"Counterfeiters are using intricate methods to pass off used desktop drives from Seagate, WD, and Toshiba as high-capacity surveillance drives. With fake drives permeating all sales channels, here's what you can do to protect yourself."
Saturday, September 6, 2025
Thursday, September 4, 2025
Use Nextcloud to create a private cloud at home. Docker @ home also
Nextcloud is a suite of client-server software for creating and using file hosting services.
Among other systems, it can be installed on Raspberry Pi micro-computers.
What Is Nextcloud and How Does It Work?
"If you use a Nextcloud server and its online office suite, you get a safe and easy way to store, share, and work together on your files. It works with both desktop and mobile devices."
"For first-time installations, Docker containers are invaluable. They streamline setup by bundling dependencies into isolated packets. This supports multi-platform configurations, whether it's on Windows or Linux."
"Picture your application working perfectly on your system. However, when you attempt to move it to another platform, it fails. That is where Docker steps in. Docker "wraps" apps with whatever they require to execute—code, libraries, and config—so that they will execute the same everywhere.
It's like placing your app in a neat little box. Where you put that box is where it's going to do just what you want it to do."
It's like placing your app in a neat little box. Where you put that box is where it's going to do just what you want it to do."
How I Run My Entire Homelab on Docker (And Why You Should Too):
https://www.howtogeek.com/how-i-run-my-entire-homelab-on-docker-and-why-you-should-too/
- "Docker containers are lightweight, self-contained virtual systems for running services in minimal space & resources.
- Docker simplifies setting up, managing, updating, and uninstalling a variety of services with ease.
- I run over 30 services in my homelab, which fully operates on Docker, showing just how flexible it is and its ease of use."
Best 5 Home Server Projects to start learning Docker:
MS Hyper-V Server Freeware
Hyper-V Server: is a freeware edition of Windows Server with limited functionality and the Hyper-V component:. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-hyper-v-server-2012-r2 -
2012 Download Link: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?linkid=2196267&clcid=0x409&culture=en-us&country=us
"Microsoft Hyper-V Server is a dedicated stand-alone product that contains the hypervisor, Windows Server driver model, virtualization capabilities, and supporting components such as failover clustering, but does not contain the robust set of features and roles as the Windows Server operating system. As a result, Microsoft Hyper-V Server produces a small footprint and requires minimal overhead."
How to Install and Configure Free Hyper-V Server 2019 / 2016:
"Hyper-V Server 2019 is suitable for those who don't want to pay for a hardware virtualization operating system. The Hyper-V has no restrictions and is completely free. Key benefits of Microsoft Hyper-V Server:
- Support of all popular OSs. There are no compatibility problems. All Windows and modern Linux and FreeBSD operating systems support Hyper-V;
- A lot of different ways to backup virtual machines: simple scripts, open-source software, free and commercial versions of popular backup programs;
- Although Hyper-V Server doesn't have a Windows Server GUI (graphical management interface), you can manage it remotely using a standard Hyper-V Manager console or Windows Admin Center web interface;
- Hyper-V Server is based on a popular Windows Server platform, familiar and easy to work with;
- You can install Hyper-V on a pseudoRAID, for example, Inter RAID controller, or Windows software RAID;
- You do not need to license your hypervisor, it is suitable for VDI or Linux VMs;
- Low hardware requirements. Your processor must support software virtualization (Intel-VT or VMX by Intel, AMD-V/ SVM by AMD) and second-level address translation (SLAT) (Intel EPT or AMD RV). These processor options must be enabled in BIOS/UEFI/nested host. You can find full system requirements on the Microsoft website;
- It is recommended to install Hyper-V on hosts with at least 4 GB RAM."
You can download the Hyper-V Server 2019 ISO install image here:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-hyper-v-server-2019.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-hyper-v-server-2019.
System requirements for Hyper-V on Windows and Windows Server:
Microsoft has officially phased out the free version of Hyper V with Windows Server 2025.
#Virtual Environment, #VM, #Server
Tuesday, September 2, 2025
Kubuntu - Wikipedia
A version that runs well on smaller systems …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kubuntu
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kubuntu
Ubuntu MATE - Wikipedia
A version Windows users may prefer …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu_MATE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu_MATE
15 Best Free and Open Source Linux Webcam Tools - LinuxLinks
To view security cameras?
https://www.linuxlinks.com/webcam/
https://www.linuxlinks.com/webcam/
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