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Vik I recently started using Snapraid and Mergerfs setup to manage my disk pool. I have ~27TB of raw storage which I am managing. While setting up Mergerfs as usual ran into SELinux issues that will prohibit Docker and Samba access to the storage. So, here’s my fix. Samba setsebool -P samba_share_fusefs=1 Docker setsebool -P virt_sandbox_use_fusefs=1
SMTP Relay service allows you to use an external SMTP server to send your mails through. After many frustrating hours of working with several SMTP Relay Docker Images, I finally found the one that works. Link: https://hub.docker.com/r/tecnativa/postfix-relay/ Configuration is very easy; Sample Run script docker run \ –name name\ -d \ –restart=always \ -p localport:25 \ -e “MAIL_RELAY_HOST=smtpserver” \ -e …
If you want to set external email address to be used as “To” address for System users then edit the file “/etc/mail.rc” Add entries such as alias root [email protected]
Been containerizing a lot of my tools and just added phpMyAdmin to that list. It’s very easy to get going with it esp. if you also happen to have a Docker container running MySQL albeit with one minor issue. Official docker hub page: https://hub.docker.com/r/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/ Use an example Docker Run script below docker run \ –name name \ –restart=always \ -d …
Found this awesome container that has Transmission with VPN support which I can use with Windscribe VPN. Docker Hub Link – https://hub.docker.com/r/haugene/transmission-openvpn/ Run command: docker run \ –name somename\ –restart=always \ –cap-add=NET_ADMIN \ –device=/dev/net/tun \ -d \ -v localdir:/data:z \ -v /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro \ –log-driver json-file \ –log-opt max-size=10m \ -p localport:9091 \ –dns 8.8.8.8 –dns 8.8.4.4 \ -e “OPENVPN_PROVIDER=WINDSCRIBE” \ …
I took my smart home journey one step further today. I installed a smart auto water shutoff valve. Wow, what’s that? Well, this device mounts to your main water shutoff valve and automatically open or close it based on your command. Sounds magic! Yes it’s magic. Seriously, we now have Z-Wave devices that do this magic. I bought one such …
I don’t use Cortana very much. I don’t have Cortana powered speakers. I don’t have Cortana app installed on my cellphone and I don’t use any Windows Phones anymore… but one thing that I have and majority of people do is a Windows 10 computer. If you do own that, then Cortana comes installed by default on it and you …
Late last year I started updating Electricals in our 1900s Foursquare. Over the 100+ years of this historical house, many families have lived and of course they have done their share of updates to the House’s electrical system. When I began, the house had approx. 70-80% of the wiring in the form of dreaded Knob & Tube wiring. Updates made …
Continuation of my previous post about fixing random Samba Share lockouts. I discovered that Docker and Samba were fighting to gain access to the folders. If I set the label to samba_share_t, then Docker loses access. If I allow Docker (with “Z” option while running container), then Docker resets the label to “svirt_sandbox_file_t”. How can I make both use it? …
Ever had Samba shares on CentOS become randomly inaccessible? If so, I might have a cure… Turns out the culprit is (yet) again SELinux. Thank you SELinux for your super sensitive security policies… It turns out that you might have lost extra important SELinux label on the share and sub-folders. Don’t ask me why and how? Perhaps a boot failure …