Linux

Workflow automation tools are incredibly powerful, and n8n is a fantastic open-source, self-hostable option. It allows you to connect various apps and services to automate tasks visually. This guide walks through installing n8n on its own subdomain (e.g., https://n8n.yourdomain.com) using Docker Compose. We’ll leverage an existing Caddy reverse proxy (running directly on the...

Introduction: This guide explains how to add a new block storage volume (like an additional hard drive or a cloud-provided block storage device) to an Ubuntu system, format it, and mount it permanently. We’ll cover the steps for modern Ubuntu systems that use systemd, including the crucial systemctl command. This process is...

I recently discovered a super cool offer from Oracle, to setup a free-forever Virtual Machine instance with an ARM processor, 4 OCPUs, 24 GB of RAM memory and 200 GB of storage. So this guide is to remind myself what settings I have to use to create a virtual machine...

Here is a quick cheat sheet about NetStat that I gathered from the video I share at the bottom of this post. NetStat is a very useful tool for managing system network connection ports among other things. NetStat Basic Commands Command Explanation netstat –help Help netstat -ie Displays the Network...

I recently learned how to install Ubuntu on my Windows 10 laptop, not as a virtual machine, but as part of my normal Windows installation, so I have the advantage of not wasting resources dedicated to Ubuntu on a virtual machine. Install Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) First, you must...