There are already a lot of great guides for setting up LAMP on your computer. For those who don’t know, LAMP stands for Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP. One of […]
Home Server: Setting up Dynamic DNS
One of the key parts to setting up a home server is being able to reach it from the outside world. It doesn’t do much good if the only way […]
A Whole New Server Setup
For over a year, I’ve been using a self hosted, home based server to replace Google services. I have used it to sync family phones, backup data, be a web […]
A new layout for more space.
Having a household of several children, it can at times be hard to find some space for my projects and equipment. As it was, I had a perfect spot in […]
Server+ beta results are out!
Well, the results for the beta test of the new Server+ (SK1-005) are finally out! And, to God be the glory, I passed! Barely, but I passed! It took a […]
Install μlogger on CentOS 7 Server
If you are unfamiliar with μlogger, it is a handy Android application paired with a self hosted server application to keep track of your location. Or, in the author’s own […]
CompTIA Server+ and Low Poly People…
So, I missed a few posts over the past week or so. Actually, I’ve been really busy, but for a good cause. I’ve been fortunate enough to be selected by […]
Home Photo Server, Part 4: Battery Backup
One of the problems that I have with a local server is that we frequently have power “blips”. I don’t want to say outages, because the power is on about […]
Home Photo Server, Part 3: https, keys, and certificates
In the continuing saga of the Google Photos alternative, by running a home server with Dynamic Domain Name Service (DDNS), very secure FTP (vsftp), and an Apache web server coupled […]
Real World Example: Setting up a dynamic IP for remote ssh sessions – for free!
Yet another Real World Example (RWE)! I know it has been a while since I have posted one of these, but it is better late than never, right? The situation: […]