Ansible
Ansible Commands and Playbook Cheat Sheet
Ansible commands blur together after a while. You know the module exists, you just can’t remember the exact…
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How To
Ansible
Your First Ansible Playbook: Step-by-Step Guide
Managing two servers by hand is tedious. Managing twenty is a full-time job. Ansible playbooks turn that manual…
How To
Vmake Review: The Easy Way to Create Consistent Video Content in 2026
Cropping removes a watermark by cutting part of the frame, but this move only works if the logo…
Databases
PostgreSQL and MariaDB Backup with Point-in-Time Recovery
File-level backups are useless for databases. If you tar a running PostgreSQL data directory, you get a corrupted…
How To
Bash Script To Automate Linux Directories Backups
A well-written bash script covers 90% of Linux backup needs without installing anything. tar, gzip, and a systemd…
Automation
Set Up Real-Time File Sync with Rsync and Lsyncd on Linux
Keeping files synchronized across multiple servers is one of those tasks that sounds simple until you need it…
How To
Borg vs Restic vs Kopia: Backup Tools Benchmarked
Three backup tools dominate the open-source Linux backup space: BorgBackup, Restic, and Kopia. All three offer deduplication and…
How To
Production rsync Backup with Systemd Timers on Linux
rsync is the most widely deployed file synchronization tool on Linux, and for good reason. It handles incremental…
How To
Restic Backup to S3-Compatible Storage on Linux
Restic takes a different approach to backups. Every piece of data is encrypted on the client before it…
How To
Set Up Bare Metal Disaster Recovery with ReaR on Linux
Most backup guides skip the part that actually matters: the restore. They show you how to tar your…
Storage
Install Seafile Server on Ubuntu 24.04 / 22.04 with Docker
Seafile gives you Dropbox-like file sync and sharing on your own server. Files are organized into libraries that…
How To
Install Elasticsearch 7, Logstash, and Kibana on Debian 13 / 12
Elasticsearch 7.17 is the final maintenance branch of the 7.x series, and a large number of production clusters…