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I am not going to go through a CentOS install (maybe later).  However, below you will find my setup steps to get SSL functional using getssl (a script based on LetsEncrypt) and CloudFlare DNS (a DNS provider that offers a free service, that is quite awesome fo...

So this is a pretty simple solution.  It will actually take more time reading this, then actually setting it up. To the point, shall we? There are other solutions, but this was the method and scripts I used to accomplish this.  I will be grabbing the GIT fro...

I guess, moving forward I should start putting all my quick commands I find into a collection.  Rather then thinking I can remember them.  That thinking fails me more often than not, and I find myself searching the world again for that one thing that worked. ...

This install is pretty quick and easy.  But there was a couple items I wanted to fix after my first run. Instead of trying to remember what in the world I did, I figured I should jot it down.  Honestly I really wanted to try and get the "Supervised" version in...

Below are a couple scripts that can be used to upgrade your Home Assistant Core install (if you followed my install write up previously), and to create backups of the installation on a schedule. I have taken the backup script from another site, as he did a pr...

In my opinion (oh snap, here we go, right?), If every operating system in the world was the same, then there would be little to no hassle with how an application was installed, used and supported.  Everything that got installed on your machine, would be the s...

I run Rocky Linux 8 and also have some Red Hat 8 builds (feeling out some 9 right now too).  So these instructions will use the package manager that comes with those operating systems.  You may have to tweak these commands to fit your package manager, if not u...

Docker Hub is a repository for Docker images, that you can use to deploy into your Docker environment.  There are a bunch! There are other repositories out there, but a lot of them feed back into the Docker Hub in one way or another.  You could also start dev...

Here is a quick example of a image container install.  I am actually going to write up a complete install that would be used to manage media (movies, tv shows, etc).  I know, it has been done before, I get it.  But I would like to write it up in such a way, th...

OK.  Here is a collection of tools that can be used to manage a complete media library.  When I say manage, I mean that these tools allow for  requesting movies or tv shows, downloading the request, and placing the request in your library in whatever fashion, ...

To configure Ansible to connect to Windows Servers from a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 server, you need to install the following prerequisites: Install the pywinrm module: pip3 install pywinrm Install the xmltodict module: pip3 install xmltodict ...

You can enable WinRM on the Windows Servers by following these steps: Open an elevated PowerShell console on the Windows Server. Run the following command to enable WinRM: winrm quickconfig When prompted, type Y to allow WinRM to create a l...

So I have scoured the web and FINALLY was able to extract all the pieces, in order to properly configure my network components.  I have been running my crap for a long time with a configuration that worked, but was scared to really change it.  I didn't know th...

Physical Components To start with let me give some detail about my setup.  In addition you should know that it does not matter one little bit about my setup.  You will be able to use the commands and tweak configs to match whatever you are trying to accomplis...

Here are the steps to get Open vSwitch loaded up from source (don't let that scare you, we are still going to use RPMs).  There are other directions out there.  Now, this will be one of them.NOTE: I have included some cleanup actions and some manual dependency...

Here are the steps to get KVM/QEMU installed. First check and make sure that virtualization is enabled in the bios and seen by the system lscpu | grep Virtualization Should look something like this Can also use this command and look for 'vmx' or 's...

This will be a short write up on how to configure the networks I defined in The Crux write up.  It should apply for most "bridge" centric builds.  This is just more of a companion reference. Virtual Machine Network Configuration (Install) When creating a v...

This write up will be a lot less talk and a lot more action.  There are a lot of tutorials out there but if you need some better in-depth info, I highly recommend the BIND documentation that ISC has put together.  They really have done a fantastic job. Little...

Heyoooo! So here are a couple scripts.  Yep.  A "couple".   I wanted a way to standup a primary DNS server or a quick way to rebuild that server.  But I also wanted a way to standup or rebuild a secondary server without a need to edit my single script each t...

Well, just when I thought I had it all figured out.  I get kicked in the junk and slapped in the face! Apparently OVS is the flakiest half baked useful idea/app out there.  It does exactly what I want, and lets me down when I need it most.  To top it off, any...