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IT for everyone

UniFi Controller – self-hosted – from scratch

Chcesz mieć pełną kontrolę nad swoją siecią bez wysyłania danych do chmury i zagranicznych serwerów? W tym materiale pokazuję, jak postawić lokalny kontroler UniFi na Dockerze i w kilka chwil zacząć zarządzać routerami, switchami i access pointami z jednego panelu. Dowiesz się, jak bezpiecznie adoptować urządzenia, automatycznie rozgłaszać Wi-Fi i zabezpieczyć całość regularnymi backupami. To praktyczny przewodnik dla każdego, kto chce mieć swoją infrastrukturę naprawdę pod kontrolą.

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2026-01-09
IT for everyone

Zabbix – Installation and configuration

Zabbix is one of the most powerful IT infrastructure monitoring tools that you can implement completely free of charge. In this article, we show you how to run it in Docker and how to add your first Windows and Linux servers to monitoring. We explain how templates, automatic resource detection, and the alert system work. You will also learn what to watch out for so that monitoring does not become a burden on your system.

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2025-12-09
IT for everyone

Netbox – Installation and backup

Managing an extensive IT infrastructure quickly becomes a challenge when device and addressing information is scattered across different locations. NetBox solves this problem by offering a central, transparent, and always up-to-date source of knowledge about the entire network. With DCIM and IPAM features, it helps you control devices, connections, virtualization, and automation. It is a tool that brings order where traditional documentation is no longer sufficient.

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2025-11-24
IT for everyone

TrueNAS – Web File Browser

File Browser is a lightweight and extremely convenient tool that turns TrueNAS into an intuitive file manager accessible directly from your browser. It allows you to share data with colleagues, clients, or family in just a few moments, while retaining full control over which directories are visible. Installation is simple, and thanks to a flexible permissions system and the ability to create users, the application is ideal for both home and business use. An additional advantage is the option to mount SMB or NFS shares, which allows you to collect various resources in a single interface. This solution significantly improves file management and makes TrueNAS even more functional.

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2025-11-11
IT for everyone

NVMe over Fabrics - is it time to say goodbye to iSCSI?

Can NVMe over Fabrics replace iSCSI yet? In my latest material, I explain how these technologies differ and when it's worth considering switching to NVMe-oF. I show how the new protocol can significantly reduce latency and increase performance of NVMe-based systems. Find out if it's time to upgrade your storage infrastructure.

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2025-10-21
IT for everyone

Nginx proxy manager – Docker Compose

Are you looking for a simple way to host multiple services under a single IP address and automatically manage SSL certificates? NGINX Proxy Manager combined with Docker Compose is a solution that allows you to set up a reverse proxy in minutes and integrate it with Let’s Encrypt. In this article, I show you step by step how to run this tool, how DNS Challenge works, and how to back up your configuration. See how easy it is to organize and secure your infrastructure!

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2025-09-29
IT for everyone

Immich + cloudflare on TrueNAS - better than Google Photo - manage your photos.

W erze cyfrowej fotografii i rosnących kosztów usług chmurowych, wiele osób szuka niezależnych rozwiązań do przechowywania zdjęć. W tym poradniku pokażę, jak krok po kroku stworzyć prywatną alternatywę dla Google Photos, wykorzystując darmową aplikację Immich, serwer TrueNAS oraz tunel zdalny oparty o Cloudflare Zero Trust.

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2025-06-17
IT for everyone

TrueNAS SCALE 25.04 Fangtooth - installation/upgrade in 2025

TrueNAS SCALE 25.04 Fangtooth is the latest version of the popular storage management system, which brings many important new features. In this post, we'll show you how to install or upgrade TrueNAS to version 25.04 safely and quickly. You will also learn how not to lose data during the migration and how to restore your previous configuration.

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2025-05-18
IT for everyone

Backup Dropbox from TrueNAS

Czy dane w chmurze są naprawdę bezpieczne? W tym wpisie pokazuję, jak w prosty sposób wykonać backup Dropboxa na własnym serwerze TrueNAS. To świetne rozwiązanie dla tych, którzy chcą mieć pełną kontrolę nad swoimi plikami – niezależnie od dostawcy usług chmurowych. Przeprowadzę Cię przez cały proces krok po kroku: od konfiguracji poświadczeń po ustawienie automatycznej synchronizacji. Jeśli cenisz spokój, ten poradnik jest właśnie dla Ciebie!

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2025-04-10
IT for everyone

TrueNAS 24.10 Electric Eel - Application management, docker compose

TrueNAS Scale 24.10 simplifies container management by replacing Kubernetes with default support for Docker Compose. This makes setting up and debugging applications easier. Users can install applications from the TrueNAS catalog or deploy their own containers, controlling them through the GUI and CLI. The system allows convenient management of application data through volumes. Advanced tools such as docker inspect, docker exec and docker logs make it easy to diagnose problems. TrueNAS Scale 24.10 eliminates unnecessary complexity and gives users more freedom.

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2025-01-31
IT for everyone

News in TrueNAS 24.10 Electric Eel - What is worth knowing?

Managing multiple XCP-ng hosts has never been so easy! With this script by Roni Väyrynen, you can install Xen Orchestra in minutes and enjoy full control over your virtualization infrastructure. In the article you will find detailed instructions, system requirements and useful commands that will make the whole process easier for you. You'll also learn how to import a configuration from an older version and how to secure access via HTTPS. Click through and see how to improve your IT environment!

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2025-01-09
IT for everyone

XEN-ORCHESTRA - automatic installation from sources.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCbnQl79Sfw Automatyczna instalacja Xen Orchestra z wykorzystaniem skryptu Roni Väyrynen Wprowadzenie Jeśli posiadasz serwery wirtualizacyjne XCP-ng i zarządzasz wieloma maszynami wirtualnymi, warto skorzystać z narzędzia,

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2024-10-22
IT for everyone

Overlay VPN vs Standard VPN

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eN8IeSvrGnE W dzisiejszym materiale opowiem o Overlay VPN. Przykłady takich sieci to NetBeard, ZeroTier oraz coraz bardziej popularny TailScale, którym posłużymy się jako przykładem. Nie

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2024-10-14
IT for everyone

ZFS expansion by 1 disk - it's here!

Some time ago I did a piece on how to expand pools in TrueNAS. In it I mentioned that ZFS itself, which is the base of TrueNAS, can extend individual vDevs by one single disk. I also said that at the time this was not possible in the graphical interface.

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2024-10-06
TrueNAS

TrueNAS – start hardware

This material is about how to get down to choosing hardware for your first TrueNAS server. Not necessarily the fastest, not necessarily bulletproof, but a fully functioning TrueNAS as a basic component of our Data Loss Prevention

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2024-02-05
TrueNAS

TrueNAS - ZFS disk encryption

In practice, as we are dealing with company data, our own or even more so entrusted, it is always a good idea to keep it on encrypted drives. This makes it easier

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2023-09-18
TrueNAS

TrueNAS ZFS pool expansion

First, in a word of quick introduction, for details about ZFS I invite you to the material [TrueNas ZFS - why is it awesome?]. In ZFS, the organizational unit inS

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2023-08-28
TrueNAS

TrueNAS SCALE + Docker Compose

Z kronikarskiego obowiązku i z racji szybkich i wszelkich zmian wspomnę tylko, że materiał nagrywam na wersji TrueNAS-SCALE-22.12.3.1 aktualnej na lipiec 2023.   Jeżeli interesuje

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2023-07-10
TrueNAS

TrueNAS SCALE + WordPress

Today I will tell you how to simply and securely keep your own website with only TrueNAS SCALE? Well a little bit will help us Cloudflare. Free SSL certificate. Protection

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2023-06-27
TrueNAS

NAS yes! - FTP on TrueNAS

FTP (File Transfer Protocol) From observation, probably a fading file transfer protocol but still used in addition sometimes causes problems. Often used to upload files

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2023-04-11
TrueNAS

NAS yes! - NFS on TrueNAS

NFS (Network File System) A word of introduction NFS is rarely used in the Microsoft environment. Windows without additional software only in the Professional version can work with NFS

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2023-04-06
TrueNAS

TrueNAS - YES - but which one?

      If you're planning an adventure with TrueNAS? That's great. Wondering which version to choose? Because we have several of them. TrueNAS, FreeNAS, TrueNAS Core, TrueNAS Scale,

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2022-05-30