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
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