Posts
All the articles I've posted.
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Linux System Monitoring: Tools and Techniques
Monitor Linux servers with htop, iostat, netstat, vmstat, and Prometheus — pick the right tool for CPU, memory, disk, and network issues.
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SumGuy’s Guide to Linux Log Analysis
journalctl, grep, awk, and tail -f — read your Linux logs like a pro and find the error before it pages you at 3 AM.
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Docker Compose: Orchestrating Multi-Container Applications
Move beyond single containers — Docker Compose lets you define and run multi-service apps with one YAML file and one command.
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Linux Home Lab Security: Planning for the Unexpected
Harden your home lab against real threats — SSH hardening, fail2ban, network segmentation, backups, and preparing for when things go wrong.
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Linux Bash Tips and Tricks pt1
Bash tricks that save keystrokes — history expansion, brace expansion, process substitution, and the shortcuts your fingers will thank you for.
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Set the Timezone in Ubuntu with timedatectl
Set, verify, and sync your timezone in Ubuntu using timedatectl — one command to fix the clock on a newly provisioned server.
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Creating Image Slideshows with Voiceovers using FFMPEG
Build a video slideshow from static images with a voiceover track using FFmpeg — concat filters, fade transitions, and audio sync.
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Understanding the Mogrify Tool in Linux: A Guide to Image Manipulation
mogrify from ImageMagick batch-processes images — resize, convert, compress, and apply effects to entire directories at once.
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Machine Learning models (AI)
Supervised, unsupervised, reinforcement learning — the ML model landscape explained without drowning in math or hype.
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Wiki.js for your documentation in docker
Wiki.js is a gorgeous self-hosted wiki with Markdown, WYSIWYG, and Git sync — Docker Compose setup with PostgreSQL backend.
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NocoDB DB Management System
NocoDB wraps any SQL database in a spreadsheet UI — self-host an Airtable alternative on top of MySQL, PostgreSQL, or SQLite with Docker.
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Appwrite Backend-as-a-service (BaaS)
Appwrite is an open-source Firebase alternative you can self-host — databases, auth, storage, and functions without vendor lock-in.
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