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Sysadmin
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Cronboard: terminal dashboard for cron job management
Cronboard is a terminal dashboard for managing cron jobs locally and on remote servers over SSH. Built with Python/Textual, supports smart scheduling expressions and case-insensitive search.
Self-Hosting Guide
A comprehensive GitHub reference covering self-hosted alternatives to cloud services — NAS, media servers, home automation, password managers, and more. The definitive starting point for anyone building a home server setup.
Best Linux Commands for Advanced Hardware and System Info
A reference list of Linux commands for querying hardware and system information — CPU, memory, disks, PCI devices, USB, BIOS. The kind of cheat sheet you bookmark once and pull up whenever you're debugging a server or setting up a new machine.
Linux SysOps Handbook
A concise practical handbook for Linux system operations — covering process management, networking, storage, user administration, monitoring, and shell scripting. A solid on-the-job reference for engineers who need to administrate Linux servers.
Backup Tool Alternatives: HN Thread
Hacker News thread cataloging backup tool alternatives — attic, borg, restic, and others — with practitioner perspectives on which holds up at scale. The comment thread is where the real comparison happens.
Installing macOS Big Sur on Proxmox
Nicholas Sherlock's guide for running macOS Big Sur as a virtual machine inside Proxmox VE — the canonical resource for macOS virtualization on open-source hypervisors. Makes it possible to run macOS without dedicated Apple hardware.
My First 5 Minutes On A Server; Or, Essential Security for Linux Servers
Bryan Kennedy's definitive guide to the essential security hardening steps for a new Linux server — create a non-root user, set up SSH keys, disable root login, configure ufw, enable automatic updates, install fail2ban. One of the most bookmarked sysadmin articles of its era.
How Multi-Disk Failures Happen
SysAdmin1138's analysis of how multi-disk failures actually happen in RAID arrays — debunking the assumption that independent failure is the norm. The real failure modes are correlated: same-batch drives, vibration propagation, and recovery-induced failures.