vExpert 2018 Award Announcement
Finally, VMware announced the list of vExperts for 2018 on the 9th of March. For me as a first timer, I was really honored and delighted to join such a…
The Perfect Alternative to Windows AND SteamOS – Bazzite OS Review
Grab yourself a Pint Glass at https://craftcomputing.store Every Handheld Gaming PC review I’ve ever done on this channel has included the same repeated phrase… The hardware may be terrific, but…
VMware VSAN & Boot Devices considerations
Recently, I have been engaged in multiple VSAN HCI projects designs. One of the most interesting decisions to take was the kind of boot devices that will hold the ESXi…
SSL Termination: Securing Web Traffic with NSX-ALB | LAB2PROD
January 12, 2021 SSL Termination: Securing Web Traffic with NSX-ALB | LAB2PROD Leverage NSX-ALB to encrypt your data with SSL Termination! In this blog post we will cover the different…
10 Best WordPress Management Tools To Easily Manage Multiple Websites
If you’d prefer self-hosted WordPress management tools, MainWP is the most affordable tool (nothing beats free). It offers additional features via extensions, supports many popular WordPress plugins, and has good…
VSAN Considerations with PERC R730 RAID Controllers
I have been working on a VSAN design and deploy engagement for one of our customers, and we went up having some limitations and decisions that have to be taken…
How I Turned my Raspberry Pi into a Wi-Fi extender
It is essential that Pi connects to your main Wi-Fi network and then broadcasts that connection to extend coverage.After setting everything up, it’s time to test. Connect a device to…
Coredump Partition Sizing on a VSAN 6.6 ESXi Node
In one of my VSAN design engagements, we have VSAN 6.6 ESXi nodes with 512GB RAM while ESXi is installed on internal SD-Cards. The customer is planning to scale up…
ESXi 7.0 Update 1C VMware Tools Not Installing | LAB2PROD
February 2, 2021 ESXi 7.0 Update 1C VMware Tools Not Installing | LAB2PROD Workaround it like a champ! After upgrading to the latest build of ESXi, 7.0 Update 1c (VMware…
How to Reorder WordPress Dashboard Menu Items
Start by navigating to your WordPress dashboard and clicking on “Plugins” in the left-hand menu, then select “Add New“, and use the search bar to find “Admin Menu Editor” by searching…
VMware vSAN & vSphere HA – Best Practices
In this post, we are going to demonstrate the best practices regarding vSphere HA configuration on a vSAN-enabled cluster. Configuration Order vSAN and vSphere HA must be configured in a…
Itch.io taken down by AI; Microsoft loosens Windows 11 Requirements – Talking Heads Ep.362
Wallets, Coffee Tumblers, Pint Glasses and more available at https://craftcomputing.store Welcome to Talking Heads, your once weekly show about everything happening in the world of tech, computers, gaming, craft beer…
FOSS Weekly #24.50: Beautiful Distros, Open Source for Windows, Thunar Tweaks, Hyprpaper and More
Mozilla now has a fresh brand identity, with claims that they are laying the foundation for the next 25 years. I wonder whether this is a make-or-break situation for the…
6 Open-Source Tools for Windows to Enhance Your Frustrating Experience
I am sure, many users can relate to situations like this. But, there is something that you can still do — switching to open-source alternatives to software or using more…
VSAN Support for DELLEMC BOSS Controller
Greetings, Great news from DELLEMC for VSAN users today ! I have encountered several limitations in VSAN designs using DELLEMC Poweredge servers where using PERC H730 controllers will enable you…
DELL PowerEdge ESXi Hosts: LLDP Not Working With Intel X710 10GB Cards
Recently I was engaged with a full vSphere migration for one of our customers (both hardware and software). We faced an issue getting Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) to work…
HomeLab: Hybrid Cloud | LAB2PROD
February 17, 2021 HomeLab: Hybrid Cloud | LAB2PROD Scaling out the Datacentre After posting about my latest homelab acquisitions, I’ve gotten a lot of interest to understand what I’m running…
What is Fail2Ban with Setup & Configuration? (Detailed Guide)
Fail2Ban traditionally uses iptables or similar firewall backends to implement its banning actions. RunCloud handles all the firewall configurations automatically, ensuring Fail2Ban works perfectly with your server’s firewall setup.sudo systemctl reload fail2ban Final…