Tag: linux

RAID 0, 1, and 5: Pick One

RAID 0 is fast and terrifying, RAID 1 is boring and beautiful, RAID 5 is the NAS compromise. How to pick the right one for your home lab drives.

Package Management in 2026: apt, brew, nix, and the Friends We Made Along the Way

apt, Homebrew, Flatpak, and Nix, which Linux package manager actually fits your workflow in 2026, and which one is just dependency hell with extra steps.

Escaping Zim: Migrate to Obsidian

Migrate your Zim Wiki notes to Obsidian using zim2obsidian, escape a dated GTK app for modern sync, mobile access, and a thriving plugin ecosystem.

CVE-2026-31431: The 9-Year Linux Root Bug

CVE-2026-31431 (copy.fail) lets any local user become root on virtually every Linux system since 2017. Here's what it is, why it matters, and how to fix it.

GeForce Now: Cloud Gaming Done Right

GeForce Now figured out what Stadia never did: use games you already own. A Founders tier member's deep dive into the best cloud gaming platform running in 2026.

OpenCanary: Honeypots for Your Home Lab

A honeypot sits quietly on your network pretending to be valuable. Touch it and you've found an intruder. Deploy OpenCanary in Docker, dead simple.

nftables: Modern Linux Firewalling

iptables is being phased out. nftables is faster, cleaner, and already the default on modern Linux. Here's how to actually use it without wanting to quit.

Restic vs Borg vs Kopia: Backups That Actually Deduplicate

rsync is not a backup. Restic, Borg, and Kopia do deduplication, encryption, and incremental snapshots properly. Here's which one fits your home lab and why.

Suricata vs Snort: Network Intrusion Detection That Actually Works

Snort invented network intrusion detection. Suricata multi-threaded its way past it. Here's how to set up real IDS/IPS on your home lab and actually understand what it's telling you.

Sysctl Tuning: The Linux Kernel Settings Nobody Told You About

Linux ships with conservative kernel defaults. These sysctl settings tune your server for networking, memory, and file I/O, with explanations, not just paste-and-pray values.

Falco: Catch Container Attacks at Runtime

Falco watches every syscall your containers make and screams when something sketchy happens. Like someone exec'ing a shell inside your nginx container at 3am.

Cockpit vs Webmin: Web Admin Panels That Don't Make You Cry

Cockpit is the modern systemd-native Linux admin panel. Webmin is the veteran that configures everything. Here's which one should be on your servers, and which shouldn't.