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[RD] Build a Raspberry Pi RAID NAS Server – Complete DIY Guide

January 26, 2018 By Richie Leave a Comment

Introduction Today I will show you how to build a Raspberry Pi 3 RAID NAS server using USB flash drives, the Linux native RAID application mdadm, and SAMBA so the drive will show up as a normal network folder on Windows PC's. It's a pretty easy tutorial and shows you how to create a Linux RAID array which is a good skill to have. Contents Introduction, Hardware Requirements & RAID Levels Install/Update Raspbian 9.x "Stretch" and mdadm Setup RAID Volume & File System … [Read more...]

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Filed Under: Hardware, Linux, NAS Storage, Networking, Other OS, Raspberry Pi, Raspberry Pi 3, Raspbian, USB Flash Drives Tagged With: DIY, Linux, mdadm, NAS, NAS Server, Network-Attached Storage, RAID, Raspberry Pi, Raspberry Pi 3, Raspbian, RasPi, SAMBA, USB Flash Drive

Build Your Own Mini-ITX Firewall with IPFire – Complete DIY Guide

March 15, 2017 By Richie Leave a Comment

Introduction Today I will show you how to build your very own compact Mini-ITX Firewall using easily sourced parts with the excellent (and Open Source) IPFire firewall operating system. You can also use any old PC with an extra Ethernet card, but this guide does focus on the Mini-ITX form factor and parts suitable for it. I will also give you links to the sources for each part. Contents Introduction, Hardware The build Motherboard BIOS settings, Installing IPFire … [Read more...]

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Filed Under: Builds, Firewalls & Security, Hardware, Linux, Motherboards, Network Adapters, Networking, Other OS, Power Supplies Tagged With: antivirus, clamav, DNS, firewall, GEOBlock, IDS, infosec, Intrusion Detection, IPFire, Mini-ITX, MiniITX, Oinkcode, Online Security, P2P, Privacy, security, Sourcefire VRT, squidclamav

Setup LAMP Server on Raspberry Pi 3 – [Updated 2019] Complete DIY Guide

March 7, 2017 By Richie 64 Comments

Introduction [This guide has been fully updated in 2019 to reflect the changes to MySQL in Raspbian "Stretch" v9.x and the FTP issues have been fixed] You wouldn't think a little PC like the Raspberry Pi 3 could handle the job of being a Web Server, but it does, and performs flawlessly too. Today I will show you how to source genuine Raspberry Pi 3 hardware, then setup a fully fledged LAMP Server (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) along with instructions to install WordPress. You'll also know how to … [Read more...]

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Filed Under: Builds, Hardware, Linux, Motherboards, Other OS, Raspberry Pi, Raspberry Pi 3, Raspbian, Web Design Tagged With: Apache, LAMP, LAMP Server, Linux, MySQL, PHP, Portable, Raspberry Pi, RasPi, Web Server

Budget 6TB RAID-5 Network-Attached Storage (NAS) Under $600 DIY Guide

February 25, 2017 By Richie 2 Comments

Introduction Today I'll show you how to build your own budget 6TB RAID-5 Network-Attached Storage (NAS) System for your home or small business for under USD$600. We'll be using a second-hand desktop PC and a dedicated hardware RAID controller card, but purchasing new hard drives. We'll also be installing OpenMediaVault as the NAS operating system. Nowadays, used computers are cheap-as-chips on websites like eBay and Amazon if you know how to search. I am very good at getting bargains so I will … [Read more...]

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Filed Under: Builds, FreeBSD, Hard Drives & SSD's, Hardware, Linux, Motherboards, NAS Storage, Networking, Other OS, RAID Controller Cards, Routers & Switches, Solaris Tagged With: 802.3ad, Budget, DIY, Guide, Hard Drive, Link Aggregation, Linux Bonding, NAS, Network, Network-Attached Storage, Networking, RAID, RAID-5, SAS, SATA, Storage, Tutorial

[RD] Perform Disk Check on Windows 10

August 21, 2015 By Richie Leave a Comment

Perform hard drive Error Check on Windows 10

[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wleGRhwEqtQ] If your Windows 10 computer is throwing up errors, crashing or otherwise behaving badly, sometimes an Error Check (aka: Disk Check) can help improve things and I'll show you how to do it in this guide. Watch the video above or follow the text guide below. Perform hard drive Error Check on Windows 10 Click on the Windows Explorer folder icon on your taskbar Click on This PC menu item on the left-pane Look for the hard drive icon with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hard Drives & SSD's, Hardware, Windows, Windows 10 Tagged With: BSOD, disk check, error check, Fix BSOD, Fix Hard Drive, Hard Drive, hard drive errors, HDD, WIN10, Windows 10

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