Guides on Adam Z's Notes and Things

Getting transmission-openvpn docker working with TrueNAS Scale

Fri, 12 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0000

A quick guide/howtos to get transmission-openvpn working in TrueNAS Scale

Lets Encrypt (aka certbot)... is easy!

Mon, 27 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000

A quick guide/howtos to get SSL through Let's Encrypt/certbot up and running and how to config for different HTTP servers

Lighttpd... is easy!

Mon, 27 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000

A quick guide/howtos to get lighttpd up and running with SSL/vhosts so its easy to copy paste from one place.

Using Postgresql repmgr to manage replication/failover

Mon, 12 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Recently I started to play with repmgr. This was mostly so I could feel better at how Postgresql handles replication, but more so I wanted a way to have an easy failover/switch to primary system. Repmgr can do all this (and more!) very easily and quite painlessly, even with servers with existing data.

Upgrading Postgres Versions with your sanity intact

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Upgrading a Postgreql database to the next major version can seem daunting, and the upgrade docs don't do a very good job of explaining what the actual steps/considerations to make very well. SO! I decided to write my own tests/docs on a successful upgrade process going from 12->14, and hopefully this helps someone else wrap their head around this process.

Postgresql Replication, Load Balancing, Backups (and you!)

Fri, 04 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Postgresql can be daunting and confusing. It's a FANTASTIC tool to store your data, but can require a lot of heavy lifting in sysops/management that they don't necessarily provide out of the box. So I'm writing this to make some notes/links to myself so I remember what the heck I learned and how I got here.

Apps that helped me Degoogle like a pro

Thu, 15 Jul 2021 00:00:00 +0000

Just wanted to list the apps I use the most after I’m trying to take my privacy/my own data more seriously. I took the plunge to get off Google and stopped using Google Chrome earlier this year, and when I had to replace my beloved Pixel 2 XL, I got a Pixel 5 and used it as an opportunity to start fresh with CalyxOS Day 1 and haven’t looked back.

Starting a UT2004 Server on Ubuntu 20.04 in 2021 (17yrs later)

Fri, 07 May 2021 00:00:00 +0000

I would say that UT2004 (and UT99) are probably the some most diverse multiplayer games of all time, along with maybe Garry’s Mod, Minecraft, etc. The amount of content and variety just in the base game puts other games to shame.

Tons of maps
Easy to understand gameplay
Fun team dynamic gamemodes
Pretty smart bots for offline play
Thousands of custom content

It’s definitely in my Top 10 games of all time, and not just for nostalgia reasons.