Monthly Archives: November 2021

Demo Server Getting More Refinement

Posted on November 20, 2021 by larry

Hope I am not caught in the trap of trying to make this server better than it should be. It would be wasting time. One hang up I have is to get all the scripting precise. Maybe I just want … Continue reading →

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Homeserver Build Process

Posted on November 19, 2021 by larry

Getting my build procedures cleaner. Looks like I should have something solid by the weekend. Maybe take another stab at documentation next week. On a side note, I forgot to factory reset a switch I returned. So now I have … Continue reading →

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Finally Got One

Posted on November 18, 2021 by larry

Finally won and executed on a Newegg Shuffle. It is only an RTX3060 but it is a 3000 card. Waited a year to get one. So it will be interesting because I will have a GTX 960, GTX 1060, GTX … Continue reading →

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Almost Good Workout

Posted on November 17, 2021 by larry

Had a great start to a workout Thought it was going to be my first workout I fulfilled the goals set by my PT. But before my second aerobic workout, my stomach started acting up. So a broke off early. … Continue reading →

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Need To Not Rush

Posted on November 16, 2021 by larry

Today I wanted to get the replacement switch in. When I was installing the new switch I thought I could simply unplug a few wires. When I plugged the wires back in, network was partially down. Of course, I thought … Continue reading →

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Rocky 8.5 is out

Posted on November 15, 2021 by larry

Downloaded Rocky 8.5 today and redoing my infrastructure to support it. Made a mistake of deleting the wrong device and erased my copy of kickstart and grub boot. Luckily I documented on this blog what I did, so was able … Continue reading →

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Homeserver Base Demo Done

Posted on November 14, 2021 by larry

Finally achieved my base demo Rocky Linux Home Server. Here are the things in the install DHCP DNS Podman(Docker) DNS over HTTPS NTP OpenVPN Webmin Cockpit File Server (NAS Samba and NFS) Mail Server (postfix and dovecot) Nagios Grafana Influxdb … Continue reading →

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Son Installed Rocky Linux 8

Posted on November 13, 2021 by larry

So my youngest son installed his first OS today. He installed Rocky Linux 8. His words, “Firefox is kind of cringe but I don’t care” So happy, now I will have him install mint. Speaking of installing, I got documentation … Continue reading →

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Been Really Tired Lately

Posted on November 12, 2021 by larry

Maybe it is a good thing, will sleep better. But been really slow and not focused. Can’t seem to keep up with work. I can so my list of things piling up. Did have a good workout today where I … Continue reading →

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How My New Rack Will Look Like

Posted on November 11, 2021 by larry

Kinf of Joking Maybe not, but this is my new server rack on an Ikea shelf Got my pi cluster and thin client cluster. Fun stuff, I think I can fit most critical stuff on here either as a native … Continue reading →

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