rsync is a sysadmin's best friend. It's a powerful and versatile tool for copying and synchronizing files and directories, whether locally or remotely. The real magic of rsync is its ability to transfer only the parts of a file that have changed, making it incredibly efficient.…
Is your home network feeling sluggish? Are you tired of waiting for large files to transfer between your desktop and your server? Most people are still stuck on a 1 Gigabit Ethernet (1GbE) network, which is a significant bottleneck when you're working with high-resolution video, massive game files,…
Ever wondered why transferring files to your external hard drive feels like watching paint dry, while downloading a game on your new computer is lightning fast? The key lies in understanding data transfer speeds, a crucial factor in both your storage and networking hardware. This article breaks down the most…
The Introduction So, you want a gaming PC? The goal of this guide is to build the best PC possible for gaming with a $1,000 budget. Not only will this system be great for gaming but also almost any other task (streaming, graphics design, video editing, etc). The Build…
In this guide we will be installing ‘OpenVPN Access Server’ onto a VPS. 1. Get a VPS You are going to need a VPS with full root access. You can get one here. In our guide we will be using a 512MB VPS running ‘Ubuntu 14 64bit’ as our operating…
In this guide we will be setting up a SeedBox (for BitTorrent downloading) on a Linux VPS in just four easy steps. 1. Get a VPS First, you will need to get a VPS (virtual private server) to host your SeedBox. In this guide we will be using a 1GB…
Introduction The goal of this guide is to build the best PC possible for gaming with a $1,000 budget. Not only will this system be great for gaming but also almost any other task. The Build CPU: Intel i5-4670 [$210] This is the heart of your system and you…
Useful vzctl commands for your server: List all VM’s vzlist -a Shutdown a specific VM vzctl stop CTID Shutdown all VM’s on a node for ctid in 'vzlist -Ho ctid'; do vzctl stop $ctid; done Boot a specific VM vzctl start CTID Boot all VM’s…