Upgrade Proxmox ZFS boot drive with mirroring

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

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…

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…

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 🙂

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