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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
Rebuilding
Published - 10 Aug 2024

Over the past few weeks I've been rebuilding few things, and I haven't finished yet. But I realised that I had to do my usual thing of documenting what ...

My Fail2Ban filter for anyone requesting PHP files on Apache
Published - 16 Jun 2024

I used to use Wordpress, I haven't for a long time but that doesn't stop bots from probing for soft spots

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
Installing Ubuntu Server
Published - 08 Apr 2023

I'm going to show you how to install Ubuntu Server on your old laptop that's been collecting dust in your closet. Why? Well, for starters, you can use i...