Running Plex in a Docker container is easy to set up, easy to run, and super easy to update.

I have a custom domain, and get free certificates from Let's Encrypt.

Since I already have a setup to automatically obtain/renew certificates from Let's Encrypt, I also wanted to get a certificate for my Plex install, so I can …

When running Plex in a Docker container, you can't actually upgrade/update the Docker image, but rather, you simply redeploy the container with a newer image.

My plex.yaml file:

version: '2'
services:
  plex:
    container_name: plex
    image: plexinc/pms-docker:latest
    restart: unless-stopped …

One of the things I always like about using VMWare's ESXi servers was the ability to access the console of the virtual machine (VM).

This ability also exists when using Linux KVM and Linux VMs, and is pretty simple to set up.

Bonus points after a small config change, it's much more usable.

Enable the console from …

Using minikube is a great way to learn Kubernetes, without all of the overhead/complexity of installing a full fledged Kubernetes deployment.

In a nutshell, minikube is local Kubernetes.

As Kubernetes/minikube are container orchestration tools, you need something to run the 'pods'.

For minikube, this can be Docker, …

Installing Docker on Ubuntu 20.04

1. Update the apt package index:

sudo apt update

2. Uninstall old version(s):

sudo apt remove docker docker-engine docker.io containerd runc

3. Set up the Docker apt repository:

sudo apt install ca-certificates curl gnupg lsb-release -y

4. Add Docker's GPG key:

curl -fsSL …

These instructions/screenshots were from an UDM Pro running:

UniFi OS UDM Pro 1.11.0 UniFi Network Application 7.0.23

Why

From the FBI field office in Portland:

Your fridge and your laptop should not be on the same network.¹

If those cheap "smart" lightbulbs you bought off Amazon get compromised because of …