Welcome to Edy's Tech Toolkit: Reviews, Tutorials, and Best Picks
The Whole Story on Tech: No Steps Left Behind
👋 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.
Vmware to Proxmox
Migrating from Vmware to Proxmox can be daunting, but it doesn’t have to be. This article will discuss the benefits of using Proxmox and walk you through the steps necessary to make the switch.
Synology Drive
With the ever-growing popularity of cloud storage solutions like Google Drive, Dropbox, and OneDrive, more and more people are entrusting their precious data to companies they may not even know.
change ispconfig port
The default port for the ispconfig WebGui is 8080. However, many people want to change it to something else
A perfect barebone ESXi host
Are you looking for an inexpensive ESXi host for a small environment or homelab? You need look no further than the Supermicro barebone E300-9D. It’s a beautiful small computer which offers all the features you need in an ESXi host. It runs ESXi 7.0 right out of the box
Proxmox to VMware
This article tells you how to convert a Proxmox VM to VMware in 3 steps (Proxmox to VMware)[SK1] . You convert the virtual disk and not the whole virtual machine. You should have some basic knowledge about SSH and Linux shell. All you need to know is how to navigate the directory structure in the Linux shell. The whole process only requires 3 commands
Blog Workflow
It is vital to develop a blogging workflow. This article will walk you through my blog workflow in 3 steps, from researching ideas to publishing with WordPress. It will help you streamline your process and make it easier to write blog posts.
Power app recover deleted app
If you have ever accidentally deleted an app in Microsoft Power Apps, you know how frustrating it can be. Thankfully, there is a way to recover your app using MS Powershell. This blog post will walk you through the steps necessary to recover your deleted app.
Linux file permissions
Linux file permissions explained: What you need to understand Introduction
How to secure WordPress
I have devoted a fair amount of time in the last few months to learn WordPress. I’ve often heard people say that WordPress is not secure and can be easily hacked. Well, given that it’s a very popular CMS system for websites makes it a good target for hackers. There are some steps for securing and hardening WordPress websites. In this blog post I would like to show you how to do it.
How to change the timezone in Ubuntu 22.04 server
I installed an Ubuntu server 18.04. And then I discovered that the time displayed was not correct. Hey, I was pretty sure that during the gui installation process I had selected the time zone. Or had I not? Anyway, the time was one hour behind. This sort of a careless error can happen to anyone. So for those of you who might sometime be in the same boat as me: don’t worry! Here’s how to fix the issue and it’s really easy!
Ubuntu – Manage users and groups
I’m mainly a Windows administrator, but from time to time I administer the Linux environment. I use the Ubuntu distribution and in this article, I cover the long-term version of Ubuntu Server 20.04. Since I don’t use Linux often I struggle from time to time with permission. Therefore I decide to write down some important commands about creating users and groups with permission and the difference between root and a user with sudo rights. The sudo group is actually the Administrator group in the Linux universe.
Fail2ban email notification
You might think “Oh no, not another “how to” about installing Fail2ban. I admit there are a lot of instructions available. However, I simply could not find a clear guide on installing Fail2ban with email notification. I love Fail2ban and use it for several Linux servers. For me, it is important to receive an email when Fail2ban triggers an action.
Office 365 Backup
My guess is that most people will answer with a sheepish No. Did you know that according to an IDC report, a massive 76% of people don’t back up their Microsoft 365 data?
How to access work computer from home – 2 easy ways
Are you a small business that has never really felt the need to have an IT person always around to solve issues? It worked fine until Covid-19 came and suddenly, everybody needs to work from home. And that very likely means you and other employees need to access your work computer from home. And you’re scratching your head, wondering how exactly to set this up without having to onboard an IT specialist. Well, it’s your lucky day, because that is exactly what this blog post is about.
How to setup SQL Server Remote Connection
I got a request asking if it is possible for a web application to connect to an SQL server remote port. My answer: “But of course! We just need to open port 1433 on the Windows Firewall and enable TCP/IP.” A request handled very quickly. Or so I thought.
