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Cockpit: The Easiest Way to Manage Linux Servers
In this video, I show how to use Cockpit as a lightweight Linux server dashboard for the tasks you normally do over SSH. We’ll install Cockpit on Ubuntu, log in to the web interface, look at updates, logs, services, storage, networking, us…
Create VMs on Proxmox in Seconds!
In this video I show you how to create VM Templates in Proxmox. We will use Packer from Hashicorp, which is a free and open-source image automation tool. This can create custom machine images for Proxmox with provisioning shell scripts and…
Best Linux Distro for Server, my favorite ones
Best Linux Distro For Server, these are my personal favorite Linux Distributions for Server systems. We talk about the differences and advantages and disadvantages. And I'll give you my personal opinion on which ones I like the most.
Docker Alternative with Podman, Cockpit, and Nginx Proxy Manager
Docker Alternative with Podman, Cockpit, and Nginx Proxy Manager to manage your Linux server easily and securely! We will install an Ubuntu 21.04 Server and deploy it with a nice management web UI protected with a reverse proxy.
Portainer Install Ubuntu tutorial - manage your docker containers
Portainer Install Ubuntu tutorial, let’s have a look at how to install Portainer on an Ubuntu server. Portainer CE is a free and open-source tool that manages all your docker containers. It has a nice clean web UI where you can inspect and…
Linux Server Web GUI - management with cockpit
In this video, I will show you how to install a Web GUI for your Linux server with cockpit. I will show you the features of cockpit and how to use it to manage virtual machines and install custom plugins.
Let's build a home lab server from scratch with Ubuntu Linux, OpenZFS and KVM
I show you how to install OpenZFS and KVM on Ubuntu Linux and what you need to consider if you build your home lab server upon real server hardware like the Dell Poweredge T410, I've used. How to set up a ZFS storage pool with hard drives…
Automate your virtual lab environment with Ansible and Vagrant
I show you how you can easily automate a full lab environment containing multiple virtual machines using Vagrant and Ansible.
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