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- ProxmoxVE - Start and Shutdown order
Problem I need to define the Start and Shutdown order for all of my VMs in order to ensure dependencies between vms. Solution The order defined below per group and not per VM although each VM in the group needs to input …
- ProxmoxVE - Startup delay
Problem In order to guarantee dependent VMs boot before they are needed, I need to define a delay to wait before booting the top VMs Solution The delays are defined per VM and not per Group. Basic DNS: 60s Allow basic …
- ProxmoxVE - TrueNAS VM - Disable Memory Ballooning
ProxmoxVE - TrueNAS VM - Disable Memory Ballooning ProxmoxVE's memory ballooning feature allows a virtual machine's operating system to dynamically adjust its reported memory usage. This enables the hypervisor …
- ProxmoxVE - Turn off laptop screen
ProxmoxVE - Turn off laptop screen Problem I have a couple of ProxmoxVE servers running on old laptops and I noticed that the screen never turns off. Solution The solution is to leverage the consoleblank kernel command …
- ProxmoxVE - VM - Talos Linux - New Kubernetes Cluster
ProxmoxVE - VM - Talos Linux - New Kubernetes Cluster Talos runs great on ProxmoxVE. Make sure to add the system extension siderolabs/qemu-guest-agent when producing the Talos - Generate ISO and Installer with Custom …
- ProxmoxVE - VM Performance Tuning
ProxmoxVE - VM Performance Tuning Proxmox VE, being based on KVM/QEMU, offers numerous avenues for tuning Virtual Machine (VM) performance. Optimal settings often depend on the specific workload of the VM (e.g., I/O …
- Redis - Add ACL Users
Problem I want to configure a Redis database and enabled authentication as well as add users with auth that can login from anywhere on my nextwork. Solution Login to the Redis box/container. Open a Redis CLI with …
- Redis - Troubleshooting NOPERM this user has no permissions to access one of the channels
Problem I configured ArgoCD to use an external Redis server with authentication, and I'm getting the following error on the UI: Unable to load data: error getting cached app managed resources: cache: key is missing. In …
- Simple Oncall Pager with Home Assistant
Problem I need a simple pager that allows my clients to page me. The pager should first try to notify me by a Signal message, and if there is no answer, it should call me. Solution High Level Workflow Frontend: A …
- SuperMicro - BMC - Boot from USB
SuperMicro - BMC - Boot from USB Problem I need to boot from USB in order to start installing ProxmoxVE. The server has no HDMI (could have serial console and/or VGA; I have not checked yet). Solution Login to IPMI on …
- SuperMicro - Install ProxmoxVE
SuperMicro - Install ProxmoxVE Problem I need to install ProxmoxVE on the server. Solution SuperMicro - BMC - Boot from USB Perform a normal ProxmoxVE installation using the two SSD in RAID1 (mirror) Related Setting up …
- Synology - Allow SSH for non-admin users
Problem I need to grant regular users SSH access to my Synology NAS, specifically for a Borg account used to back up my TrueNAS. By default, DSM restricts SSH access to users in the administrators group, as noted at the …
- Talos - Bootstrap - x509 Unknown Authority
Problem When bootstrapping a Talos Linux cluster, talosctl bootstrap may fail with an error: rpc error: code = Unavailable desc = last connection error: connection error: desc = "transport: authentication handshake …
- Talos - Generate ISO and Installer with Custom Extensions via Image Factory
Talos Linux provides an Image Factory to generate customized installation images. For a bare-metal or Proxmox installation, a "metal" platform image can be generated. Process Example using web interface (v1.10.2): Go to …
- TrueNAS - Add Certificate via ACME
TrueNAS - Add Certificate via ACME Problem I need TrueNAS to have a valid certificate for use by democratic-csi (for iSCSI and NFS) and for use on the UI. Solution Official Documentation Go to Cloudflare > My Profile > …
- TrueNAS - VM Sizing and Configuration Best Practices
TrueNAS - VM Sizing and Configuration Best Practices Running TrueNAS (CORE or SCALE) as a virtual machine (VM) in a hypervisor like ProxmoxVE requires careful sizing and configuration to ensure stability, performance, …
- UniFi - Adopt a disconnected device
Problem A device is shown offline even though it was adopted in the past. This has happened to me when I changed the IP of the UniFi Network Controller. Solution SSH into the USG device and run the following command …
- UniFi - Device Adoption
Introduction Adoption is the process of connecting a device to the UniFi application that will manage it. All UniFi Access Points (APs), cameras, phones, and other devices (excluding consoles) are designed to make the …
- UniFI - Get Current Value of set-inform
Problem I need to get the current value of set-inform on my USG. Solution SSH Into USG and run the command info and look for the line Status. Example admin@ubnt:~$ info Model: UniFi-Gateway-4 Version: 4.4.57.5578372 MAC …
- UniFi - Remote Adoption (Layer 3)
Introduction Layer 3 adoption is the process of adopting a UniFi device to a remote or cloud-hosted UniFi Network Application. This is only recommended for advanced users, or those adopting devices when using Official …