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Backup and Restore MDADM Raid
A guide to backing up and restoring MDADM RAID arrays after an OS reinstall, including how to reassemble the array, add a spare drive, and mount via fstab.
backup · storage · homelab
~5 minDifficulty: advanced
Tutorial
Ubuntu Samba Share
A guide to setting up a secured Samba share on Ubuntu with username/password authentication, covering installation, configuration, permissions, and mounting the drive on both Windows and Linux.
ubuntu · storage
~10 minDifficulty: intermediate
Tutorial
Dockerize FileZilla FTP
A guide to running FileZilla as a Docker container with browser-based access, covering Docker Compose configuration, user/group permissions, and RAID array mounting.
docker · self-hosted
~5 minDifficulty: intermediate
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Home Assistant on Docker
A guide to deploying Home Assistant on Docker using Portainer, covering Docker Compose configuration, USB Zigbee dongle passthrough, and initial onboarding setup.
docker · home-assistant · self-hosted
~5 minDifficulty: intermediate
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Monitoring Your Docker Resources and Containers Part 2
Part 2 of the Docker monitoring series. Covers installing Node Exporter as a host service and cAdvisor as a Docker container, then connecting both to Prometheus.
docker · monitoring · homelab
~7 minDifficulty: intermediate
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Monitoring Your Docker Resources and Containers Part 3
Part 3 of the Docker monitoring series. Covers importing pre-built Grafana dashboards for Node Exporter and cAdvisor, including fixes for memory usage queries.
docker · monitoring · homelab
~5 minDifficulty: intermediate
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Monitoring Your Docker Resources and Containers Part 1
The first part of a three-part series on monitoring Docker resources. Covers installing and configuring Prometheus via Portainer stack and connecting it as a data source in Grafana.
docker · monitoring · homelab
~5 minDifficulty: intermediate
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Install Docker and Portainer on Ubuntu
A step-by-step guide to installing Docker and Portainer on Ubuntu, covering system updates, Docker repository setup, and deploying the Portainer container for graphical Docker management.
docker · portainer · ubuntu
~5 minDifficulty: beginner
Tutorial
Install Go and grpcurl on Ubuntu
A quick guide to installing Go and grpcurl on Ubuntu, covering downloading the latest Go release, configuring environment variables, and installing grpcurl via go install.
ubuntu
~3 minDifficulty: beginner
Tutorial
Proxmox - Pass HDD to Container
Step-by-step guide for mounting a physical drive (SSD/HDD) to a Proxmox LXC container using the host configuration and mount points.
proxmox · storage · homelab
~3 minDifficulty: intermediate