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Recent Updates and Fixing a WordPress 403 Error
It has been a busy few days on the workbench. After getting everything settled in…
It has been a busy few days on the workbench. After getting everything settled in the new Proxmox environment and cleaning up my local network configuration, I finally got around to fine-tuning my custom WordPress block theme, Fossil. Things were going incredibly smoothly until I decided to switch the blog’s access from a local IP…
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Protected: She Shines
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How to Clean Install Windows 11 and Fix Missing Drives
Part 1: Preparation – USB Drive and Drivers Before you begin, you’ll need a working…
Part 1: Preparation – USB Drive and Drivers Before you begin, you’ll need a working computer and a USB flash drive that is at least 8GB. This process will erase everything on the USB drive. 1. Create the Windows 11 Installation USB First, create your bootable USB drive using Microsoft’s official tool. 2. Get the…
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How to Install and Setup TrueNAS SCALE for Beginners
Introduction Hi y’all, I’ll be documenting my process for setting up my TrueNAS server, its…
Introduction Hi y’all, I’ll be documenting my process for setting up my TrueNAS server, its services, my issues, and the solutions along the way. You know the drill—these things don’t make themselves. I’ll be using AI to help me structure and write the steps, but the whole thing is proven to work by me. In fact, this…
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Essential Self-Hosted Apps for Your Home Server
My Foundation: The “Must-Have” Apps This is the core stack I’m already running. I consider…
My Foundation: The “Must-Have” Apps This is the core stack I’m already running. I consider these the essentials for getting a server productive. Media & Downloads: * Jellyfin: This is my go-to for multimedia files. It’s a fantastic, free-software media system that organizes and streams all my tutorials, movies, and music to any device. *…
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Cleaning Up the Local Network
Lately, I have been spending time cleaning up my local network configuration so I do…
Lately, I have been spending time cleaning up my local network configuration so I do not have to keep memorizing IP addresses and port numbers for every single service. When you start hosting more than a couple of applications, keeping track of all those numbers just becomes tedious. Setting up local DNS records and organizing…