OpenSearch Is Done Being Called “the Elasticsearch Fork”
I sat down with Bianca Lewis of OpenSearch at Open Source Summit India, right after the project’s second OpenSearch Con in the country. Bianca Lewis is the executive director of…
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My Favorite AI MCP Servers for the Home Lab in 2026
Model Context Protocol, or MCP, is one of the biggest advancements in AI for the home lab. In this video, I share the AI MCP servers that have become part…
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Perfmatters Plugin Review – Features, Pricing and How To Use
Let’s take a quick look at some of the core features of Perfmatters and how it improves Core Web Vitals. Perfmatters is a powerful and versatile plugin that helps you optimize…
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LOL! Storage Bug on Microsoft Windows 11 Could Eat Up 500 GB Disk Space
Now, we have a Windows log file that has been silently eating up space on people’s storage drives, with a Microsoft customer support agent even suggesting buying a new hard…
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5 DNS Servers Every Home Lab Should Know About (2026 Guide)
Choosing the right DNS server can make a huge difference in your home lab. In this video, I break down the five DNS servers I think every home lab should…
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I No Longer Follow This Popular Home Lab Advice
There is a lot of popular home lab advice out there that gets repeated and it starts sounding like absolute truth. But after years of running virtualization clusters, Kubernetes environments,…
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Your Linux LTS Kernel Will Be Supported Longer Than You Thought
Suggested Read 📖: What Is Liquorix Kernel? Should You Use It?The longer support window is also relevant for hardware vendors and device manufacturers who ship Linux on their products. Certifying…
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I Ditched Claude Code and Now Using Open Source Qwen AI for Real Sysadmin Work
Borg is a powerful, fast, and reliable solution that is also very explicit, and forgetting even a single flag can affect the end result in ways you didn’t intend to….
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DevOps Guide For Installing Docker on Windows Server (2016, 2019, & 2022)
Get-Service docker Check the Docker CLI: Run the following command to verify that the docker command is available in your system’s PATH. Suggested read: Self-Hosting Docker vs Cloud-Based Docker Legacy…
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Stop Installing Docker Wrong on Proxmox (Here’s the Right Way)
In this video, I walk through how to run Docker on Proxmox the right way and avoid the common mistakes that can break your home lab setup. Proxmox is an…
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I Switched From Ollama And LM Studio To llama.cpp And Absolutely Loving It
I started with the usual tools, i.e., Ollama and LM Studio. Both deserve credit for making local AI look plug-and-play. I tried LM Studio first. But soon after, I discovered…
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How I Configure Polybar to Customize My Linux Desktop
For now, we are using the format %I:%M %p, that will show the time as 12:30 PM. Example of top panel in Xfce Another useful options are the mouse-click items….
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How To SSH Into Docker Container
docker exec -it my-web-app /bin/bash Running Database CLI Tools: You need to inspect a database running inside a container. To do so, you can exec into the container and use a command-line client like psql or…
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How to Easily Fix Leverage Browser Caching Warning in WordPress
Here is a simple and effective ruleset to add to your .htaccess file:The warning is triggered for two main reasons:Adding expiration headers is very straightforward, especially in the .htaccess file…
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Fixing ‘failed to synchronize all databases’ Pacman Error in Arch Linux
If it did, drop a quick “Thank You”. That is a motivation booster.Here’s a screenshot of the entire scenario on my CachyOS linux: Handling failed to synchronize all databases error…
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Linux Jargon Buster: What are Secure Boot & Shim Files?
Secure Boot is a security standard developed to keep your computer safe from malware that could sneak in and start doing harmful things even before the operating system (OS) fully…
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How to Set Up an UpCloud Server to Host Your Websites
UpCloud uses its own proprietary MaxIOPS storage technology to deliver industry-leading performance and reliability. It’s claimed to be faster than SSD – built on enterprise-grade SSDs, but up to 2x…
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LiteSpeed Cache WordPress Plugin Configuration Tutorial
In this article, we will walk through the steps of installing the LiteSpeed plugin on your WordPress site and explain how to configure it correctly.It’s important to note that the…
