adguard AdGuard Home: First Thoughts Rather than rush to install PiHole for my first foray into DNS ad-blocking, I decided to give AdGuard Home a go to see how it stacks up on its own as an ad-blocking solution. Here's what I found.
docker Changes to our UniFi image We are deprecating linuxserver/unifi and replacing it with linuxserver/unifi-controller. Read on to find out more...
docker The dangers of pulling :latest Sometimes it is better to stick to stability, rather than aim for the bleeding edge.
letsencrypt PSA: Changes to our Let's Encrypt container (Updated) Following a very recent announcement by the Let's Encrypt team regarding a vulnerability that has surfaced relating to the use of the TLS-SNI-01 challenge when validating certificates, we have had to make an
docker Using Organizr with our Let's Encrypt container Recently we have had a fair number of people asking about running Organizr through our Let's Encrypt Docker container, with people stumbling around getting their tabs to display correctly. The most common query
docker Using Docker networks for better inter-container communication A useful feature of Docker that can often be overlooked is its powerful network engine which allows you to manage subnets within the Docker ecosystem. Generally speaking, most people (myself included) will just
plex I deployed a Plex Media Server to AWS because, why not? Netflix is, in my eyes, a world-leader in video delivery, so I figured if they can use AWS to serve their content, why can't I? I mean, sure, they're an international multi-billion dollar
kodi Kodi is not a piracy tool Piracy, it's everywhere: an unstoppable force that has aimed to subvert legitimate supply of entertainment since the dawn of motion pictures. Over the last few decades it has taken many forms: bootlegged VHS
tvheadend How to set up Tvheadend with your DVB-T2 receiver Tvheadend is a comprehensive and full-featured piece of software that readily transforms your perception of TV and how it is accessed. However, this comprehensiveness comes at a price - epic levels of configuration.
media server Live TV with the TBS 6281SE DVB-T2 Tuner The next step in the long line of things I've been doing to my HP ProLiant Gen8 Microserver was to give it some TV capability. Since moving house last year, the living room
networking How the UniFi AP AC LITE rekindled my love of wireless networking For many years I happily made do with the 802.11n capability of my Sky Fibre router. It worked, and I was happy. That was until I bought a Chromecast and a Raspberry
networking Review: PC Engines APU2 C4, prebuilt by LinITX The Investigatory Powers Bill has now passed as law in the United Kingdom, meaning the UK Government has been provided with a wider reach and fewer restrictions over their ability to track the
microserver Revisiting the HP ProLiant Gen8 G1610T Microserver One of the most popular pieces on this site was an article I wrote just over a year and a half ago on how to set up an affordable and small home server.
linux Managing your music collection with beets Any audiophile will attest to compiling albums well into the hundreds, or even thousands. When a music collection grows, it can become harder to keep it well managed. The main problem with managing
news A fresh new look. For a while now, LinuxServer has become a name in the Docker community. Combining ease-of-use with some of the most popular applications available for those with home servers. To date, we've had over
6 million docker pulls! We are ecstatic to announce that our docker images have been pulled over 6 million times! The time and effort gone into writing and maintaining our images has clearly paid off as we
linux Setting up a Linux home server: Using the HP ProLiant MicroServer Gen8 G1610T In recent years it has become increasingly popular to own your own home server. Whether it's for personal private data backup, home automation or media storage more and more people are looking into
file share Install and configure NFS Server NFS (Network File System) is a network sharing protocol that is commonly used by Linux servers due to its low network overhead and use of UID authentication. NFS is particularly useful for low
