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Setting Up Reverse Proxy Using NGINX Proxy Manager

Setting Up Reverse Proxy Using NGINX Proxy Manager

A reverse proxy is a type of server that sits in front of a group of servers and directs client requests to the appropriate backend server. This can be useful for a variety of reasons, such as load balancing, SSL termination, or simply to direct traffic to different servers based

How to convert a HEIF/HEIC image files to JPEG/PNG for Plex Media Server?

How to convert a HEIF/HEIC image files to JPEG/PNG for Plex Media Server?

Are you looking to convert your HEIC images to PNG format? sips (Scriptable Image Processing System) is a command-line tool that is built into macOS and can help you easily convert your images from one format to another. Here's how you can use sips to convert HEIC images

Tuning ZFS for Media, PostgreSQL and File Storage

Tuning ZFS for Media, PostgreSQL and File Storage

ZFS is a popular file system that is known for its robustness, reliability, and performance. It is widely used in enterprise environments and has a number of features that make it well-suited for a variety of use cases, including media storage, PostgreSQL databases, and file storage. If you are using

Question: Why wasn't the Data encrypted?

Question: Why wasn't the Data encrypted?

In today's digital age, data encryption is an important tool for protecting sensitive information from being accessed by unauthorised individuals. When data is encrypted, it is transformed into a code that can only be read by someone with the proper decryption key. This makes it difficult for anyone

Proxmox - Replacing failed drive in ZFS pool

Proxmox - Replacing failed drive in ZFS pool

I have a Dell r720 server with enterprise grade SSDs for my homelab. This powerhouse feeds all the home services, ad-blockers, and this blog! First time in a recent history that one of my drives failed ?. The first challenge was to identify which drive has failed! Unfortunately, I couldn'

Getting DNS record types

Getting DNS record types

Using the Linux host Command DNS is like a telephone book of the Internet. DNS or Domain Name Servers help you translate the web URL to their underlying IP addresses. > For humans, it is easy to remember www.google.co.uk as compared to numbers such as 172.217.

Best Fonts for VSCode, RStudio, PyCharm, or Any other IDEe

Best Fonts for VSCode, RStudio, PyCharm, or Any other IDEe

with Ligatures What are font ligatures? Ligature fonts map multiple characters to a single glyph, either for readability or just because it looks nice and beautiful. This only affects the rendering of the text with said font, while the distinct characters remain in the source. > “Good fonts add readability

How to send Encrypted Emails in 2022

How to send Encrypted Emails in 2022

Using Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) to secure your emails from eavesdropping When we send an email from top “free” e-mail providers such as Gmail, Yahoo or Hotmail, then our emails get logged on to their servers. They can read the content of your email and sell you products and/or

First blog post

First blog post

Testing Ghost blogging platform I just installed ghost and its fantastic! Don't forget to send security headers when you set it up and test your site on security headers website.

Start here for a quick overview of everything you need to know

Getting Started

Start here for a quick overview of everything you need to know

We've crammed the most important information to help you get started with Ghost into this one post. It's your cheat-sheet to get started, and your shortcut to advanced features.

Writing and managing content in Ghost, an advanced guide

Getting Started

Writing and managing content in Ghost, an advanced guide

A full overview of all the features built into the Ghost editor, including powerful workflow automations to speed up your creative process.