Category: Projects
Hands-off script for installing Apache Guacamole for Docker
So what’s different with this over other methods of setting up Apache Guacamole? The main thing is it’s entirely hands-off. It’ll pull the ima...
Goodbye, MikroTik
Four (4) years ago, I bought the MikroTik CRS317 after seeing it retailing for… around 300 USD. And it’s a great switch, so long as you use it as a ...
It’s final (for now) form
New specs: The chassis and power supply were the previous of each in Mira before I upgraded to the beQuiet Dark Base 900 and EVGA 1000 G6. The former was to get...
The road to 5Gb
In the mention of my custom router, I talked about how Google Fiber would soon be introducing 5Gb and 8Gb service. Recently I was upgraded to the 5Gb service an...
Throwing a short pass
In the previous iteration, I mentioned my intent to add more NVMe drives to Nasira. Right now there is only one that is being used as an SLOG, which I’m d...
Coming full circle
When I first built Nasira almost 7 years ago, I knew the day would come when the first pair of 4TB hard drives would be pulled and replaced. Whether due to fail...
Virtualization server gets more storage
An NVMe solid-state drive in a dual-Opteron server… Just ponder that for a moment. Why in the world would anyone do that? The big reason: storage is cheap...
Building a router
Amazing that it’s been… 6 years (as of this writing) since I decided to pursue 10GbE. First trying to build a custom switch, then dropping all that ...
Replace 9V batteries with USB type-C
With portable chargers everywhere, including ones that support USB type-C power delivery and USB type-A QC, I’ve been on a bit of a USB type-C kick lately...