# System Administration **URL:** https://community.monospacementor.com/c/sysadmin/17.md [Latest](https://community.monospacementor.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.monospacementor.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.monospacementor.com/tags.md) --- ## [About the System Administration category](https://community.monospacementor.com/t/about-the-system-administration-category/34)
**Author:** [@TheMM](https://community.monospacementor.com/u/TheMM)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [23 February 2024 10:02 UTC](https://community.monospacementor.com/t/about-the-system-administration-category/34 "2024-02-23T10:02:09Z")
Unix/Linux, tools, automation, and system administration best practices --- ## [Direnv "extensions" exemples in guix cookbook](https://community.monospacementor.com/t/direnv-extensions-exemples-in-guix-cookbook/445)
**Author:** [@Defuneste](https://community.monospacementor.com/u/Defuneste)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [30 October 2026 00:04 UTC](https://community.monospacementor.com/t/direnv-extensions-exemples-in-guix-cookbook/445 "2026-10-30T00:04:48Z")
I was practising Guix and was looking https://guix.gnu.org/cookbook/en/guix-cookbook.html#Guix-environment-via-direnv Here I am not super interested in guix but mostly direnv and I guess bash. I mostly use direnv to “m… --- ## [From a Docker command to a systemd service](https://community.monospacementor.com/t/from-a-docker-command-to-a-systemd-service/442)
**Author:** [@TheMM](https://community.monospacementor.com/u/TheMM)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [12 October 2026 12:23 UTC](https://community.monospacementor.com/t/from-a-docker-command-to-a-systemd-service/442 "2026-10-12T12:23:09Z")
If you run containers on a Linux server, you may want them to fit alongside the services already running there: start at boot, appear in the same status and log tools, and respect startup dependencies. Project READMEs of… --- ## [WiFi VLANs](https://community.monospacementor.com/t/wifi-vlans/441)
**Author:** [@defy](https://community.monospacementor.com/u/defy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [9 October 2026 12:45 UTC](https://community.monospacementor.com/t/wifi-vlans/441 "2026-10-09T12:45:51Z")
This weekend I upgraded from a simple home mesh system to UniFi Express 7 mesh system. It was time but one of the reasons was I wanted to start using VLANs at home to isolate smart devices away from user devices. I’ve u… --- ## [Are you self-hosting?](https://community.monospacementor.com/t/are-you-self-hosting/433)
**Author:** [@TheMM](https://community.monospacementor.com/u/TheMM)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [5 October 2026 16:02 UTC](https://community.monospacementor.com/t/are-you-self-hosting/433 "2026-10-05T16:02:04Z")
I just wrote a blog post how fun it is to be able to self-host the services you depend on. That made me wonder what my TSR members are self-hosting themselves. The main services I’m running either on my home server or o… --- ## [Critical vulnerability in Træfik](https://community.monospacementor.com/t/critical-vulnerability-in-traefik/423)
**Author:** [@TheMM](https://community.monospacementor.com/u/TheMM)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [24 August 2026 07:10 UTC](https://community.monospacementor.com/t/critical-vulnerability-in-traefik/423 "2026-08-24T07:10:20Z")
On August 21st, the Traefik project announced a security vulnerability with a severity of 9.3/10 that allowed a “complete authentication bypass in the digestAuth middleware”. Any unauthenticated remote client can bypass… --- ## ["Hybrid RAM" drive?](https://community.monospacementor.com/t/hybrid-ram-drive/420)
**Author:** [@belthesar](https://community.monospacementor.com/u/belthesar)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [18 August 2026 14:52 UTC](https://community.monospacementor.com/t/hybrid-ram-drive/420 "2026-08-18T14:52:55Z")
Hey folks - trying to cast a net to see if someone has awareness of a file system or disk topology that could work for a use case I have. I have a workload that needs a variable, but quite large amount of scratch disk s… --- ## [New Humble Bundle: Linux & Sysadmin](https://community.monospacementor.com/t/new-humble-bundle-linux-sysadmin/402)
**Author:** [@TheMM](https://community.monospacementor.com/u/TheMM)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [20 June 2026 16:49 UTC](https://community.monospacementor.com/t/new-humble-bundle-linux-sysadmin/402 "2026-06-20T16:49:14Z")
“Learn the skills and gain the knowledge you need to succeed in system administration and development operations for Linux with this bundle of insightful courses by Packt. Inside this amazing curriculum, you’ll get expe… --- ## [5 tips to learn Linux faster](https://community.monospacementor.com/t/5-tips-to-learn-linux-faster/401)
**Author:** [@TheMM](https://community.monospacementor.com/u/TheMM)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [26 May 2026 16:16 UTC](https://community.monospacementor.com/t/5-tips-to-learn-linux-faster/401 "2026-05-26T16:16:21Z")
Jay has good advice, as always. --- ## [Dual-boot installing error from Bootable drive -- MX linux](https://community.monospacementor.com/t/dual-boot-installing-error-from-bootable-drive-mx-linux/393)
**Author:** [@Werytai](https://community.monospacementor.com/u/Werytai)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [3 May 2026 14:31 UTC](https://community.monospacementor.com/t/dual-boot-installing-error-from-bootable-drive-mx-linux/393 "2026-05-03T14:31:31Z")
Hello, I was installing dual boot via MX linux bootable pendrive. Accidentally deleted windows 10 partitions, MBR something file (16 mb) (deleted) Healthy Recovery partition (500 mb) (merged with another partition) f… --- ## [Securing a public server while it's a WIP](https://community.monospacementor.com/t/securing-a-public-server-while-its-a-wip/381)
**Author:** [@shortofcode](https://community.monospacementor.com/u/shortofcode)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [24 April 2026 20:56 UTC](https://community.monospacementor.com/t/securing-a-public-server-while-its-a-wip/381 "2026-04-24T20:56:53Z")
So, I have some semi real world troubleshooting to do.. I find that I am unable to ssh into my Hetzner vps. It hangs for a while and eventually returns a connection timeout. I’ve double checked the configuration on th… --- ## [The systemd age attestation controversy](https://community.monospacementor.com/t/the-systemd-age-attestation-controversy/374)
**Author:** [@TheMM](https://community.monospacementor.com/u/TheMM)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [2 April 2026 01:17 UTC](https://community.monospacementor.com/t/the-systemd-age-attestation-controversy/374 "2026-04-02T01:17:53Z")
In yesterday’s Office Hour, we discussed systemd, especially systemd timers. Then the question was raised why there is so much backlash against systemd in some circles. Here’s a short summary of my answer: systemd is b… --- ## [Certificates for a dockerized production](https://community.monospacementor.com/t/certificates-for-a-dockerized-production/300)
**Author:** [@shortofcode](https://community.monospacementor.com/u/shortofcode)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [1 December 2025 21:38 UTC](https://community.monospacementor.com/t/certificates-for-a-dockerized-production/300 "2025-12-01T21:38:52Z")
For the sake of HTTPS, where does one put a certificate, assuming I will do it the right way with Let’s Encrypt or similar? In the container that runs the https server (nginx) or on the host? Or both? I know precious l… --- ## [Post your fastfetch here](https://community.monospacementor.com/t/post-your-fastfetch-here/213)
**Author:** [@TheMM](https://community.monospacementor.com/u/TheMM)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [26 November 2025 10:57 UTC](https://community.monospacementor.com/t/post-your-fastfetch-here/213 "2025-11-26T10:57:46Z")
--- ## [Looks like we have an interesting Proxmox contender!](https://community.monospacementor.com/t/looks-like-we-have-an-interesting-proxmox-contender/291)
**Author:** [@TheMM](https://community.monospacementor.com/u/TheMM)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [7 November 2025 17:11 UTC](https://community.monospacementor.com/t/looks-like-we-have-an-interesting-proxmox-contender/291 "2025-11-07T17:11:28Z")
The Linux Containers team around Stephane Graber has launched IncusOS. Easy updates like Bluefin, access via API like Talos Linux. I like what I see! I think this is a project we have to keep an eye on. What do you thin… --- ## [Help me with VLAN setup](https://community.monospacementor.com/t/help-me-with-vlan-setup/238)
**Author:** [@TheMM](https://community.monospacementor.com/u/TheMM)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [5 September 2025 12:01 UTC](https://community.monospacementor.com/t/help-me-with-vlan-setup/238 "2025-09-05T12:01:48Z")
A homelab is such a great learning opportunity! I’m even more convinced now that Pubmox will be of great service to our community. Here’s the story: Yesterday, I made a few changes to my physical homelab setup in prepar… --- ## [Video Tutorial: The ls Command](https://community.monospacementor.com/t/video-tutorial-the-ls-command/226)
**Author:** [@TheMM](https://community.monospacementor.com/u/TheMM)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [9 June 2025 15:19 UTC](https://community.monospacementor.com/t/video-tutorial-the-ls-command/226 "2025-06-09T15:19:43Z")
I’ve started producing video tutorials on Linux commands. This is the first, and it’s taken me far longer than I’d like to admit. But now I have a solid process down, so hopefully production times will go down significan… --- ## [What's your biggest sysadmin challenge right now?](https://community.monospacementor.com/t/whats-your-biggest-sysadmin-challenge-right-now/239)
**Author:** [@TheMM](https://community.monospacementor.com/u/TheMM)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [27 May 2025 09:19 UTC](https://community.monospacementor.com/t/whats-your-biggest-sysadmin-challenge-right-now/239 "2025-05-27T09:19:49Z")
Is there a thing that wrecks your head? Something you just can’t seem to understand or get working? --- ## [It's a ~~Unix~~ Linux system. I know this](https://community.monospacementor.com/t/its-a-unix-linux-system-i-know-this/228)
**Author:** [@praxaeus](https://community.monospacementor.com/u/praxaeus)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [6 May 2025 08:25 UTC](https://community.monospacementor.com/t/its-a-unix-linux-system-i-know-this/228 "2025-05-06T08:25:22Z")
A question was posed “What do I need to know in order to say ‘I known Linux’?” @indrac replied: I love this question haha. Depends on what you’re trying to do right? Like it’s somewhat a matter of perspective. How … --- ## [UniFi's new Cloud Gateway Fiber looks \_really good\_](https://community.monospacementor.com/t/unifis-new-cloud-gateway-fiber-looks-really-good/227)
**Author:** [@belthesar](https://community.monospacementor.com/u/belthesar)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [1 May 2025 16:06 UTC](https://community.monospacementor.com/t/unifis-new-cloud-gateway-fiber-looks-really-good/227 "2025-05-01T16:06:08Z")
Reviews for Ubiquiti’s new UniFi Cloud Gateway Fiber are hitting YouTube, and it looks like there’s finally a UniFi firewall gateway that meets all of my needs. Has all the normal UniFi bells and whistles that you mig… --- ## [Running a home media server? Jellyfin might be better than Plex](https://community.monospacementor.com/t/running-a-home-media-server-jellyfin-might-be-better-than-plex/233)
**Author:** [@belthesar](https://community.monospacementor.com/u/belthesar)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [1 May 2025 15:58 UTC](https://community.monospacementor.com/t/running-a-home-media-server-jellyfin-might-be-better-than-plex/233 "2025-05-01T15:58:22Z")
With Plex announcing stark price increases for their Plex Pass service, and requiring Plex Pass or a Remote Watch Pass for remote streaming, plenty of folks in the homelab space are evaluating or recommending a switch to… --- ## [What would you consider as "I know Linux" ? What do I need to have under my belt in order to claim that?](https://community.monospacementor.com/t/what-would-you-consider-as-i-know-linux-what-do-i-need-to-have-under-my-belt-in-order-to-claim-that/231)
**Author:** [@TheLummen](https://community.monospacementor.com/u/TheLummen)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [24 April 2025 16:43 UTC](https://community.monospacementor.com/t/what-would-you-consider-as-i-know-linux-what-do-i-need-to-have-under-my-belt-in-order-to-claim-that/231 "2025-04-24T16:43:44Z")
A question that I have. Saw that some job adds were asking for Linux knowledge and was wondering the above ! --- ## [Server Naming Conventions](https://community.monospacementor.com/t/server-naming-conventions/187)
**Author:** [@exegeteio](https://community.monospacementor.com/u/exegeteio)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [7 April 2025 15:02 UTC](https://community.monospacementor.com/t/server-naming-conventions/187 "2025-04-07T15:02:48Z")
What is your favorite/go-to naming scheme? I feel like everyone has their own way to name servers in a network. I’ve bounced off of several. Rectal foreign bodies list - I can’t find the list anymore, but this was th… --- ## [Happy World Backup Day!](https://community.monospacementor.com/t/happy-world-backup-day/214)
**Author:** [@TheMM](https://community.monospacementor.com/u/TheMM)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [7 April 2025 14:52 UTC](https://community.monospacementor.com/t/happy-world-backup-day/214 "2025-04-07T14:52:10Z")
It’s World Backup Day, so let me remind you of the 3-2-1-1-0 rule: 3 backups (protection from loss) 2 different media (protection from media failure) 1 stored off-site (protection from theft) 1 stored offline (protecti… --- ## [VMware ESX greatly simplifies admin user management](https://community.monospacementor.com/t/vmware-esx-greatly-simplifies-admin-user-management/137)
**Author:** [@TheMM](https://community.monospacementor.com/u/TheMM)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [30 July 2024 10:11 UTC](https://community.monospacementor.com/t/vmware-esx-greatly-simplifies-admin-user-management/137 "2024-07-30T10:11:18Z")
--- ## [A Proxmox cluster with only two nodes?!](https://community.monospacementor.com/t/a-proxmox-cluster-with-only-two-nodes/74)
**Author:** [@TheMM](https://community.monospacementor.com/u/TheMM)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [29 April 2024 08:12 UTC](https://community.monospacementor.com/t/a-proxmox-cluster-with-only-two-nodes/74 "2024-04-29T08:12:18Z")
This author built a very minimalistic Proxmox cluster using two Raspberry Pi’s and a QDevice to raise the quorum to 3: “Thoughts on Proxmox and Home Lab Use” TIL that there is such a thing as a QDevice! --- ## [Proxmox + Thunderbolt == Stupid fast, stupid cheap cluster migration network](https://community.monospacementor.com/t/proxmox-thunderbolt-stupid-fast-stupid-cheap-cluster-migration-network/110)
**Author:** [@belthesar](https://community.monospacementor.com/u/belthesar)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [3 June 2024 00:57 UTC](https://community.monospacementor.com/t/proxmox-thunderbolt-stupid-fast-stupid-cheap-cluster-migration-network/110 "2024-06-03T00:57:20Z")
This week, I finally bit the bullet and picked up a Minisforum MS-01. I’m super pleased with this as a compute node, leaps and bounds more than the Framework Mainboard compute node (I’m actually thinking about selling it… --- ## [Setting up and monitoring a UPS](https://community.monospacementor.com/t/setting-up-and-monitoring-a-ups/166)
**Author:** [@TheMM](https://community.monospacementor.com/u/TheMM)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [29 November 2024 20:02 UTC](https://community.monospacementor.com/t/setting-up-and-monitoring-a-ups/166 "2024-11-29T20:02:56Z")
On Monday, I took delivery of my new UPS, an APC Back-UPS Pro Gaming. I’m pleased to report that all its LEDs can be switched off. :smile: It’s a big improvement to have a display that gives me more detailed insights. W… --- ## [QotW: What about alternative package formats?](https://community.monospacementor.com/t/qotw-what-about-alternative-package-formats/164)
**Author:** [@TheMM](https://community.monospacementor.com/u/TheMM)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [27 November 2024 09:38 UTC](https://community.monospacementor.com/t/qotw-what-about-alternative-package-formats/164 "2024-11-27T09:38:39Z")
Inspired by my recent Flatpak win, I’d like you to share your experience with and opinions on alternative package formats. Do you use Flatpak? Or maybe Snap? What are the advantages and downsides? Ooookay, tell us about… --- ## [Proxmox: Unfortunate news and important update re: tteck and their Proxmox-Helper-Scripts](https://community.monospacementor.com/t/proxmox-unfortunate-news-and-important-update-re-tteck-and-their-proxmox-helper-scripts/161)
**Author:** [@belthesar](https://community.monospacementor.com/u/belthesar)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [12 November 2024 14:17 UTC](https://community.monospacementor.com/t/proxmox-unfortunate-news-and-important-update-re-tteck-and-their-proxmox-helper-scripts/161 "2024-11-12T14:17:02Z")
For Proxmox admins that have used the Proxmox VE Helper Scripts by tteck, there’s some unfortunate news to share. tteck has currently transitioned to hospice care. The community has rallied around his awesome work and co… [Next page](https://community.monospacementor.com/c/sysadmin/17.md?page=1)