Learn how to update your upstream DNS servers in a VCF Holodeck lab environment.
Learn how I clear a hung vRO workflow by clearing records from the database.
Learn how I extracted the postgres password and configure the SQL plugin for Orchestrator to access it's own DB.
Follow along as I install LM Studio 0.3.2 on Ubuntu Studio 24.04 LTS Linux and resolve an error.
Follow along as I install Docker on Ubuntu Studio 24.04 LTS Linux
See how I installed the AMD ROCm 6.2 drivers on Ubuntu Studio 24.04 LTS Linux with my Radeon RX 6900XT GPU
VMware Workstation on Linux can error with "Unable to install all modules" or "Could not open /dev/vmmon"; learn more in this article and videos.
After physically installing your Intel FLEX GPUs in your DELL PowerEdge Server, ESXi still requires some additional steps in order to fully leverage the GPU.
The video describes how to install Visual Studio Code on Ubuntu 22.04 - Jammy Jellyfish
Learn how to create an Ubuntu 22.04 Jammy Jellyfish Fusion (or VMware Workstation) VM using Packer.
Learn more about my Linux Workstation that I have used for various purposes over the last 11 years in my Home Lab! It can still be a valuable learning resource even with its age!
This week, I show how to install vCenter 7.0.3 (Update 3c) from Linux (Fedora 35) and join it to Active Directory provided by Zentyal. I then configure an AD group for vCenter authentication.
This video will shows you how to Join a indows 11 Professional machine to a Zentyal Active Directory Domain (Linux). Also covers Windows 11 Pro Trust a Private CA
Learn how to create a DHCP scope with Dynamic DNS enabled in Zentyal.
Provide an Active Directory (AD) Domain with DNS, DHCP, NTP, and a Certificate Authority (CA) - without using Microsoft Windows! Enter Zentyal, a Linux based AD Server for your network!
How would you like to change your CyberPanel Rainloop webmail access to something like webmail.example.com or example.com/webmail? The most common response to this feature was always pointing to using the default URL or installing your own copy of Rainloop in another folder/website and using that. This article teaches you how to change the access address for the Rainloop webmail that is built-in to CyberPanel!
Learn how to create a dedicated URL for your CyberPanel Admin page and get rid of the need to use port 8090. Additionally, find a great Dark Mode for CyberPanel and install Wordpress.
Learn how to get your free Secure Email server running with Cyberpanel. This article/video combo includes details on getting this done with Lets Encrypt SSL/TLS enabled with a score of 10/10 at mail-tester.com! We also setup a mail client to use Secure protocols.
This tutorial will step you through some required steps to secure your SSH server, create a new user, enable sudo, and update your Ubuntu OS. Once those are done, we run the CyberPanel installer!
Learn how to prepare a Virtual Private Server (VPS) for CyberPanel installation. Reinstall the OS on a RackNerd VPS. This is part 1 of a 4 part series.
Learn how a standalone Traefik server with Dynamic File based configuration can be used to Load Balance for VMware Cloud Director's User Interface and VM Console.
Learn how to enable logrotate and crontab on PhotonOS to prevent Traefik logs from filling up your partition.
Learn how to resolve incorrect password expired message for NSX-T that prevents SDDC Manager prechecks from succeeding
Learn how to workaround having an invalid ESXi Build on your hosts in order to use SDDC Manager to upgrade your VCF environment
Learn how to easily host a Static Website on NGNX Proxy Manager
CookingForZen.com has launched
I have occasionally been asked why DimensionQuest so figured I would finally have a small write-up on the answer.