Docker is great for deploying apps in a consistent manner at great speed. If you've got your configuration backed up, it's also pretty easy to replicate a docker stack on completely new hardware in a matter of minutes.
However, Docker isn't just about configuration. It's also about data. Your Dock...
Have you ever attached an external hard drive to a Linux server or a Raspberry Pi? An external drive comes in handy to expand storage capacity, but they are also very easy to steal or otherwise become lost. The very first thing you should do when attaching an external hard drive, is to encrypt it!
...Traditionally, I've been storing my passwords in text-files in a more or less secure location. Not long ago, I transitioned to KeePass, but found it old fashioned and generally cumbersome. Especially the fact that the database is a single file makes it difficult to add and update passwords if you ar...
I love backing up my data. I love not crying when my disks break. I'm sure I'd love to have my data safe even if my house burnt down while I were on vacation. That is why I keep my beloved data backed up on-site for easy access in case of hardware failure, and an off-site in case my primary site is...
Do you enjoy having to go to that one computer to look at your family photos? Or have you trusted all your photos to some cloud provider? I'd say no to both questions. I love being able to watch my family photos from anywhere. But I dont' love quite as much giving them all away to Google, Microsoft...
I happen to have a Synology NAS on my internal network. I mainly use if for backup purposes, for example automatically backing up all photos that I store on my Windows PC at my home office. For the backup process, I use the Synology product Cloud Station Backup, which supervises certain folders and...