Welcome to Edy's Tech Toolkit: Reviews, Tutorials, and Best Picks
👋 Hey there, tech enthusiast!
Tired of sifting through incomplete guides, biased reviews, or overly complicated tutorials? You’ve come to the right place. Welcome to my toolkit, where I give you the whole story on tech—no steps left behind.
Here’s what you can expect from my blog:
🔍 In-Depth Reviews: I dive deep into servers, firewalls, and more, providing you with the pros, cons, and everything in between.
🛠️ Step-by-Step Tutorials: Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned pro, my tutorials are foolproof. I walk you through each step, ensuring you come out the other side with new skills and confidence.
🏆 Best Picks: Confused about what to buy? My curated lists of best servers, firewalls, and other tech essentials are here to guide you.
So go ahead, explore my articles, and arm yourself with the knowledge you need to confidently navigate the tech world. I’ve got your back every step of the way.
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When I recently moved a WordPress website to a new host, I updated the DNS A record to point to the new server. Everything on the backend was ready, but the live site didn’t switch over immediately. Why? Because the DNS Time to Live (TTL) was set to 86400 seconds—that’s
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Welcome to my updated Kamrui Mini PC review for 2025. If you're tired of bulky desktop towers and want a compact mini PC that fits on your desk or even mounts behind a monitor, Kamrui's lineup offers a smart alternative. These devices combine small form factors with enough power for
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Choosing the best Elementor theme can make a big difference in how fast and easy your website comes together. While Elementor page builder gives you full design freedom, your theme still matters.
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How to use Elementor efficiently is often a question, especially when sites look inconsistent and become challenging to manage. Fonts vary between pages, buttons look different, and adjusting spacing means editing dozens of widgets individually.
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Looking for a newer mini PC that balances performance, efficiency, and price? In this Acemagic K1 mini PC review, I’ll share my experience with this Ryzen-powered device—from unboxing to setup, fan noise, and daily use.
You might think, "Oh no, not another guide about mini PCs for servers." I admit there are tons of articles out there about server hardware. However, I couldn't find a clear overview of why mini PCs have become game-changers for home labs, on-premises servers, and small business setups.
You might think, “Oh great, another server comparison between Dell and HP.” I get it — there are plenty of those out there. But I couldn’t find one that digs into what matters in real-world deployments. I love working with servers and have deployed Dell PowerEdge and HP ProLiant systems
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Setting up a home lab DNS server may sound like a daunting task reserved for IT professionals, but fear not! You will gain a deeper understanding of how the internet functions and have complete control over your domains, creating a playground of endless possibilities.
Setting up a homelab is one of the best ways to gain hands-on experience with servers, networking, and virtualization — but securing that environment is just as important. Whether you're testing cloud apps, running VMs, or exposing services to the internet, choosing the best homelab firewall ensures your setup stays
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If you're setting up Redis object cache on your WordPress site and using Cloudflare, you might run into a confusing error:
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"Virtual homelab" means different things depending on who you ask. For some, it refers to installing virtualization software on a laptop. For others, it's a full cloud-based setup with VMs running in AWS, Hetzner, or Oracle Cloud.
If you are looking to run the best mini PC for Proxmox, you are not alone. Mini PCs are increasingly popular among homelab enthusiasts seeking a powerful, compact, and energy-efficient virtualization setup.
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If you’ve ever wondered about the uses of a home server, you’re not alone. In 2025, more people are discovering that a home server isn’t just a niche tool for IT pros—it’s a flexible and surprisingly accessible way to take control of your digital life.
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Are you looking for an easy way to upgrade an ESXi host from the command line? Or maybe you're just looking for a quick guide to get started. In either case, you came to the right place.
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When I started building my home lab, choosing the right server was only half the story. The other half? Picking the best hypervisor. After all, it’s the hypervisor that actually runs your virtual machines—so it plays a huge role in how flexible, efficient, and manageable your home lab setup is.
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If you're just getting started with Proxmox or setting up a new virtual machine, one of the first things you'll need to do is upload an ISO file for your operating system. Whether you're installing Ubuntu, Windows, or another OS, Proxmox makes it easy to upload ISO images both through
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What happens when you move a WordPress website from a reliable shared hosting provider to a lean 2-core VPS (virtual private server) — and the server load instantly jumps to over 500%? In this article, I’ll walk you through my personal experience migrating my website to a VPS. I’ll cover
With Europe's GDPR law in effect and the increasing emphasis on page performance, hosting Google Fonts locally has gained significant importance. It ensures compliance and enhances user experience by optimizing loading times. Stay ahead of the game by keeping your fonts local and your website running smoothly!
