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July 18, 2023

How to install the Runecast Analyzer on VMware vSphere8

The purpose of this blog post is to provide the guidance and the steps needed to configure the Runecast Analyzer on vSphere 8. The Runecast OVA can be found and downloaded from the Runecast site. Once the Runecast OVA was downloaded to my local machine, I created a new VM using the deploy an OVF option: Select the desired datastore, followed by accepting the license agreement: Select the VM Network, appropriate deployment type\size and the preferred disk provisioning option: Assign the preferred network settings: Select Finish to proceed with the configuration: Monitor the progress under Recent Tasks: The Console Interface is...

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July 17, 2023

How to install and configure VMware ESXi 8.0 (update 1a) build 21813344

So I decided to start fresh and install VMware ESXi 8.0 (update 1a) build 21813344 from scratch! Release notes for VMware ESXi 8.0 (update 1a) build 21813344 can be found here. ** Please keep in mind, this guides applies to my personal home lab environment so please proceed with caution and take the appropriate steps including documentation to ensure you have a successful backup. ** I downloaded the VMware vSphere Hypervisor 8 image here, and then used Rufus to convert the installer. You can learn more about this process here. Next, I rebooted my server via my IDRAC interface and hit F11 on my...

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July 17, 2023

How to Install CouchDB on Your Synology NAS

Apache CouchDB is an open-source document-oriented NoSQL database, implemented in Erlang. CouchDB uses multiple formats and protocols to store, transfer, and process its data. It uses JSON to store data, JavaScript as its query language using MapReduce, and HTTP for an API. The Couch Replication Protocol is implemented in a variety of projects and products ... Read more about How to Install CouchDB on Your Synology NAS
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July 16, 2023

How to update to VMware ESXi 8.0 Update 1a build 21813344

The purpose of this blog post is to provide the guidance and the steps needed to update my current ESXi 8 environment (ESXi 8.0 Update 1 build 21495797) to ESXi 8.0 Update 1a build 21813344. Release notes for ESXi 8.0 Update 1a build 21813344 can be found here. Below is a screenshot of my current environment (ESXi 8.0 Update 1 build 21495797) prior to update 1a build 21813344. Previous build numbers can be found here. ESXi 8.0 Update 1 build 21495797 ** Please keep in mind, this guides applies to my personal home lab environment so please proceed with caution and take the appropriate...

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July 16, 2023

How to upgrade from VMware ESXi 7.0.3 Update 3n build 21930508 to ESXi 8.0 Update 1 build 21495797

The purpose of this blog post is to provide the guidance and the steps needed to upgrade my current ESXi 7 environment (ESXi 7.0.3 Update 3n build number 21930508) to ESXi 8.0 Update 1 build 21495797. Release notes for VMware ESXi 8.0 Update 1 build 21495797 can be found here. Below is a screenshot of my current environment: ESXI 7.0.3 Build 21930508 ** Please keep in mind, this guides applies to my personal home lab environment so please proceed with caution and take the appropriate steps including documentation to ensure you have a successful backup. ** I downloaded the Dell Custom Image for...

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July 16, 2023

How to Install Gravity on Your Synology NAS

Gravity offers DNS with Ad-blocking, DHCP with automatic DNS integration, and network discovery. Built on the same code as CoreDNS and Blocky, the code is battle-tested. Additionally, Gravity’s data is fully replicated, allowing you to have a simple multi-site setup without needing to managed external databases, or worry about primary-secondary setups. DNS with built-in caching ... Read more about How to Install Gravity on Your Synology NAS
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July 14, 2023

Synology: Best Docker Containers To Share Secrets

So much of managing our privacy and cybersecurity involves not sharing secrets over the Internet. Some people love to overshare private information on different social media platforms. They can post all kinds of personal information or send emails with passwords or credit card numbers. But how can you safely share private information like this over ... Read more about Synology: Best Docker Containers To Share Secrets
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July 13, 2023

How to Install ArangoDB on Your Synology NAS

ArangoDB is a free and open-source native graph database system. ArangoDB is a multi-model database system since it supports three data models (graphs, JSON documents, key/value), with one database core and a unified query language AQL (ArangoDB Query Language). AQL is mainly a declarative language and allows the combination of different data access patterns in ... Read more about How to Install ArangoDB on Your Synology NAS
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