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Networking
pfSense VLAN Cannot Access Internet – A Troubleshooting Guide
If you are new to setting up pfSense or setting up VLANs inside of pfSense, you may have issues getting traffic on your VLAN out to the Internet. Let’s see why your pfSense VLAN cannot access the Internet. Table of…
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Containers
Docker Desktop Starting Forever Windows 11 or 10 Error
If you have seen Docker Desktop starting forever Windows 11 error, we will look at workarounds to help fix Docker startup errors, including Docker Desktop is starting. Table of contentsWhat is Docker Desktop?Installing Docker DesktopRunning the installerSetting the WSL2 optionThe…
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Cloud
Amazon SES Alternative SMTP Email solutions
Amazon Simple Email Service (SES) is a good choice for cost-effective email solutions, however, there are alternatives you should know. Table of contentsWhat is Amazon Simple Email Service (SES)?Cost-effective and reliableWhy Might an Organization Look for an Alternative to Amazon…
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Windows 11
Tiny11 OS – A Small Windows 11 Install
Tiny11 OS is a lightweight Windows 11 debloated operating system. This blog post will take a look at Tiny11 OS Table of contentsDebloat Windows 11Downloading Tiny11 ISO File and Creating a Bootable USB DriveComponents Removed in Tiny11 OSBuild the Tiny11…
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Self hosted
How to Install Pi-Hole on ProxMox
Pi-Hold DNS sinkholing
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Windows
RDP An Internal Error Has Occurred Fix and workarounds
Microsoft Remote Desktop Protocol RDP makes it easy to remotely control and administer servers and clients. However, sometimes there are issues. If you have see the RDP An Internal Error has occurred issue, this post will look at some common…
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Automation
Ansible Docker Container Management Playbooks
Ansible can be used to manage your Docker container environment and other infrastructure. Let’s see how that can be done. Table of contentsWhat is Docker?What is Ansible?Playbooks to install packagesDocker build with AnsibleDocker Installation TasksAdding Docker Image to playbooksRunning Ansible…
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Security
pfSense vs OPNsense – Best Open Source Firewall
In the home lab and open source community, there are two firewall solutions that seem to get everyone’s attention when it comes to running an enterprise-grade firewall that is free. That is pfSense and OPNsense. Both of these solutions are…
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Windows 11
Windows 11 Debloater with Tiny11 OS
Windows 11 has brought many new features and improvements to operating systems. While these advancements are welcomed, several pre-installed apps and services may not be essential to every user. These unnecessary apps can consume system resources, slowing down your PC…
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Microsoft 365
Connect to Azure AD PowerShell – Step-by-step guide
Using install-module to install the AzureAD PowerShell module
