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View your Fail2Ban victims
Published - 12 Jun 2025

I wanted a way to see at a glance if I had caught any bad actors with my fail2ban filters

#bash #fail2ban #linux #nginx #security #server
Analysing the Web Logs
Published - 24 Apr 2025

The servers are running, but what are people looking at and what are the bad people doing?

#homelab #linux #server #howto #bash #nginx
Setting up multiple websites with docker compose
Published - 20 Apr 2025

I'm on holiday this week so I needed a project...

#homelab #linux #server #howto #docker #bash #nginx
Linux cheat sheet
Published - 30 Dec 2023

A cheat sheet I was sent by a friend in work, I just needed some place to keep it.

Installing Docker
Published - 06 May 2023

Docker is an open-source platform that allows developers to build, package, and run applications in containers, providing an efficient and consistent wa...

#homelab #linux #server #howto #docker #bash
Adding An External DATA HDD
Published - 01 May 2023

Keeping all the config data and the actual stored data away from the main OS drive makes for a headache free upgrade path when you accidentally kill you...

#homelab #linux #server #howto #bash
Post install configuration
Published - 30 Apr 2023

Once you've installed the Operating System on your laptop we need to secure it so it's not so easy for someone to get into your data.

#homelab #linux #server #howto #security #bash
Publishing things is fun.
Published - 19 Feb 2023

This week I've been working on getting my development environment working again and adding the games I made last year to my #irl #itch-io #monoGame #bash

Bootstrapping your new game project
Published - 12 Mar 2022

When you're just starting out with MonoGame programming on Linux it can be quite daunting especially if you've only ever used Visual Studio to create yo...

#bash #gameDevelopment #indieGame #linux #monoGame
How to start game development in Linux using MonoGame
Published - 05 Mar 2022

Getting set up with Mono Game is as easy as running a script thanks to [Kwyrky](https://github

#bash #gameDevelopment #indieGame #linux #monoGame
System update script
Published - 01 Dec 2021

Most Debian based Linux users will just tell you > It's simple just type 'sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade' But at some point you...