Minio is a really cool opensource project which democratizes cloud storage. The feature that I love most about it is S3 compatibility which means that you can use it with the AWS CLI or any other AWS SDK. Companies can use this to run their own distributed object storage systems. I use this at home with my server to make available multiple terabytes of storage to myself and my family. I’ve connected 3 hard drives of 4, 2 and 1... Read More Read More ..read more

I’ve encountered an issue a few times when Proxmox updates Machine types with updates.My Windows machines sometimes present errors as after updates no UUID is present. Some software’s don’t like this. You can test this on Windows by inputting wmic path win32_computersystemproduct get uuid Likely you may see “No Instance(s) Available.” A quick fix I’ve found is to have a UUID set in the VM config Going into your VM Config fileroot@proxmox01:/etc/pve/qemu-serverSet the following arguments args: -machine smbios-entry-point-type=32 ..read more

1. Configure Email Settings: a. Install an Email Transfer Agent (MTA): To configure NUT (Network UPS Tools) to send email alerts, you need to set up the email notification feature in the NUT configuration files. Here’s a general guide to configuring email alerts with NUT: 1. Configure Email Settings: a. Install an Email Transfer Agent (MTA): You need an MTA installed on your system to send emails. Common MTAs include Postfix, Sendmail, and Exim. Ensure that your MTA is properly... Read More Read More ..read more

I got a raspberry pi acting as a NUT SERVER, and it keeps flaking out. I keep having to restart nut-server all the time. Lets automate checking if the service is running and restart it if its not. The Issue. Every so often it just stops. See the graph below Lets create a bash script for checking the service Lets save the script and make it executable Lets edit crontab by typing “crontab -e” into the shell and add the... Read More Read More ..read more

Just making a note. That if you are using BTRFS as the root volume on proxmox. You should (Ahead of time) set the following in /etc/default/grub “rootflags=degraded“ This will allow your Proxmox host to continue to boot with a dead/missing disk. Otherwise, you’ll be in for a bad day ..read more

Adding Capacity and Archive Tier Azure storage to Veeam via Object Storage Repositories has a few extra steps, then some of the competitors. I’ll be adding Veeam KB’s and try to update this if and when permissions change on Azure side. Or if pre-requisites change. Adding Microsoft Azure Blob Storage, Microsoft Azure Archive Storage https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/backup/hyperv/adding_azure_object_storage.html?ver=110 Considerations and Limitations https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/backup/hyperv/object_storage_repository_cal.html?ver=110 Microsoft Azure Storage Accounts https://helpcenter.vee ..read more

I found loads of posts on how to backup Synology to Truenas. However found it quite difficult to find a full up to date guide for Truenas to Synology. So I’ll attempt to make a guide here. There are a number of various ways to accomplish this, however I will list the steps I took. I’ll try to provide in depth detail. Setup a new user account on Truenas named “rsync” SSH Public Key comes later On Truenas when creating... Read More Read More ..read more

Writing a few commands down to monitor CPU frequency if testing CPU Governers Verify current governers ..read more

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