Overview I will note, before we begin, that there is a very solid argument against virtualizing your file server. Many argue that it should be a separate and dedicated box. This is a great idea… however… given the requirements we started with at the beginning of this series- a small(ish)…
Overview If you've been following this series, get ready to create your first virtual machine! This first virtual machine isn't the most exciting thing on the surface, but will lay the foundation for other virtual machines, including the Samba file sharing server in the next post! The high level view…
Welcome back to the blog series! After reading this, you'll have the power to start creating virtual machines of your own on your virtualization server! We'll be making heavy use of the SSH connection that we've set up in the previous post. While there are several different options for hypervisors,…
Overview Another post in our "Utility" series, Here we will discuss creating a static IP for your Linux OS on your home network. We will cover both single network connection and multiple bonded ports. There are a few ways to tackle this depending on your circumstance, so we will cover…
Well, If you're reading beyond the title of this post, I'm guessing that you've already thought about why you'd want to build a home server. If you've stumbled onto this post and aren't really sure as to why you might do something so nerdy, please head over to this post…