Arch Linux

Arch Linux-based Home Router, Part I

PURPOSE In 2015 I purchased an Intel NUC with dual Gigabit Ethernet ports [https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00SHYW6US/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1]

Install Arch Linux on QNAP NAS

PURPOSE I have an old QNAP TS-559 Pro+ I purchased in 2010, with five 2T Samsung SATA mechanical hard drives.  I never really liked the QNAP OS (which is basically a nonstandard Linux

iSCSI/mdadm shenanigans

I’ve spent the better part of the last six months wrestling with a problem with Open-iSCSI on CentOS 7 and 8. Here’s the scenario: I set up four server virtual machines

Arch Linux installation (lvm2)

After my power went out here while I was on an extended vacation, I realized the folly in having a completely encrypted drive that could only be unlocked via a locally entered password.