From https://pve.proxmox.com/pve-docs/chapter-sysadmin.html#chapter_zfs # zpool status pool: rpool state: ONLINE scan: resilvered 9.32M in 00:00:00 with 0 errors on Thu Apr 3 23:20:51 2025 config: NAME STATE READ WRITE CKSUM rpool ONLINE 0 0 0 nvme-eui.0025388581b66796-part3 ONLINE 0 0 0 # lsblk NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINTS sda 8:0 0 1.8T 0 disk –sda1… Continue reading Upgrade Proxmox ZFS boot drive with mirroring
Proxmox GPU Passthrough for LXC for Docker, for apps WebODM, immich
Proxmox GPU Passthrough for Docker using LXC to host WebODM with ClusterODM References: NVIDIA Drivers, NVIDIA Driver Search NVIDIA Container Toolkit Docs Ansible Playbook that runs the recommendations below GPU Passthrough on Proxmox ClusterODM Setup Guide Using Specific GPU with NodeODM ClusterODM Project Remove Old NVIDIA Drivers List existing NVIDIA or CUDA packages: apt list… Continue reading Proxmox GPU Passthrough for LXC for Docker, for apps WebODM, immich
Using Fit-statUSB to provide visual server health in my homelab using proxmox
Updated Homelab using M910Qs and P320s
Recently, I gave my homelab a fresh upgrade by adding Lenovo ThinkCentre M910Q Tiny systems and a few P320s equipped with Nvidia Quadro P600 video cards. These systems are compact yet powerful, documented to support up to 32GB of RAM each—but with a bit of tweaking, they can handle an impressive 64GB! They might not… Continue reading Updated Homelab using M910Qs and P320s
Armbian custom builds for different SOCs, using docker
I’m impressed with how well Armbian works with SOCs. Since I couldn’t find a Raspberry Pi recently, I tried out a “LePotato” board, which has performed well overall. The main issue is the lack of a headless install option for Armbian. Without a FAT partition for /boot, configuring the OS on a PC or Mac… Continue reading Armbian custom builds for different SOCs, using docker
LePotato and NanoPi Neo Plus2 Goodness
Move OS to the NanoPi Neo Plus2 8GB emmc: Get an Armbian Image for the NanoPi and boot it from the microSD. After initially configuring, run /sbin/nand-sata-install. Follow the prompts to copy the root filesystem to the emmc. Remove the SD card. Installing DietPi to the 8GB eMMC flash on the NanoPi: Booted into Armbian… Continue reading LePotato and NanoPi Neo Plus2 Goodness
Octoprint container in Debian Windows WSL 2 and Docker Desktop
Here’s a list of steps to get octoprint to run within a container on Windows. I happen to have a windows system running next to my ender so instead of infinitely waiting for a raspberry pi I decided to run octoprint in a container within windows – if possible. Using Debian was a challenge, but… Continue reading Octoprint container in Debian Windows WSL 2 and Docker Desktop
Docker volume backup and restore the easy way.
I haven’t had to move docker volumes around in a few years, but I finally had the need today. As usual, I searched for the process, knowing that most examples are… well… not very good. Well, as I almost resorted to pulling a manual job using ubuntu, I found a great write-up by Jarek Lipski… Continue reading Docker volume backup and restore the easy way.
Home Lab KVM with MeshCommander
No Homelab Remote KVM? Intel Chipset? No Problem with Intel’s Management Engine and MeshCommander! Mesh Commander is an application that can communicate to the Intel Management Engine (IME) available on most systems using an intel chipset. Once IME is configured, Mesh Commander will provide an entry point into the system and can provide a whole… Continue reading Home Lab KVM with MeshCommander
Where’s the truth…
By not being on social media sites, I have a choice in what I consume from a news perspective. I want sources that give me the data to form my opinion rather than get opinions framed as news. So this is what works for me: Use a web browser “incognito” mode so tracking cookies aren’t… Continue reading Where’s the truth…
Add HEIC support to nextcloud
From https://eplt.medium.com/5-minutes-to-install-imagemagick-with-heic-support-on-ubuntu-18-04-digitalocean-fe2d09dcef1 A restart of apache2 should finish the job. Check with the phpinfo() call…
Take control – from the Center for Humane Technology
I couldn’t agree more about how to take control of your digital consumption from, “The Center for Humane Technology”. Here’s the link and a snippet from the web site: https://www.humanetech.com/take-control
The Social Dilemma
I thought I understood the general concepts and algorithms that companies like google, Facebook, twitter, etc. use but I was astounded about how much it impacts us as a society. The documentary, “The Social Dilemma”, on Netflix, is filled with conversations with many of the original architects of these systems and how monetization though ad… Continue reading The Social Dilemma
zfs glory and snaphot hell
This page is to document my trials with zfs snapshots for backup purposes. There a problem I found that entails when incremental snapshot sends are performed when the receive side has changed in some way. I’ll provide complete details soon. Good news my zfs retention script looks to be running well. I’ll document that as… Continue reading zfs glory and snaphot hell
So long, Facebook, and Thanks for all the Fish …
Good Morning!After not being active on Facebook for almost a year now I made the move to completely delete my account. While it was surprisingly tough initially it was a great decision. I realized all the ads and shaped content was not worth the family and friend connection I was actually seeking. My account on… Continue reading So long, Facebook, and Thanks for all the Fish …
Password-less ssh in 2 Glorious Steps…
Local System – Let’s call it alphaRemote System we don’t want to have to enter passwords for,Let’s call it foxtrot Prep: Harden your existing ssh keys since RSA 1024 sucks. This will create a new 4096 version – ed22519 is actually preferred so you can skip the rsa creation if preferred. me@alpha$ mv ~/.ssh/id_rsa ~/.ssh/id_rsa_legacyme@alpha$… Continue reading Password-less ssh in 2 Glorious Steps…
HomeLab Build
Since I had a old windows laptop as a plex and file server for years I thought it would be good to try something new. After researching options I ddecided to try FreeNAS. Since it has ZFS and I’m an old Sun guy – why not. Well…. After a few weeks I decided to abandon… Continue reading HomeLab Build
Rock64 System on a Chip (SoC) Review
I’ll review my experience with this SoC shortly…
Raspberry Pi backup using fsarchiver and other tricks
So I ran into a few issues using the dd image backup I referenced prior Raspberry Pi 3 SDCard backup The Image is very large even though the data was not. For example on a 32GB SD card I was getting a 12GB file. I only have 3GB of data! so that was a bummer. When… Continue reading Raspberry Pi backup using fsarchiver and other tricks
Raspberry Pi 3 SDCard backup…
From https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=63&t=77492 dd if=/dev/mmcblk0 | gzip > /media/usb/mmcblk0.img.gz Checking if this works. More to come 🙂