Software

When I first started using/testing Hugo, I was using a Linux virtual machine to run it.

After I decided to use it, I wanted to move it from needing a full virtual machine to a Docker container.

This was especially important, given the nature of Hugo, as a minimal application that doesn't require a lot of resources. …

So I needed a way to connect to a Linux VM via VNC.

There is a lot of information out there on how to do it, but most of it talks about using less resource intensive desktop (xfce4).

I wanted the full desktop experience, and as both my Linux box and my full-time desktop are both connected to a 1GB switch, I wasn't …

As part of my NAS migration from TrueNAS to Ubuntu, I needed to share the videos folder on my NAS, that is used by Plex.

I've done very basic, simple Samba shares before, simply to quickly transfer files, with little regard to security and/or safeguarding.

I'll give TrueNAS credit, it's GUI makes setting up a Samba …

I've been using FreeNAS/TrueNAS for over 8 years, and while it works great as a NAS, some of the idiosyncrasies made me decide to migrate to Ubuntu:

TrueNAS is based on FreeBSD, and while it's similar to Linux, it's not 100% the same.
The feature set of TrueNAS is overkill for my needs.
- I'm simple home user.
- I'm …

I recently installed WebVirtCloud for a browser-based way of administrating my KVM server remotely.

Originally, I used the auto-install script provided, which required some changes to get it to work/work correctly on Ubuntu Server 20.04.

Looking further into the auto-install script, I decided to document how to do a …

I recently bought a new headless server to handle virtual machines.

I decided to go with the built-in KVM ability of Ubuntu, and used Ubuntu Server 20.04 since it's a LTS (Long Term Support) release.

Unfortunately, there is no built-in ability to remotely manage virtual machines, and while I love the command line, I …