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A viewer asked me how to get this done, and the OpenRPort documentation is a bit light on this. In the current Web UI you can follow these steps to add new users and groups.  NOTE: You don't have to add a new user to add a new group, you can edit an existing ...

  Wazuh is an open source set of tools that we can put to work for us and our clients, helping us make sure that we have as many attack vectors buttoned down as possible, and all of our security systems up to date. Recall that we previously installed Zabbix,...

In this episode, we are covering the combination of two amazing open source projects.  Incus (a fork of the LXD container system) is an incredibly powerful containerization that makes small virtual machines which share the resources of the host OS without sp...

We'll start with a new Incus container (LXC / LXD).  I am starting with an image of a Ubuntu 22.04 (24.04 doesn't seem to be supported by Minarca just yet).  If you are using a Container like Incus / LXD / LXC, then you need to set it up with Nesting = true ...

  Beszel is an incredibly simple, but powerful, system monitoring tool that is ideal for any homelab or small business. It offers automated monitoring updates from client to a centralized server. It shows CPU, RAM, Disk IO, Temperature, and Docker stats (if u...

What is VDO.Ninja? Pronounced 'video ninja'. it's an incredibly powerful real-time video meeting system that will create Peer-to-peer connections when there are only 2 or three people in a call, but utilize a room style connection as the meeting grows. This...

Flarum is a brilliantly built, light-weight, powerful forum software that may just be perfect for your community.  I've used Discourse for years for my Linux Users Group, but have had it crash on me lately several times. I've had to bring it back from an old...

Immich is a photo backup and viewing solution built after the forced payment of Google Photos / shutdown of Google Photos for free. Additionally, people have realized that their photos being in the cloud isn't always the best practice for privacy. Check out...

I wrote this novel using completely free and open source software.  I hope you'll enjoy it. As I add it to more stores and locations, I'll update this page. Links by Country / Region eBook on Amazon by Country US - United States - https://www.amazon.com/dp...

A few years back I showed you how to setup and install Crater Invoice. It was a clean, simple, and powerful little invoicing software.  After a while Crater sadly went into and unsupported state.  I have checked back in occasionally hoping to see it revived ...

To install Docker-CE (Community Edition) and Docker Compose, you can open the terminal, or SSH into your host system, then use the command  curl https://get.docker.com | sh You'll be prompted to enter you super user password, then the install should commence...

Add a Non-Root User On Ubuntu / Debian based systems, creating a non-root user with sudo privileges is quite straight forward.  First, we'll create our non-root user with the command adduser <username> where you replace <username> above with your actual na...

Moodle is an LMS (Learning Management System). It's a very large and complex system, intended for setting up, creating, hosting, and scheduling learning sessions. These can be either or both online learning, or in class / in person style learning. it's a powe...

FreeIPA is an open source Identity, Provider, and Authorization management system aimed at Linux usage more widely than Windows. It's not thta Windows can't be used, it's just hat it is more difficult to setup than some may want (at least at first). Today, we...

Jitsi Meet with Authentication JitsiMeet is an amazing, powerful, open source, self hosted vide, audio, and collaboration server. It has the option for Chat, shared screens, and so much more, all from your modern web browser. Before the Pandemic, JitsiMeet...

Prestashop is a self hosted, open source shopping / eCommerce site you can run yourself. It has a lot of great tooling, and is really powerful, but also easy enough to get used to using fairly quickly. Today, we'll install Prestashop using Docker and Docker...

I have done an annual video about the open source software I use on a regular basis for the past several years, and in keeping with that tradition this is my current / updated list. I undoubtedly have some that I've missed, but I hope this list and the assoc...

Setup a Non Root User adduser <username> Enter your desired password for this new user, then confirm it. Feel free to enter any of the other requested info, then accept the information entered. Now make your user part of the 'sudo' group. NOTE: If you a...