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Arch Linux fix the kernel ZFS dependency

Tue, 08 Nov 2022 16:13:40 +0000

As of November 2022 there are still issues with Arch Linux official support for zfs package. Unlike BTRFS which is part of kernel ZFS still has to be installed via packages.

My home lab: Upgrade

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 23:46:00 +0000

Leak
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First here’s the kicker: behind the ubiquit’s massive leak is employee who was using a regular old commercial VPN, and get this, paid for it with his personal credit card! Talk about leaving a digital trail. Ubiquiti, however, hasn’t said anything about the whole thing. I’m hoping it’s because they already had their suspicions about from inside.

Simple fix for macOS issue with NFS

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 17:04:00 +0000

This is going to be a super short post however this could save someone an hour. If you are like me and you have a problem connecting on mac to a local NFS server there is a simple solution for that.

Building my home lab

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 23:46:00 +0000

Building and maintaining home lab is my hobby. Creating one allows you to experiment with hardware, software, and networking, while empower self-hosting which opens you whole new world with infinitive possibilities. And when you create one you with many services, you can also share them with friends. Hosting services like plex for watching movies or hosting a minecraft server. By self hosting stuff, you can gain great expericence, freedom, friends but also responsibility. A great way to start your career!

You don't trust VPN providers? Setup your own VPN on cloud using Ansible.

Sat, 29 Feb 2020 14:22:00 +0000

Introduction
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As of today, there are thousand or even more VPN providers. These times were we need secure connection when we are connecting from unreliable places like hotel wifi - VPN comes in hand. However there may be many VPN providers but you would be surprised how many have same owner. For example company named Kape Technologies has been purchasing other VPN providers.

Make own local DNS and learn more about it

Mon, 05 Aug 2019 21:19:53 +0000

This morning I had a great idea to make my own DNS server. So I started googling and ducking more about the DNS. How does it really work? Working on this took some valuable time and the results were not exactly what I was expecting. That’s why I am making this post so it can help others who would like to go on the same adventure I did. And honestly, there are few things I would like to share with you.

New digs!

Fri, 12 Jul 2019 01:59:10 +0000

After short few months short break, I finally found time to fix my blog. Last host - azure was not THAT bad. I decided to change and try new technology.