The preferred way to grant individual (or group) permissions would be to add files under /etc/sudoers.d This separates local changes from the default policy and saves time in case the distribution sudoers file changes. To make the currently logged-in user a sudoer and sudo not prompt them for a password, use this will create a file called /etc/sudoers.d/$USER (where $USER is…
Category: Tutorials
Passthrough for HDD/SSD/Physical disks to VM on Proxmox VE(PVE)
1 Install lshw on PVE 1.1 Bring up the terminal from PVE directly or via SSH or by using “Shell” from PVE web GUI 1.2 Enter the following command to install lshw 2 Check & note down details about physical disks we want to passthrough 2.1 Using the following command We should use disk by…
IOMMU activation.
After finishing up my newest small factor and low power consumption NAS Server, because both my NUC and my NAS were now booting off a ZFS mirror SSD stripe, I had to go through extra hoops in order to activate IOMMU for PCI pass-through in Proxmox VMs. It really isn’t that hard and I’ll write…
Comprehensive Guide: Backing up Your Raspberry Pi Image and Data
The Raspberry Pi is a versatile and powerful single-board computer used for a wide range of projects. Whether you’re running a web server, a media centre, or a home automation system, it’s crucial to regularly back up your data and system image to safeguard against unforeseen events. In this guide, we’ll walk you through the…
Cleaning up your Linux OS.
Now if you’re like me, you’re bound to have a ton of VMs running with different Linux flavors and settings, but after some time, it tends to get cluttered and unnecessary data takes up all your allocated space for said Linux VM. I will show you a few easy tricks to help you clean up…
More security – Adding Key Pairs for my VM instances.
I decided to make my life easier and jumped on to using key pairs in order to access my Servers and VM Instances. So I’ll add it here as well, for anyone that needs to do it and for future me 🙂 Managing Key Pairs on Linux Instances Instances launched using CentOS, Debian, AlmaLinux or…
Getting permission – “I am ROOT!”
If you’re getting a “permission denied” error when trying to edit or upload files through WinSCP or FileZilla in the /var/www/html directory on your Linux web server, it indicates that the user you’re logged in as does not have the necessary permissions to modify those files. Here are a few steps you can take to…
Installing PHP 5.6 (because of reasons…)
Now, if you’re in the same boat as me, and have an old website database that’s been offline for more than 10 years, you will probably run into all sorts of issues recovering the data and re-establishing your website. 15 years ago I created a website for an online community, with a forum and all…
Guacamole! No, not the dip…
If you’ve been looking for a way to access your VM instances in a safe and secure manner, look no further! I found it 😀 Guacamole is a clientless remote desktop gateway that provides secure access to your desktop and servers from anywhere. With Guacamole, you can access all your virtual machines from a web…
Replacing failed disks and repairing a degraded pool.
Well, it was bound to happen, folks! One of my drives died! After building a storage server, I installed TrueNAS Scale, which was virtualized on Proxmox and I proceeded to build a large drive pool, made out of 20 HDDs. At the time, I was unaware that two Vdevs would be better for this type…