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Portainer Portainer is a versatile docker management suite. It provides the perfect learning ground for beginners to docker but also makes life for the more seasoned Docker user. sudo docker create –name portainer \ –restart=always \ –net=bridge \ -e PGID=1001 -e PUID=1001 \ -v *HostDataLocation*:/data \ -p 9000:9000 \ portainer/portainer
WHAT IS DOCKER? I stumbled across Docker a while ago and the concept just intrigued me. The ability to create an application that only ships with the parts it needs. Windows and its applications have often been criticised for their size and bloated overhead on the underlying hardware. This bloat also has security consequences in […]
Simple Docker Monitoring Dashboard I’ve spent a couple of weeks learning about the Docker API and decided to create a simple little dashboard. Developed in PHP and still under development but though it would be fun to share in the mean time. get it on git here: https://github.com/mattshore1987/docker-dash Prerequisites Apache 2 installed or running from a […]
The Build Component Selection CPU Intel – Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor CPU Cooler NZXT – Kraken X62 Rev 2 98.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler Motherboard Asus – ROG Strix Z370-I Gaming Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard Memory G.Skill – Trident Z 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3600 Memory Storage Samsung – 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid […]
This is a quick guide to setup the ultimate home server. To include file sharing & synchronising, email and website hosting, media sharing and streaming, and automatic downloads of TV, movies and music. Firstly install the latest Ubuntu 16 distro (Download from here: https://www.ubuntu.com/download/server ) Installing Docker sudo apt-get install \ apt-transport-https \ ca-certificates \ […]
Notes – Ubuntu and Docker need to be installed first to create this ultimate HTPC server. Setup the Environment Lets start by creating some shares for your media server to utilise. sudo mkdir /shares/tv sudo mkdir /shares/movies sudo mkdir /shares/transcode sudo mkdir /shares/downloads sudo mkdir /shares/music Plex Docker Install sudo docker create \ –name=plex \ […]
What is Docker? I stumbled across Docker a while ago and the concept just intrigued me. The ability to create an application that only ships with the parts it needs. Windows and its applications have often been criticised for their size and bloated overhead on the underlying hardware. This bloat also has security consequences in […]
Cloud features without the ‘Cloud Risk’ Cloud gives users the ability to backup and easily share files but with Pecha and other cybersecurity issues is ‘Cloud’ the best place for your data? For me it just isn’t worth the risk of putting my files on someone else’s hardware. Yes, I am a control freak when it […]
Backup & Disaster Recovery Overview Backup and disaster recovery is often the most overlooked aspect of a company’s IT. The main issue preventing companies investing in backup and disaster recovery is down to the nature of the solution itself: it is only used in a worst case scenario. This makes the immediate and tangible benefit […]
So what is this MSP thing? IT managed services are a hot topic for IT support providers, although they have been around for some years they’re still very much misunderstood. Each IT support provider has their own opinion upon the service that is going to be delivered. Often it is the IT support providers that […]
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