Servers - The Engineer's Workshop

Log4j for Dummies: How to Determine if Your Server (or Docker Container) Is Affected by the Log4Shell Vulnerability

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Cybersecurity • 5 min read

Log4j for Dummies: How to Determine if Your Server (or Docker Container) Is Affected by the Log4Shell Vulnerability

Log4j is the cybersecurity disaster of the decade. If you thought the SolarWinds hack was bad, well, you ain't seen nothing yet. So what's going on and what's so bad about this exploit? I researched the most expedient and effective way to check for the log4j vulnerability so you don't have to.…

TorqueWrench • 16 Dec 2021

Experiments with apcupsd in Debian/Proxmox: Answers to Questions You Didn't Know You Had

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SysAdmin • 3 min read

Experiments with apcupsd in Debian/Proxmox: Answers to Questions You Didn't Know You Had

While setting up an apcupsd client on Proxmox, a bunch of questions crossed my mind about the behavior of the apcupsd daemon. I did the experiments to get answers so you don't have to. I hope you find the below apcupsd Q&A helpful. Hopefully it will help you design a better homelab network.…

TorqueWrench • 28 Apr 2021

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unRAID • 9 min read

Deploying an unRAID NFS Server

A brief guide on when and how to set up an NFS server on unRAID. Includes more advanced configuration on how to deploy an unRAID NFS server behind a firewall with static ports.…

TorqueWrench • 19 May 2020

How To Set Up a WireGuard VPN Server on Ubuntu Linux

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Linux • 11 min read

How To Set Up a WireGuard VPN Server on Ubuntu Linux

With WireGuard now officially supported by Ubuntu and integrated into the Linux kernel, I’ve decided it’s high time to for dedicated guide on how to set up a WireGuard VPN server on Ubuntu.…

TorqueWrench • 22 Apr 2020

LVM, Thin Provisioning, and Monitoring Storage Use: A Case Study

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Servers • 8 min read

LVM, Thin Provisioning, and Monitoring Storage Use: A Case Study

If you're not monitoring your server's storage use, it can quickly run away from you. Today's guide shows you how to keep an eye on things with an introduction to LVM thin provisions and monitoring disk use with Diskover, lvs, and Grafana utilities.…

TorqueWrench • 10 Mar 2020

How to Monitor Disk Usage and Growth with Diskover

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Servers • 8 min read

How to Monitor Disk Usage and Growth with Diskover

Monitoring server storage should be part of every data center monitoring procedure. Learn how to monitor and analyze server storage use and growth with Diskover.…

TorqueWrench • 04 Feb 2020

Expand Your Proxmox Storage: A Guide to Adding CIFS (SMB) Storage to Proxmox

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Proxmox • 7 min read

Expand Your Proxmox Storage: A Guide to Adding CIFS (SMB) Storage to Proxmox

Free up valuable local storage on your Proxmox server while simultaneously adding to your virtualization server's storage capacity. In this guide, we'll learn how to add CIFS storage (SMB/Samba shares) to Proxmox.…

TorqueWrench • 10 Jan 2020

Connecting VS Code with a Remote Development Server

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Programming • 6 min read

Connecting VS Code with a Remote Development Server

Previously, we discussed how to set up a remote development server that will allow you to work from wherever on whatever hardware (and OS) you choose. In today's guide, we will continue that work with how to set up remote SSH with Visual Studio Code.…

TorqueWrench • 08 Jan 2020

Develop from Anywhere: How to Set Up a Remote Development Server

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Programming • 6 min read

Develop from Anywhere: How to Set Up a Remote Development Server

Work from anywhere and develop remotely on any desktop. A beginner's guide for how to set up a remote development server.…

TorqueWrench • 01 Dec 2019

Remote Start for Servers: How To Set Up Wake-on-LAN (WOL)

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Servers • 4 min read

Remote Start for Servers: How To Set Up Wake-on-LAN (WOL)

Start your unattended server wherever you are in the world over the internet. A complete tutorial on wake-on-LAN (WOL) with a reverse SSH tunnel using nothing more than a Raspberry Pi.…

TorqueWrench • 24 Nov 2019

The Homelab Lifeline: The Easiest Guide to Creating a Reverse SSH Tunnel

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Homelab • 7 min read

The Homelab Lifeline: The Easiest Guide to Creating a Reverse SSH Tunnel

The easiest, quick step-by-step guide for accessing your homelab network remotely via a reverse SSH tunnel on a Raspberry Pi (or any other Debian/Ubuntu device).…

TorqueWrench • 18 Nov 2019

Connecting Your Raspberry Pi Web Server To The Internet: A Beginner's Guide to Port Forwarding and Dynamic DNS

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Servers • 7 min read

Connecting Your Raspberry Pi Web Server To The Internet: A Beginner's Guide to Port Forwarding and Dynamic DNS

A tutorial on connecting a Raspberry Pi/Ubuntu web server to the internet. Includes how to set up ddclient for dynamic DNS and how to configure port forwarding on a router/pfSense.…

TorqueWrench • 12 Nov 2019