QNAP NAS native Ubuntu Server installation (ZFS)
Installing the Ubuntu Server on QNAP / RAID-5 ZFS encrypted root.
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Operating Systems
Using desktop drives in RAID: TLER (ERC), APM, AAM
Desktop vs NAS-dedicated hard drives differences, specifics of using standard desktop drives in the RAID setup.
Disk health monitoring and reporting
Monitoring and reporting of disk health issues under Linux: SMART errors, temperatures, RAID failures.
Automatic shutdown and wake-up with rtcwake
How to make a Linux PC shutdown and wake-up automatically at specific times.
Linux hibernation setup (ZFS, encryption)
Setting up the the Linux swap file for hibernation (Ubuntu), including ZFS/encryption setup.
ZFS RAID over different size drives
Creating a ZFS RAID over different size drives (2 x 1 TB + 3 x 2 TB for 8 TB RAID-5 setup). This was done as part of the “Project Ares” NAS box setup for a...
Linux postfix SMTP relay e-mail delivery
Linux send-only postfix mailer SMTP relay configuration for error reporting and notifications.
Unlocking Linux encrypted root from network / USB
Unattended booting of Linux encrypted root via network and USB fallback.
Project Ares: Part V - RAID and data drives
Sharing the experience of building a home NAS/VM server. The part 5 completes the system installation with setting up the system drives RAID-1 and the dat...
Project Ares: Part V - RAID and data drives
Sharing the experience of building a home NAS/VM server. The part 5 completes the system installation with setting up the system drives RAID-1 and the dat...
Project Ares: Part IV - Ubuntu Server on ZFS (encrypted root)
Sharing the experience of building a home NAS/VM server. The part 4 describes the steps taken to install the chosen OS (Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS) onto a LU...
Project Ares: Part IV - Ubuntu Server on ZFS (encrypted root)
Sharing the experience of building a home NAS/VM server. The part 4 describes the steps taken to install the chosen OS (Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS) onto a LU...
Project Ares: Part III - OS and file system considerations
Sharing the experience of building a home NAS/VM server. The 3rd part discusses the operating and file system of the new server, the requirements and the ...
Auto-mounting CD/DVD drive in Ubuntu Server
CD drive is usually auto-mounted in the desktop Linux installations for the user currently logged in. However in a server installation without GUI (...
Minimal installation of Solaris 10 with Sun Studio
Minimal installation of the Solaris 10 operating system together with the Sun Studio (Oracle Solaris Studio) and Java 8 SDK for C++ and Java development, t...
Minimal installation of Solaris 10 with Sun Studio: System installation
5. Extras 5.1. CSW repository The Open Community SoftWare (OpenCSW) project is an additional repository of software packages for Solaris. It provides newer...
Minimal installation of Solaris 10 with Sun Studio: System installation
4. Extra packages 4.1. Java SDK To install the recent Java SDK or JRE, we downloaded the package before. Now it needs to be transferred to the machine. Fi...
Minimal installation of Solaris 10 with Sun Studio: System installation
3. Post-install setup 3.1. Adding a regular user It is recommended to add a regular user for the normal work (for security reasons). Also, the remote SSH l...
Minimal installation of Solaris 10 with Sun Studio
2. System installation 2.1. Booting the installation media Insert the installation media and start the machine. If there is already an OS installed on the...
SSH password-less login
The article describes how to generate and use the SSH keys to login to remote machines instead of using passwords, and the basic troubleshooting.
Switching off Windows Virtual Store
Windows File System and Registry Virtualization (Virtual Store) is a technology to provide backward compatibility for legacy applications, which require un...
Linux
QNAP NAS native Ubuntu Server installation (ZFS)
Installing the Ubuntu Server on QNAP / RAID-5 ZFS encrypted root.
Using desktop drives in RAID: TLER (ERC), APM, AAM
Desktop vs NAS-dedicated hard drives differences, specifics of using standard desktop drives in the RAID setup.
Disk health monitoring and reporting
Monitoring and reporting of disk health issues under Linux: SMART errors, temperatures, RAID failures.
Automatic shutdown and wake-up with rtcwake
How to make a Linux PC shutdown and wake-up automatically at specific times.
Linux hibernation setup (ZFS, encryption)
Setting up the the Linux swap file for hibernation (Ubuntu), including ZFS/encryption setup.
ZFS RAID over different size drives
Creating a ZFS RAID over different size drives (2 x 1 TB + 3 x 2 TB for 8 TB RAID-5 setup). This was done as part of the “Project Ares” NAS box setup for a...
Linux postfix SMTP relay e-mail delivery
Linux send-only postfix mailer SMTP relay configuration for error reporting and notifications.
Unlocking Linux encrypted root from network / USB
Unattended booting of Linux encrypted root via network and USB fallback.
Project Ares: Part V - RAID and data drives
Sharing the experience of building a home NAS/VM server. The part 5 completes the system installation with setting up the system drives RAID-1 and the dat...
Project Ares: Part V - RAID and data drives
Sharing the experience of building a home NAS/VM server. The part 5 completes the system installation with setting up the system drives RAID-1 and the dat...
Project Ares: Part IV - Ubuntu Server on ZFS (encrypted root)
Sharing the experience of building a home NAS/VM server. The part 4 describes the steps taken to install the chosen OS (Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS) onto a LU...
Project Ares: Part IV - Ubuntu Server on ZFS (encrypted root)
Sharing the experience of building a home NAS/VM server. The part 4 describes the steps taken to install the chosen OS (Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS) onto a LU...
Project Ares: Part III - OS and file system considerations
Sharing the experience of building a home NAS/VM server. The 3rd part discusses the operating and file system of the new server, the requirements and the ...
SSH password-less login
The article describes how to generate and use the SSH keys to login to remote machines instead of using passwords, and the basic troubleshooting.
UNIX
Minimal installation of Solaris 10 with Sun Studio
Minimal installation of the Solaris 10 operating system together with the Sun Studio (Oracle Solaris Studio) and Java 8 SDK for C++ and Java development, t...
Minimal installation of Solaris 10 with Sun Studio: System installation
5. Extras 5.1. CSW repository The Open Community SoftWare (OpenCSW) project is an additional repository of software packages for Solaris. It provides newer...
Minimal installation of Solaris 10 with Sun Studio: System installation
4. Extra packages 4.1. Java SDK To install the recent Java SDK or JRE, we downloaded the package before. Now it needs to be transferred to the machine. Fi...
Minimal installation of Solaris 10 with Sun Studio: System installation
3. Post-install setup 3.1. Adding a regular user It is recommended to add a regular user for the normal work (for security reasons). Also, the remote SSH l...
Minimal installation of Solaris 10 with Sun Studio
2. System installation 2.1. Booting the installation media Insert the installation media and start the machine. If there is already an OS installed on the...
Programming
Visual Studio Code setup for C/C++ development in Docker on Windows
C/C++ development environment setup for local/remote development in Visual Studio Code, using Docker/WSL-2 on Windows.
C++ Vectorization Diagnostics
Vectorization is transformation of series of single operations into instructions which perform operations over multiple values simultaneously, by using the...
Hardware
Project Ares: Part II – Putting it together
Sharing the experience of building a home NAS/VM server. This part describes building the machine, testing and measurements.
Project Ares: Part I – Choosing the hardware
Sharing the experience of building a home NAS/VM server. In the first part we’ll have a look on the hardware used to build the machine.
Storage
Project Ares: Part II – Putting it together
Sharing the experience of building a home NAS/VM server. This part describes building the machine, testing and measurements.
Project Ares: Part I – Choosing the hardware
Sharing the experience of building a home NAS/VM server. In the first part we’ll have a look on the hardware used to build the machine.
Windows
Switching off Windows Virtual Store
Windows File System and Registry Virtualization (Virtual Store) is a technology to provide backward compatibility for legacy applications, which require un...
C++
C++ Vectorization Diagnostics
Vectorization is transformation of series of single operations into instructions which perform operations over multiple values simultaneously, by using the...
UNIX/Linux
Auto-mounting CD/DVD drive in Ubuntu Server
CD drive is usually auto-mounted in the desktop Linux installations for the user currently logged in. However in a server installation without GUI (...
IDE Setup
Visual Studio Code setup for C/C++ development in Docker on Windows
C/C++ development environment setup for local/remote development in Visual Studio Code, using Docker/WSL-2 on Windows.