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How to setup Docker on Linux using Plex as an example
I’ll leave a lot of the theory out and just focus on trying to get you up and running as quick as possible providing example commands. I found the biggest hurdle when learning…
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How to setup AUFS on Arch Linux for use with SnapRAID
AUFS and SnapRAID is a completely free drive pooling and drive fault tolerance setup. Its hugely powerful but not simple to setup for a newbie. This post will explain how to set…
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Configure KVM and libvirt on Arch Linux with PCI passthrough
This post is aimed at making setting up KVM with virt-manager a breeze. If you havn’t already, set up X11 forwarding to a remote host or install some kind of a GUI on your Arch…
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X11 forwarding from Linux to Mac over SSH
There comes a point where it is useful to run Linux GUI apps elsewhere every once in a while and in my case virt-manager. Thus I set about figuring out how to use X11 forwarding…
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Installing Arch Linux with /root on an LVM
This post is aimed at simplifying the process of installing Arch on Logical Volume Manager (LVM). The info in this post came mostly from this excellent Wiki article, with a couple…
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Removing a drive from unRAID, the easy way
There are many reasons to like unRAID, one of them is it’s ability to easily add drives of mismatched size as and when they become available to you. I had followed this principle…
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How to setup Sabnzbd, Sickbeard, Couchpotato and more on Arch
I’m assuming you’ve got a working install, if you havn’t get one and make sure to install and setup yaourt as we’re going to need it. I’m going to make all the apps run as root…
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Xen 4.3, Windows 8 with VGA Passthrough on Arch Linux
As I write today’s post I am feeling very pleased with the setup as it stands. The aim of this post is to detail the steps required to setup Windows 8 as a VM for Xen 4.3 on Arch…
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Fix grub when installed to the wrong drive on Ubuntu
Install grub to the wrong drive by mistake during install? Easily fix this by first finding your boot drive. sudo fdisk -l Mine was /dev/sdc, so: sudo grub-install /dev/sdc sudo…
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Install Ubuntu Server 13.04 and compile a custom kernel ready for Xen
As part of my quest to find the ultimate unRAID setup for my needs I stumbled across an interesting post on the Lime Technology forum about Xen and virtualisation. The aim of this…