Ubuntu Server to Proxmox

I recently switched from an Ubuntu server for my home lab usage to Proxmox.

I found myself spending more time administering the server than using the server for home lab testing.

A few years back, I switched from TrueNAS to just an Ubuntu Server, as TrueNAS was overkill, and had enough of their …

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Hugo posts with a Table of Contents

For some of my lengthier posts, a table of contents (TOC) would help with reading the post, and especially when going over certain parts of the posts.

A good example is the original 'Wireguard VPN access' post I made (https://www.nodinrogers.com/post/2022-01-01-wireguard ), which had …

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One of the (few) things I liked about using Windows in the lab was being able to use bginfo to show basic host information as the background.

For my lab machines, I like being able to see basic information, without a resource-heavy application doing the display.

Conky meets that need.

Highly configurable, with a lot of …

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I have a few virtual machine deployed on in my home lab, and my general OS of choice is Ubuntu Mate.

Not as barebones basic as XFCE4, and not as resource-intensive as Gnome3 or KDE.

One of the first things I do after rolling out a virtual machine is to disable the screensaver and lock screen on any OS.

On Ubuntu Mate, …

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I made this for Pi day (3/14).

Recommend using a deep bowl (I used my KitchenAid stand mixer bowl) for the egg mixture, or you'll spend a bit of time after cleaning all the egg splatter off of everything near your stove. Ask me how I know this....

Crust

• 16 Oreo cookies, including filling
• 2 tbsp butter, melted

Using …

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When using Github or a Gitlab instance, I typically use a specific key.

By default however, Gitlab/hub will only try to use the default name of ~/.ssh/id_rsa, and then fail if that key isn't the one specified in your Gitlab/hug profile.

On Github, I added the public key that the corresponding private key is ~/.ssh/git. …

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