Category Archives: Technical

Cloning VMs

Posted on March 28, 2025 by larry

I primarily kickstart VMs when I build them, and I will probably continue on with this process for long term production machines. But I sometimes need quick throw away machines. Recall it takes me 40 minutes to build a machine, … Continue reading →

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Time To Build A Linux Server

Posted on March 25, 2025 by larry

I just wanted to see how long it took me to build an Linux Server on my network from nothing. Patched, with LDAP and all the little requirements I have on my network. Here is the short answer 38 minutes … Continue reading →

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Didn’t Sleep Well Didn’t Matter

Posted on March 24, 2025 by larry

I had about 2 hours of sleep last night, I was ok though. Because I had a lot of rest in the bank so to say. What was surprising was I got my 10k steps and 10 floors. I was … Continue reading →

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Initial QEMU Kickstart

Posted on March 23, 2025 by larry

Been working a bit on my QEMU KVM kickstart today. Kind of fun hobby, enjoyed seeing it come together. I got the kickstart going and am working on a proper workflow to get this working. Got my weight officially under … Continue reading →

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Custom Qemu Kickstart

Posted on March 22, 2025 by larry

I want to refine my notes in getting a QEMU HOST server built and running. I already got something going and it looks ok, but not 100% I upgraded my test QEMU box with 36GB of RAM, tomorrow will start … Continue reading →

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HP Elitedesk 800G3

Posted on March 20, 2025 by larry

What a pain to get set up, but I needed it for my projects. This will have 32GB of RAM and , 500GB NVME and a 500GB SATA disk for long term storage. I may upgrade it in the future. … Continue reading →

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Building Qemu Podman Machine

Posted on March 19, 2025 by larry

It is becoming clear that I need to create instructions on building a separate stand alone Qemu Podman machine. I need to document its maintenance and monitoring. I can squish it all into one box but it is making it … Continue reading →

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Updated Prime Build

Posted on March 18, 2025 by larry

I think I got a good update as of today for my PRIME build with the latest home-assistant, cloudflared and pihole. I also got a quick setup build going on. It should be validated by tomorrow. Ironed out isssues with … Continue reading →

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Rebuilding Lab

Posted on March 17, 2025 by larry

Setting up my lab demo for 2025. Finally got it out and slowly setting it up. With my new 3D printer and the gridfinity system I think I can make it better. Need to look at what my goals are … Continue reading →

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Surprising Gift

Posted on March 12, 2025 by larry

Wife got this for me today This wasn’t incredibly expensive, came to about 59.99+tax This will NOT replace my Samsung Galaxy 24 Ultra, but it will replace my 2019 Samsung Note. Weight: 340.6

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