…Sure, you'll need to spend some time to figure out if reliable long-term connectivity is on the cards, but it's a one-time exercise. When everyone else is using…
…In terms of software stack, I went as simple as possible: Debian and Docker containers. I didn’t want to complicate things with heavier OSes like Windows LTSC and virtualization setups like…
…I could describe what I wanted in plain terms: check the latest backup times, flag anything stale, summarize failures, and make the output simple enough to read before coffee. It helped me…
…Taking steps to manually overprovision your drive can be super beneficial for its long-term health. It's a simple process to undergo even if your drive isn't completely brand new…
Korbin Brown Jun 7, 2026, 5:30 PM EDT Korbin is a Linux system administrator who spends most of his time in a terminal figuring out how things actually work. Over the…
…I run it manually when I need things updating because I'm often using some of the containers for long-term projects and don't want to lose the connection, but you…
…A NAS might not be a niche luxury for IT professionals for much longer. Instead, it is becoming one of the few remaining routes for tech purists to claim absolute irrevocable ownership…
Korbin Brown Jun 7, 2026, 2:30 PM EDT Korbin is a Linux system administrator who spends most of his time in a terminal figuring out how things actually work. Over the…
…But it's also what ultimately makes people leave, because it requires quite a bit of maintenance, which ends up shoving the writing and task management part to the side. There's…
Korbin Brown Jul 22, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT Korbin is a Linux system administrator who spends most of his time in a terminal figuring out how things actually work. Over the…