Introduction on optimizing Linux virtual machine on Hyper-V Historically on the internet people said running Linux on Hyper-V isn’t the best choice and you should choose another hypervisor. In the last couple of years Microsoft improved Hyper-V alot since the Windows 2008R2 days. The modern version of Hyper-V is fully […]
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Bootstrap your Linux server with Ansible
Introduction Like me a lot of you homelabbers will probably roll out multiple Linux servers for production or test purposes. Alot of these tasks repetitive tasks. To make your deploying easier and take less time I will share my Ansible playbooks that I use to do almost all of the […]
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Integrating CrowdSec into your WordPress site
Introduction on CrowdSec CrowdSec is a free, open-source and collaborative IDS (Intrusion Detection System) and combined with a bouncer an IPS (Intrusion Prevention System). CrowdSec Analyzes behaviors, respond to attacks & share signals across the community by analyzing your logs. By leveraging on this community it benefits from all the […]
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How to setup NGINX reverse proxy for Microsoft Exchange
Introduction on NGINX NGINX is a modern fast webserver which also can be used as an reverse proxy server. A proxy server is a go‑between or intermediary server that forwards requests for content from multiple clients to different servers across the Internet. A reverse proxy server is a type of […]
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How to verify your SSL/TLS Certificate for IMAP/POP3/SMTP with OpenSSL
Introduction After installing an SSL/TLS certificate on your mail server you should check if it is correctly configured. The OpenSSL command offers a easy way to check and verify your certificate chain. For this guide to work your system needs to have the openssl or libressl library installed. All modern […]
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