Technical Posts

A collection of technical guides, tutorials, and reference materials focused on Linux system administration, infrastructure management, and DevOps practices. Topics include ZFS storage management, SSH security and automation, Gentoo Linux configuration, container orchestration with Incus, network administration, and shell scripting techniques.

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Setting Up a Gentoo Binary Package Host

August 10, 2026

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Build and serve pre-compiled Gentoo binary packages over HTTP and rsync to speed up deployments across multiple servers

Setting Up Syncthing for File Synchronization

August 7, 2026

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Install and configure Syncthing on Gentoo for direct peer-to-peer file synchronization with a web UI behind Apache

Self-Hosting Nextcloud

August 4, 2026

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Install Nextcloud on Gentoo with Apache, PHP-FPM, and SQLite or MySQL for self-hosted file sync and collaboration

Self-Hosting Matomo Analytics

August 1, 2026

system-administration application-configuration php

Install Matomo on Debian with nginx, PHP-FPM, and MySQL for privacy-respecting web analytics with GeoIP support

Nginx Reverse Proxy with Wildcard TLS

July 29, 2026

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Configure nginx as a TLS-terminating reverse proxy with wildcard certificates from Let's Encrypt using DNS-01 validation

Configuring Apache Virtual Hosts on Gentoo

July 26, 2026

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Install Apache on Gentoo, understand the module and virtual host system, and configure named virtual hosts for multiple domains

Installing and Configuring Redis

July 23, 2026

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Install Redis with jemalloc support, configure memory limits and persistence, and lock down access for localhost-only use

Installing and Configuring MySQL

July 20, 2026

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Install MySQL on Gentoo or MariaDB on Debian, initialize the data directory, secure the installation, and configure root access

Running a Local DNS Resolver with Unbound

July 17, 2026

system-administration networking

Install and configure Unbound as a local caching DNS resolver with DNSSEC validation across Gentoo, Debian, and Alpine

Hardening SSH on a New Server

July 14, 2026

system-administration ssh security

Lock down SSH with key-based authentication, restricted cipher suites, group-based access control, and sudo configuration