My Tech Blog

The ultimate IT learning journey!

As someone who has always been fascinated by technology, I have decided to take the leap and start my learning journey in IT. I am excited to delve deeper into the world of networking, network security, SysOps & DevOps. The first step in my journey was to familiarize myself with networking concepts. I started with…

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Bit of tea with GITea!

I Self-Hosted My Own Gitea Instance on a Homelab – And Why You Should Too If you are a developer, tinkerer, or one who values having control of your data, well, you probably have thought about hosting your own version control system. It all started for me when I set up Gitea on my homelab….

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How I Got qwebirc Running in Docker

How I Got qwebirc Running in Docker (2025-proof, no Apache, works with Cloudflare Tunnel) qwebirc is awesome, but it’s Python 2 + Twisted era software. On modern hosts that means: Here’s exactly what I did to make it work, end-to-end. 1) Build a Python-2/Twisted image from the Debian archive Create ~/qwebirc-docker/Dockerfile: Build it: 2) First…

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PiVPN / WireGuard Complete Setup

This tutorial will show you how to install your own personal Raspberry Pi-based VPN into your network using PiVPN and WireGuard. Why would you want to do this? A number of reasons – remote access to your local servers and files, surfing through your own Internet connection when on the road, and just general good…

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PHP-Fusion 7 CMS fully dockerized!

This idea came to me after I was trying to recover a deprecated database that I had for a very old website based on php-fusion’s CMS. Sure, these days they do have a new version but, the new version would not work with my old database. So I thought, why not DOCKER? 🙂 Using Docker…

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Kubernetes cluster. Why and how

Think of Kubernetes (often shortened to K8s) as a system that helps you manage and run multiple applications (or “containers”) across different computers automatically. Instead of manually starting, stopping, and updating apps, Kubernetes does it for you in an organized way. 🔹 Breaking It Down: What is Kubernetes? Sure! Think of Kubernetes (often shortened to…

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Installing GNU-World on ircu2

OS SUPPORT: Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS \n \l – Server / Raspberry Pi 4 Pre-Requisites 1 – Update OS and change Host. (root) NOTE: This Config is only on IPv4 if you don’t have a IPV6 Tunnel config. add – irc.testnet.org add – 127.0.0.1 irc.testnet.org 2 – Install (byacc, flex, screen, make, cmake, zip, perl, automake,…

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Replacing Cloudflare Tunnel with Tailscale on a VPS

Why Switch from Cloudflare Tunnels to Tailscale? While Cloudflare Tunnels is a popular choice for opening home networks, Tailscale offers greater control over device access and simplified configuration using WireGuard. With Tailscale on a VPS, you can secure your home network without compromising on security or dealing with port-forwarding and firewall configurations. Prerequisites Tailscale Installation:…

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KASM – My main workspace RBI

In this blog post, I’ll walk you through the process of installing KASM, a popular Remote Browser Isolation (RBI) solution, as the main workspace on a home lab using a virtual machine (VM) in Proxmox. This setup will enable you to securely isolate web browsing activities, protecting your network and sensitive data from potential web-based…

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