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NGINX Proxy – Updating Let’s Encrypt SSL Certs

 Brian K. Totten  25 February , 2023  0 Comments on NGINX Proxy – Updating Let’s Encrypt SSL Certs

NGINX Proxy is deployed and used in many ways from bare metal install to a docker image running in a…

Ubiquiti’s UDM SE – WireGuard VPN

 Brian K. Totten  16 February , 2023  0 Comments on Ubiquiti’s UDM SE – WireGuard VPN

The ubiquitous VPN. You hear commercial companies guarantee absolute privacy if you use their offering. It usually entails paying for…

Linux Distros – The Choice is Yours.

 Brian K. Totten  1 January , 2023  0 Comments on Linux Distros – The Choice is Yours.

Linux Distro, rather linux distribution, is a term that defines various packaged, installable Linux Operating Systems, typically in ISO format….

Linux Remote Desktop

 Brian K. Totten  25 November , 2022  0 Comments on Linux Remote Desktop

There is a ton-and-a-half of internet articles about how to install a software remote access client on a Linux Host….

Dell Latitude E6400 – Linux Kernel 5.15

 Brian K. Totten  24 November , 2022  0 Comments on Dell Latitude E6400 – Linux Kernel 5.15

The Dell Latitude E6400 was released in 2007 in a variety of configurations. Compared to recent hardware, this business laptop…

“Map Network Drive” – Linux

 Brian K. Totten  21 November , 2022  0 Comments on “Map Network Drive” – Linux

There was a day in the Linux world of old where the idea of connecting to a remote network share…

Network Attached Storage – Essential SOHO Requirement

 Brian K. Totten  13 November , 2022  0 Comments on Network Attached Storage – Essential SOHO Requirement

To NAS or not to NAS, that is the question. Open Source NAS software reviews abound, and one stands out…

Linux Kernel 5.15 – The Demise of My Beloved Dell e6400

 Brian K. Totten  29 October , 2022  0 Comments on Linux Kernel 5.15 – The Demise of My Beloved Dell e6400

In the Tech World, the demise of older hardware is a given mainly due to hardware that breaks over time,…

Open Source Compute — Freedom at your fingertips, or an exercise in futility?

 Brian K. Totten  24 October , 2022  0 Comments on Open Source Compute — Freedom at your fingertips, or an exercise in futility?

Circa 1995, Windows for Workgroups was giving way to Windows95 where I was working at the time. My boss was…

Unifi UDM SE / pfSense Network Upgrade Part -3 : Final for Unifi

 Brian K. Totten  23 October , 2022  0 Comments on Unifi UDM SE / pfSense Network Upgrade Part -3 : Final for Unifi

This is Part 3 and final post for the UDM SE Network Upgrade. I am peeling off the pfSense external…