Install MeshCentral on Ubuntu 26.04 with Cloudflare DNS-01 and Direct HTTPS
This post shows how to install MeshCentral on Ubuntu 26.04, run it as a systemd service, and provide its web […]
Cloud, Linux & Virtualization
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Observability & Operations
Restore a Physical Windows Server 2016 Backup to a KVM Virtual Machine with Veeam
After configuring an image-level backup for a physical Windows Server 2016 machine, I wanted to verify that the backup could
Observability & Operations
Install Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows on Windows Server 2016 and Back Up to a Synology NAS
I needed a recoverable backup for an existing physical Windows Server 2016 machine without shutting down the server and without
DevOps & Software Delivery
Generate a Google Drive Access Token for Playwright Tests
When testing a browser-side application that uses Google Drive, the normal user flow usually looks like this: This works for
Observability & Operations
Zabbix Database Error: No such file or directory After unattended-upgrade
After unattended-upgrade automatically ran on one of my Zabbix servers, the Zabbix frontend started showing a confusing database error. When
Observability & Operations
Jenkins Node Reports Low Temporary Space on a Low-Memory Ubuntu 26.04 Server
After upgrading one of my Jenkins servers from Ubuntu 24.04 to Ubuntu 26.04, I noticed that the Built-In Node was
Cloud, Linux & Virtualization
Configure Android Phone USB Passthrough for a KVM VM on Ubuntu Server
In this post, I configure Android phone USB passthrough for a KVM virtual machine on an Ubuntu Server host. The
Cloud, Linux & Virtualization
Add a New KVM Storage Pool and Move Existing VMs to It on Ubuntu 24.04
In a previous post, I showed how to set up KVM and Cockpit on Ubuntu 24.04. That setup works well
Data Platforms & Analytics
Add Wikipedia/Wikidata Importance Ranking to an Existing Self-Hosted Nominatim Server on Ubuntu
After deploying a self-hosted Nominatim server, I noticed that search result ranking was different from the public Nominatim service. For
Networking & Connectivity
WireGuard Single-Instance VPN: AWS EC2 Instance to MikroTik hEX at Home
In a previous post, I configured a WireGuard site-to-site VPN between my MikroTik hEX router at home and OPNsense 25.7