Docker is an amazing way to run specific software stacks without installing them on your host machine. It allows the containers to be portable and run on any other Docker host. This was my maiden v...

I have have tried all of the popular hypervisors at home (other than Xen) and arrived back at Proxmox which I have used for years. The combination of KVM + LXC, a modern kernel, the inclusion of ZF...

After some Googling, this looks like a common issue with most kernels shipping with distros. Here are a few links to look at. https://forums.sonarr.tv/t/native-mono-crashes/4985/32 https://emby.me...

Build’s Name: Totoro Operating System/ Storage Platform: ESXi CPU: Core i5-4590 Motherboard: ASRock B85M Pro4 Chassis: Coolermaster HAF 912 + 5-in-3 bay. Drives: 4x Hitachi 4TB drives, 4x Seagate 4...

I have always used Proxmox or ESXi for virtualization, but this time I wanted to give Server 2012 R2 + Hyper-V a spin. I also wanted to virtualize my IPFire firewall, a Domain Controller, and event...

I’ve had a few people ask me over the years about spinning down disk that don’t have Advanced Power Management or otherwise can’t be spun down by hdparm. The following is a way to spindown disks wi...

Some users have been experiencing issues with AUFS’s quirks in terms of moving, or deleting files. mhddfs does not have white out files and as result, works as people expect. mhddfs is FUSE based, ...

I’ve had many people ask in the comments on my original thread how to get NFS exports working with their stock kernel. The default Ubuntu kernel does not have the option for NFS exports on AUFS fil...

If you have read my previous SnapRAID tutorial, you will see that I’m a big fan of it for home storage. I wanted to setup a SnapRAID volume made up of encrypted hard drives. We will accomplish this...

I bought a few new disks and wanted a better way to weed out marginal disks before I deployed them. I don’t use UnRAID at home, but I liked the idea of their preclear script. I have modified it to...