Right click on the Template and select New VM from This Template Give it a name, select the compute resource, the storage and on the clone options check on Customize this virtual machine’s hardware before clicking Next I placed 2 CPUs, 4Gb of RAM and 40Gb or storage. You can always change these options later …
Too many servers, too many equipment, too many logs to check. Better to consolidate them all in one location. Right? Splunk would be my first choice but it is quite expensive and the free tier of 500Mb is a joke. So I stumbled across Graylog . Graylog Open is free and you can install it …
Recently I was running out of disk space on one of my NextCloud installations and I needed to increase the disk space. As I was not familiar with the partition commands I pinged my friend stsimb. Thanks!!! I have tested this procedure on Hyper V and on ESXi but I guess it will work also …
Webmin is nice to have but it can be dangerous if someone gains access to your server.MFA, or Multi Factor Authentication adds an extra layer of security accessing your precious server. Before you start make sure you have installed the Google Authenticator app on your phone And you are done! Now, every time you login …
No matter how hard core cli user you are it very often that you will need a GUI to perform some tasks just because, you can’t remember the commands or you want a better visualization (Firewall ports comes to mind). I know some prefer Cockpit but I vote for Webmin. Here is how to install …
Some useful tips for optimization. This is by no means a full “how to” install Ubuntu on ESXi. I am just sharing the steps I use to install a new Ubuntu VM on my ESXi. It will require a bit of knowledge on both ESXi and Ubuntu Note for 8.0 The Configuration Parameters got renames …