Hi, I’m Timo. I write about tech, music, my dog and french fries. But mostly french fries.
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In this article we learned how to backup Docker volumes. However, storing them on the same machine won’t do us any good should, for example, the harddrive fail. rsnapshot to the rescue. I run rsnsapshot as a Docker container from…
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How to backup your Docker volumes
I’m running this blog from a Docker container behind a reverse proxy. That being said, I’m using volumes to persist my container data. Backing these up requires a bit more work than simply copying files from a to b. Backup…
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How to set the timezone in Ubuntu
You may list all available timezones via the following command: To update the timezone of your machine use After this the current settings can be inspected like so: Have a look at https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-set-up-time-synchronization-on-ubuntu-20-04 for a more detailled explanation.
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Adding an administrative account in Ubuntu
If, for some reason, no default administrative user was created during the server installation process, the first thing I do is to create a personal user and deactivate the root user, if necessary. Usually, a pristine Ubuntu installation comes with…
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Warp: The terminal I didn’t know I needed
Quick reminder to myself to never use another terminal other than Warp again. Check it out here.
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Hello world!
If you were wondering why the hell anybody would start a blog in 2024, you’re witnessing the fruits of boredom. Who doesn’t know the feeling after long hours slaying away at work, thinking “I need me some more of that!”?…