Category Archives: New Toys

Home Server Flyer Document

Posted on December 12, 2023 by larry

Finally got most of the document for a flyer/brochure on using the M900 Lenovo. Feels like a huge load off my back. Not only I have something for marketing, but a base for my book. Finally, 3 days in a … Continue reading →

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Almost Showroom Quality

Posted on December 11, 2023 by larry

Not ready to show off my new desk yet, but got a lot done. I was able to cable up some of the things, and it looks OK. One more day under 350 and I am buck under 350. Weight: … Continue reading →

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Desktop Setup Change

Posted on December 10, 2023 by larry

I worked for hours cleaning and redoing cables in my setup. Instead of 3 across monitors and an extra monitor, I am doing 4,4 with the 4th being a vesa mountable monitor that connects from the KVM. So the 4th … Continue reading →

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Guacamole On Home Server

Posted on December 7, 2023 by larry

Added one final bonus app, and I got openvpn to work. Got guacamole on there. With tomcat. Now I am just getting more accurate nagios and cleaning up things to make it a good example. It is done though. Accepting … Continue reading →

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Oh so close

Posted on December 6, 2023 by larry

Almost got all of my major objectives done, to recap here is the list. To recap these were the goals • DHCP• DNS• NTP• File Server (NAS Samba and NFS)• Mail Server (postfix and dovecot)• Podman(Docker)• DNS over HTTPS• TFTP• … Continue reading →

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Working Hard Making Progress

Posted on December 5, 2023 by larry

I got my sample server working, all the bits are installed and most of the features are installed. So far Done and Working• DHCP• DNS• NTP• File Server (NAS Samba and NFS)• Mail Server (postfix and dovecot)• Podman(Docker)• DNS over … Continue reading →

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Purchased Second Unit

Posted on December 4, 2023 by larry

Got a second unit for testing. First thing I did was to try and test a Windows install, unfortunately I had a bad drive and wasted a bunch of time trying to get it to work. I found a good … Continue reading →

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Plans For Home Server

Posted on December 1, 2023 by larry

Need a good demo for a home server. This weekend is an ideal time to put one out. No games I am interested in on Sunday. So I will work it out. Gonna add plex and home assistant to this … Continue reading →

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New Home Server

Posted on November 30, 2023 by larry

Found this little gem of a machine at the local PC recycle store. Recall this https://www.apolonio.com/blog/?p=9356 This one is interesting, I did add a 2.5″ hard drive, but it is cool in that includes everything else I need compared to … Continue reading →

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Zoneminder Via Ansible

Posted on November 28, 2023 by larry

Mostly, I kickstart a build, then imported a a profile into the machine that included static IPs and sshd keys. Another manual thing is to add my ssh keys via ssh-copy-id command. But everything is all ansible playbooks till I … Continue reading →

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