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Automating OPNsense Backups: Encrypted Off-Site SFTP and Git to OpenMediaVault 8 — Architecture diagram: Encrypted OPNsense XML config backups streaming across automated SFTP and Git pipelines to OpenMediaVault ZFS storage.

Automating OPNsense Backups: Hardened SFTP to NAS, Git Audits & REST API

How I automated my OPNsense firewall backups using hardened, key-only SFTP to OpenMediaVault, Git version control, and zero-dependency API scripts with full payload encryption.

Screenshot of my CachyOS desktop KDE Plasma showing "CachyOS" and icon in the centre of a green nebular, with various gaming icons on the top portion of the screen. — KDE Plasma Desktop, looking beautiful and primed for gaming.

🎮 Gaming on CachyOS (2026): Performance Tweaks & Hydra Launcher Guide

Maximize your frame times. Discover why CachyOS is the ultimate Linux gaming distro, how to configure the Hydra launcher with Debrid, and fix stubborn HDR & audio bugs.

Codex needed a rescue! Now my wallet does, since I need a new UPS system...

When Power Outages Break Everything: Recovering an OMV8 NAS After Filesystem Corruption, Kernel Drift, and DKMS Failure

A complete technical post-mortem and recovery guide for OpenMediaVault 8 after rolling power failures corrupt the boot SSD, drift kernels, and break DKMS blocks.

KDiskMark benchmark comparison on Linux showing Samsung 990 EVO Plus vs Sabrent Rocket 4.0 NVMe SSDs. — Side-by-side KDiskMark results on CachyOS: The Samsung 990 EVO Plus (Right) showing a significant lead in sequential read speeds over the Sabrent Rocket 4.0 (Left).

The Hybrid Gen 5 Experiment: High-Speed Linux Storage Without the Gen 5 Heat

Can a "Hybrid" SSD outperform the flagship Gen 5 screamers? I test the Samsung 990 EVO Plus on CachyOS to see how it handles BTRFS, thermals, and 2.5GbE NAS transfers in my newest workstation.

Left side, graphical system dashboard showing NGINX stats and load, on the right, complex "digital" machinery as the core. — Under the performance engine that is, NGINX!

NGINX 101: Under the Hood of Your Reverse Proxy

Stop relying on magic. Learn how NGINX actually works under the hood. A deep dive into config files, proxy headers, and Raw Docker deployments.

Side view of white Lian Li O11 Dynamic XL PC with black Fractal Celsius S36 AIO, MSI 3070 Ti, glowing white fans, and a TIE fighter model inside the glass panel. — The heart of "Dirty Snow": High-contrast black components against the white Lian Li chassis, guarded by the TIE Fighter.

The 2026 Hybrid Workstation: Building "Dirty Snow" (Ryzen 9800X3D + Linux)

I built "Dirty Snow," a Ryzen 9800X3D workstation running CachyOS. See how this hybrid beast crushes gaming and virtualization with surprising thermals.

The 2026 VPS Security Checklist: Hardening Debian & Ubuntu Servers — Photo by Matthieu Beaumont / Unsplash

The 2026 VPS Security Checklist: Hardening Debian & Ubuntu Servers

The first 10 minutes after spinning up a VPS matter most. A 2026 hardening checklist for both managed (cPanel/WHM) and unmanaged (root/SSH) Debian and Ubuntu servers.

Installing & Gaming on Pop!_OS (Steam, Lutris & Heroic, ProtonGE) — Pop!_OS Download page

Installing & Gaming on Pop!_OS (Steam, Lutris & Heroic, ProtonGE)

Switch to Linux the right way. A complete, step-by-step guide to installing Pop!_OS, setting up for gaming with NVIDIA drivers & optimization.

So many choices for gaming via Linux now, PopOS, SteamOS, Nobara, Lakka, Garuda, Nobara and CachyOS! — So many choices for gaming via Linux now!

State of Gaming on Linux in 2026

Proton, ProtonDB, and the best gaming distros compared. Everything you need to know about ditching Windows for Linux gaming in 2026.

NVIDIA Toolkit Setup on Linux — Photo by Mariia Shalabaieva / Unsplash

NVIDIA Toolkit Setup on Linux

Introduction / why? Now I'm actually a bit of an underdog (AMD) fanboy, but in the end a real tech/nerd uses the best tool available, to do the job. NVIDIA is wearing the King's crown for GPU accelerated functions like video transcoding and hosting private local AI models with Ollama. This guide will walk you through installing the NVIDIA Toolkit, drivers, and setting up your docker runtime to make use of it for GPU acceleration of any dockers you so chose, such as Plex / Jellyfin! Prere

A generated image of a sea going container ship carrying dozens of containers with names on the side for various containers. — This will be your docker host, once you get rolling!

The Definitive Guide to Docker Compose: Infrastructure as Code (2026)

Stop following generic tutorials. Build the ultimate self-hosted homelab with this 2026 Docker Compose guide. Learn the perfect /opt/ folder structure, deploy Dockhand & Dozzle, and master container networking for your home server.

Banner titled Securing Digital Infrastructure featuring SWAG and NGINX logos with a firewall shield icon on a digital circuit background. — The Holy Trinity of self-hosting: SWAG combines NGINX, Let's Encrypt, and Fail2ban into a single, hardened container.

Self-Hosting SWAG: Deploying Your Reverse Proxy in Docker (2026)

Forget Nginx Proxy Manager. Learn how to set up LinuxServer.io SWAG with CrowdSec, Authelia, and the new Dashboard Mod for a secure, automated reverse proxy stack.