Gentoo Custom Patches
May 12, 2026
Create custom patches for Gentoo packages using git diff and Portage's user patch system
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.
Browse by topic using the tags below each post, or explore the complete archive chronologically.
ZFS Autosnapshot
May 9, 2026
Configure automatic ZFS snapshots with zfs-auto-snapshot and custom patch for improved date formatting
Command Line Git Client
May 6, 2026
Install git on Gentoo and configure it for GitHub access using SSH keys
Improving ZFS Efficiency
May 3, 2026
Improve ZFS efficiency and management by creating separate datasets for tmp and var directories
Installing and Configuring Cron
April 30, 2026
Set up cronie on Gentoo for automated task scheduling with crontab configuration
Setting Up a New Hetzner Server
April 27, 2026
Comprehensive guide to setting up a Gentoo server on Hetzner dedicated hardware with RAID1, LUKS encryption, and ZFS storage
Find the Process ID (PID) of a Process
April 24, 2026
Quick method to find the process ID (PID) of a running process using ps and grep commands
Nmap Cheatsheet
April 21, 2026
Essential nmap commands for host discovery, MAC address enumeration, and vulnerability scanning
Find Gentoo Packages with Eix
April 18, 2026
Install and use eix for faster, more efficient Gentoo package searching compared to emerge -s
Add System-Specific CPU Flags
April 15, 2026
Configure CPU-specific flags in Gentoo's make.conf for optimized compilation using cpuid2cpuflags