In this post, I show you my favourite top 10 .bashrc commands to boost efficiency when working on Linux. I have organized the commands in decreasing order of daily usage. These commands are based on more than 6 years of experience from working with Linux on a day-by-day basis, enjoy! 1. Nice Username Colors Get … Read more
In this post I discuss the performance and visual quality of the different upscaling and sharpening filters in Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone. You can find performance benchmarks for each setting together with the raw images to perform visual comparisons of the different filters yourself. 1200×200 (Hide Your Online Identity) Intel XESS AMD FSR 1.0 … Read more
In this post I discuss the performance and visual impact of each in-game setting in Battlefield 2042. Recommended Settings FOV The FOV in BF2042 unfortunately must be specified using the VERTICAL field of view, rather than the HORIZONTAL field of view as is more typical for FPS games. Here is an example of two frequent … Read more
This tutorial explains how to setup Dynamic DNS (DDNS) to remotely access your home server with a free domain name! Using dynDNS, you can access any devices in your home network from anywhere in the world. This page is still work in progress, for more information check out the video which is linked in the … Read more
This tutorial walks you through the process of installing the Bitwarden password manager on your Ubuntu 20.04 home server. I describe all steps required to prepare your home server before installing Bitwarden, how to configure Bitwarden with a free domain name from CloudDNS, and finally how to setup an Apache reverse proxy to point your … Read more
This tutorial explains how to install and configure Nextcloud Hub version 21 on Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS. I show how to configure Apache and how to set up a MySQL user and database for Nextcloud Hub. I also walk you through common security & setup warning issues that often come up when installing Nextcloud. Finally, … Read more
This is my updated Warzone performance guide to help you boost FPS in Warzone on PC in 2021! I show you the best COD Warzone settings for high FPS based on performance benchmarks of each graphical settings in the game. I also provide side-by-side comparisons of different graphical settings to assist you in choosing the … Read more
In-depth guide on how to secure a Linux home server running Ubuntu 20.04. This post explains how to change the default SSH port, how to configure a UFW firewall, how to use ssh key-based authentication, how to install and configure fail2ban, and finally how to setup two factor authentication (2FA). Prerequisites A running Ubuntu instance SSH … Read more
This blog post describes how to partition and format a disk on Ubuntu 20.04. First, I explain how to quickly partition new hard drives using gdisk, then I show you how to format a hard drive using the ext4 file system, and finally how to auto mount hard drives in Linux. Additionally, I also show … Read more
In this post I explain how to install Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS from a USB drive, how to properly set up the BIOS of your home server, how to easily access your Linux server from a Windows machine, and discuss the basic monitoring tools that I like to install on any new server. This tutorial … Read more