly simple to do, but depending on the size of your photo collection, it might take a while to process all of your photos after importation.

Export photos from Google Photos

While Google does not make it easy …

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