Ubuntu
Installing Ubuntu on Surface Laptop
Yes, I've installed Ubuntu 22.04 LTS on an old Surface Laptop 1. Took time to properly do it, but once I've done it, it's quite easy, so I thougth I should explain it, so others could have the easy way.
Rubén Morchón
Tech Enthusiast, homelaber and photographer. I love to share my new tech stuff and knowledges.
Database
PostgreSQL in Docker CLI and Portainer
Postgre is one of the most used relational databases nowadays, and for developers, having our dev database locally runing can be pretty usefull. Docker can solve this. In this post we will cover two ways to create and configure PostgreSQL in a container: Docker CLI and Portainer CE.
Docker
Install Docker and Portainer CE
Some times you want to run a simple database, API or other piece of sofware ond your local enviroment, but VMs use to be a bit of a pain. Docker solve all of this, and in combination with Portainer, you obtain a pretty useful web admin GUI, so let's get started!
Docker
Docker Swarm in Raspberry Pi
Docker is a pretty usefull tool to deploy our applications in containers. In this post we will cover how to install Docker, and configure it in Swarm mode on some Raspberry Pi. Also, we will use Portainer (CE), which is a web interface for managing Docker.
Homelab
Configuring a webmail server with Roundcube
Roundcube is a Webmail appliance, to simplify the use of mail servers. Is free and open source. This guide will cover all the needed steps to install and configure your own Roundcube instance for your needs.
LXC
Express Node API Hosted on Proxmox with LXC
I've been programing an API for content creators (which you can find on github), that extracts some usefull information from diverse APIs (like Twitch, RIOT, etc...). This API is programed with JavaScript, and running on a NodeJS server. I wanted to host it by myself, so I've decided to run throught
Apache
Updating to PHP 7.4 on Debian for Wordpress
Guide about how to update the PHP version to 7.4, so Wordpress won't show the warning message.
Apache
Using Apache as Reverse Proxy
A reverse proxy is a service that stays between your router/firewall and your clients. Its a way to concentrate all the clients requests through one server, avoiding opening multiple ports at the firewall or router. It also has balancing capabilities.
Homelab
Heimdall Web App Dashboard
Heimdall is a web application that allow us to create and customize our app dashboard, having links to the different web apps that we host on our home lab.
Homelab
Installing Homer as a home lab dashboard
When you have lots of different services running in your servers, could be a little messy to have all of them grouped in different markers on your web browser. To solve that, there are several web applications that acts as a dashboard to all of that services. Homer is one
Homelab
Installing Bitwarden on Linux
Bitwarden is an open souce password vault, that uses both cloud and selfhosted solutions. You can store encrypted notes or credit cards inside, and it uses a master password to lock, encrypt, and decrypt all the data.
Raspberry Pi
Hosting Wordpress on Raspberry Pi
Wordpress is an easy to use web interface to create your own website and manage it. In this guide we will cover the needed steps to install it on a RaspberryPi.