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Backup your data to B2 with restic and Backrest
If you're like me (you run a home server with varying levels of personal data on it, but you're a bit lazy) you'll probably want to set up some kind of backup routine to ensure…
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Josh Stark
20 posts by Josh Stark on the LinuxServer.io blog.
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COVID-19: How it's affected us, and how you can help.
It's certainly no secret that the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has changed everyone's lives in recent weeks. European countries are effectively closed, and people are more than ever being…
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AdGuard Home: First Thoughts
While many members of the LinuxServer.io team currently use PiHole for their ad-blocking needs, I was relatively late to the game having never used a network-level DNS blocker…
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Changes to our UniFi image
In recent months we have seen a steady increase in interest for our current UniFi image. This image serves Ubiquiti's UniFi Controller software. As Ubiquiti improved their quality…
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The dangers of pulling :latest
On a wonderful sunny Sunday morning, I spent a good few hours sweating over my server in the hopes of restoring a partially corrupted and misconfigured database. Why? Because I…
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PSA: Changes to our Let's Encrypt container (Updated)
Following a very recent announcement by the Let's Encrypt team regarding a vulnerability that has surfaced relating to the use of the TLS-SNI-01 challenge when validating…
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Using Organizr with our Let's Encrypt container
Recently we have had a fair number of people asking about running Organizr through our Let's Encrypt Docker container, with people stumbling around getting their tabs to display…
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Using Docker networks for better inter-container communication
A useful feature of Docker that can often be overlooked is its powerful network engine which allows you to manage subnets within the Docker ecosystem. Generally speaking, most…
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I deployed a Plex Media Server to AWS because, why not?
Netflix is, in my eyes, a world-leader in video delivery, so I figured if they can use AWS to serve their content, why can't I? I mean, sure, they're an international…
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Kodi is not a piracy tool
Piracy, it's everywhere: an unstoppable force that has aimed to subvert legitimate supply of entertainment since the dawn of motion pictures. Over the last few decades it has…
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How to set up Tvheadend with your DVB-T2 receiver
Tvheadend is a comprehensive and full-featured piece of software that readily transforms your perception of TV and how it is accessed. However, this comprehensiveness comes at a…
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Live TV with the TBS 6281SE DVB-T2 Tuner
The next step in the long line of things I've been doing to my HP ProLiant Gen8 Microserver was to give it some TV capability. Since moving house last year, the living room has…
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How the UniFi AP AC LITE rekindled my love of wireless networking
For many years I happily made do with the 802.11n capability of my Sky Fibre router. It worked, and I was happy. That was until I bought a Chromecast and a Raspberry Pi 3. My…
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Review: PC Engines APU2 C4, prebuilt by LinITX
The Investigatory Powers Bill has now passed as law in the United Kingdom, meaning the UK Government has been provided with a wider reach and fewer restrictions over their ability…
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Revisiting the HP ProLiant Gen8 G1610T Microserver
One of the most popular pieces on this site was an article I wrote just over a year and a half ago on how to set up an affordable and small home server. It proved wildly popular…
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Managing your music collection with beets
Any audiophile will attest to compiling albums well into the hundreds, or even thousands. When a music collection grows, it can become harder to keep it well managed. The main…
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A fresh new look.
For a while now, LinuxServer has become a name in the Docker community. Combining ease-of-use with some of the most popular applications available for those with home servers. To…
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6 million docker pulls!
We are ecstatic to announce that our docker images have been pulled over 6 million times! The time and effort gone into writing and maintaining our images has clearly paid off as…
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Setting up a Linux home server: Using the HP ProLiant MicroServer Gen8 G1610T
In recent years it has become increasingly popular to own your own home server. Whether it's for personal private data backup, home automation or media storage more and more…
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Install and configure NFS Server
NFS (Network File System) is a network sharing protocol that is commonly used by Linux servers due to its low network overhead and use of UID authentication. NFS is particularly…