The 2.5″ hdd failed in my Gen10. To improve the reliability and simplicity of this solution i am going to run the operating system on the main RAID 10 array using a separate logical drive. It was mentioned that this can be done on the Gen8 here So lets try it out. I will be […]
Where is my OS
My HP Microserver Gen10 does not recognize the SSD boot disc. The server would not reply to PING. So i connected a monitor locally and got no output. Then i hard power cycled the server, from there i could see the server boot, but only the Marvell RAID filesystem was recognized. I am going to […]
My goals for a Home Server
I want my Home Server to: Run Plex to view saved movies and TV Shows and stream music Run Home Assistant so I can start to build some home automation and smart home experiments Have large data capacity to store media files Be central location for all family pictures and files Run […]
Guide to docker run
docker run starts your containers There is a ton of info out there, so i wont copy it. Here are some of the links that i found useful https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/run/#detached-vs-foreground/ https://stackoverflow.com/questions/49726272/docker-run-why-use-rm-docker-newbie https://blog.codeship.com/the-basics-of-the-docker-run-command/ Lets break down a few examples docker run -d –name=”home-assistant” -v /srv/docker/hassconfig:/config -v /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro –net=host homeassistant/home-assistant -d This runs the container in the background. […]
How to check listening ports on CentOS
Sometimes you need to know what your server is serving. That is, what applications or programs are running on the server that are accessed over the network and what port are they listening on. I’m used to netstat on Windows, lets give that a try [root@homeserver hassconfig]# netstat -a -bash: netstat: command not found OK, […]
How to remove a Docker Container on CentOS
My current understanding is that in order to change a running parameter of a Docker Container, the existing instance must be removed and a new one started. Here is how to do that. First stop your container https://www.google.com/search?q=docker+stop+container https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/commandline/stop/ Get your container ID using docker ps first and make sure its gone after stop completes […]
What are the intended purposes of the standard linux folders
Those of us new to Linux have a lot to learn. One of the questions which may hit you early on is what are the intended purposes of the standard linux folders? Whats a var and what should i put in my bin? [root@homeserver ~]# cd / [root@homeserver /]# ls bin boot data dev etc […]
Installing Home Assistant on Docker
Now Docker is up and running lets try and get Home Assistant going. https://www.google.com/search?q=docker+home+assistant The first result is Home Assistants official instructions “Adjust the following command so that /path/to/your/config/ points at the folder where you want to store your configuration” So my first task is to work out where is a good place to save these […]