In the 42nd episode of The Homelab Show (where does the time go?!) Jay and Tom Discuss Security Onion. It’s definitely a very appealing solution for enhancing your security.
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The Homelab Show Episode 41 – Network Segmentation
Networking is often a difficult subject for newcomers, as some of the concepts are not always the easiest to explain. Since networking is an important element of homelab, it’s definitely something you’ll want to focus on. Network segmentation in particular can give you a foundation on which to build better security rules, but how do you implement it? What’s the actual benefit of segmentation? In this episode, Jay and Tom discuss some foundational concepts around network segmentation specific to homelab.
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Hands-on with the Turing Pi 2!
The Turing Pi 2 is quite an exciting project that might even be a game-changer when it comes to homelab. With it, you can set up Raspberry Pi Compute Modules as individual servers, and even cluster them! The Turing Pi 2 gives you access to many additional features that Compute Modules wouldn’t normally have access to, such as mPCIe, SATA, and more. This gives you access to build a data-center in a box, and Jay gives it a first-look on the channel in this video.
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The Homelab Show Episode 40 – The Turing Pi 2
Happy New Year! In their first podcast of 2022, Jay and Tom talk about the Turing Pi 2. The Turing Pi 2 is a mini-ITX board that supports up to four Raspberry Pi Compute Modules and/or Nvidia Jetson modules, effectively giving you a “data center in a box”. Check out this episode for some thoughts on how this might be a game changer for homelab.
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Resetting OpenSSH Host Keys (the easy method)
When creating a deployment image or template for distributing Linux to devices or servers, it’s a good idea to make sure that you reset the host keys for SSH. In this video, I’ll show you an easy method I found for automating this.
You can find the systemd unit file I used in the video here.
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Enterprise Linux Security Episode 14 – Recovering from Disasters
Disasters in the world of tech are frustrating for everyone, not just the company that experienced the incident. In this episode, Jay and Joao discuss thoughts around what it actually means to recovery from a disaster, and why it’s typically not a quick process.
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The Log4Shell Vulnerability, and CrowdSec’s Community Response
TheLog4Shell vulnerability is taking the Internet by storm, and it’s already being used for real-world attacks. In this video, Jay discusses the details around Log4Shell vulnerability in Log4j, and also CrowdSec’s community-based response to the situation.
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Enterprise Linux Security Episode 13 – Log4Shell
The Log4Shell vulnerability is making its rounds all over security news sites, and with good reason – it’s quite easy to execute. In this episode, Jay and Joao discuss the vulnerability that exists within log4j, as well as some ways to keep your server safe.
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Enterprise Linux Security Episode 12 – An Inside Job!
Earlier this year, Ubiquiti allegedly suffered a breach, which seemed to reinforce the hesitation some customers have with using the UniFi platform, given that it has a cloud-connected controller. Now, months later, an unexpected bombshell was dropped – it looks like the company wasn’t compromised by an outside attacker after all, recent developments seem to point to the whole fiasco being an inside job!
Check out this story on The Verge.
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Pop!_OS 21.10 – Full Review!
Released on December 14th, Pop!_OS 21.10 is built on the latest Ubuntu base, and features a new application library feature. In this review, I’ll show off the new release, and give you my thoughts.
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The Homelab Show Episode 37: Proxmox Backups
Proxmox features more than just a virtualization solution. In this episode, Jay and Tom talk about Proxmox Backup Server, which is a stand-alone backup utility that also integrates very well with Proxmox Virtual Environment. If you haven’t already seen Jay’s full guide on Proxmox Backup Server, check it out here.
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Proxmox Backup Server: Full Getting Started Guide!
Proxmox Backup Server is a custom Linux distro that you can run on your server to have it serve as a backup endpoint. It integrates quickly and easily with Proxmox Virtual Environment, making it a great solution to back up your virtual machines and containers. In addition to that, it can also be used to store non-VM backups too, so running Proxmox Virtual Environment is NOT a requirement. In this video, I’ll teach you everything you need in order to get started with Proxmox Backup Server.
You can download the Proxmox Backup Server ISO image from here. Also, feel free to check out the official documentation pages to learn even more.
Be sure to check out the Proxmox Full Course for Virtual Environment here if you haven’t already.