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Index Introduction Why Nut Prometheus Nut exporter Alert Manager NutGMonitor Conclusion Introduction In an era where every second of downtime can have serious repercussions, maintaining a reliable power supply for your essential devices is crucial. Automating your UPS management not only enhances reliability but also optimizes battery usage during unexpected outages. In this post, we’ll delve into how to automate your UPS using the NUT (Network UPS Tools) framework alongside a custom Go program....

Index Introduction Why NAS Components NAS Configuration Gbackupv2 Disaster recovery Introduction In my last post, I began discussing the importance of having a robust and cost-effective backup solution. With data becoming more valuable than ever, finding the right balance between efficiency, reliability, and affordability is crucial. Now, it’s time to dive deeper into my thought process and the specific steps I took to build a refined backup system that ticks all these boxes....

Index Introduction The problem New server Proxmox configuration Troubleshooting Restoring Future Introduction During college, I used ESXi to host some virtual machines (VMs). After graduating, I transitioned to Proxmox, using the same server—an old HP Z620. I was really pleased with that setup. It had everything I needed: VMs for my pentesting lab, LXC containers for personal projects, and a fully functional backup solution. The problem However, the server started failing, and by that, I mean it would shut down for no apparent reason....

Index Introduction Targets & Destinations Rsync Prometheus & Grafana Golang The Tool Introduction Backups are like insurance policies for your digital life. They’re copies of your important files, stored in a safe place separate from your original data. Just as you wouldn’t want to risk losing everything in a fire without insurance, you don’t want to risk losing your precious photos, documents, or other files without backups. In this blog post, I’ll share my personal insights and strategies for maintaining comprehensive backups, ensuring that no vital information slips through the cracks while also staying organized amidst the constant flux of data changes....

Index Introduction ZFS Pool Content Resources Introduction During college I used ESXi to host a few VM’s because I had a low end laptop that was not able to handle multiple VM’s turned on. After finishing college I decided to move to Proxmox as I wanted to persue the open source route. To be able to acomplish this I gathered two HDD drives (500 GB each) and two SSD (250 GB each)....