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September 24, 2026 - I have a reputation at work for saying no. I’d rather give you an answer you don’t like than say yes to everything and become completely unreliable.

April 10, 2023 - Umami is a simple and lightweight web analytics tool that respects user privacy and does not use cookies, making it a great alternative to third-party services like Google Analytics. Let me help you install Umami to your Unraid server using Docker Compose and Nginx - You won't be dissapointed!

March 27, 2023 - Dynamic DNS allows you to update your IP address automatically when it changes, so you can access your domain name from anywhere. This is useful for a ton of different reasons, and will tie in very well to Nginx and allow you to set subdomain based proxies to whatever Unraid app you would like.

March 13, 2023 - Do you want to save your bandwidth and CPU resources by preventing your Plex users from transcribing streams? If so, you should check out kill_stream.py, a custom script that can kill any stream based on your conditions... such as a user transcribing content that you would rather they didn't. I can show you how.

January 19, 2023 - Part 1 in a series of posts providing a step-by-step guide on how to set up Flare VM, a fully configured Windows 10 virtual machine developed by Mandiant, for malware analysis. This post in particular covers the steps needed to create a Windows 10 ISO using the Windows 10 Media Creation Software, and using that ISO to create a Windows 10 virtual machine in VirtualBox.

January 19, 2023 - Setting up a custom SSH welcome message on your Raspberry Pi can be a fun way to add a personal touch to your device. In this tutorial, we will use two command-line utilities, figlet and lolcat, to create an attractive and informative message that will be displayed when you log in to your Raspberry Pi via SSH.