Home server guides, tutorials, tips and tricks. Topics covered include file servers, web servers, network storage, and download servers on Linux or Ubuntu systems.
Perhaps you have heard about it: there’s a new software that allows you to automate lots of tasks on your home server, in almost a set-and-forget way. Extremely convenient, and low on resource requirements. A bit intimidating, because of a lack of graphical interface. You probably wanted to have a … read more
If you want to take your home server to the next level, you need to install an application to manage your media. Perhaps you are undecided whether to install Plex or Emby on your home server, but if you have decided to follow the Emby route, we got you covered. … read more
Flexget is a versatile software. You can generate a list of media to download pretty much from anything. For example, you can generate a list from your CouchPotato wanted movies if you integrate FlexGet and CouchPotato. This of course allows you to save time, since you only need to define … read more
If you have been following our FlexGet tutorials you know by now that this lite software is an amazing app for your home server, whether you use FlexGet on Windows or FlexGet on Ubuntu. You can configure FlexGet for a variety of tasks and integrate it with your preferred software, to … read more
If you’re setting up your home server, you have several options to organize and manage your media. Particularly, most users who start to plan about their media server debate whether to install Plex or Emby, and each of these apps has their pros and cons. If you have decided to … read more
Understanding Ubuntu Server partition scheme is critical for any enthusiast setting up a Ubuntu Home Server. Ubuntu Server, sits at the top of our list of home server operating systems. Yesterday, Ubuntu Server 16.04 LTS Xenial Xerus was released. My previous post explained how to install Ubuntu Server 16.04 in … read more
You can configure FlexGet to download the media that appears in your CouchPotato wanted list, in an automated way. Does that sound like an impossible thing? If you already followed our tutorial to install FlexGet on Windows or you decided to install FlexGet on Ubuntu instead, you already know how versatile … read more
Every six months, Canonical releases a new version of its Ubuntu OS; however, the version that will release today is different than the others because of some details. For starters, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS will be a Long Term Support version, which means it will get support and updates from Canonical for … read more
Monit can monitor ShellInABox and notify you if it stops running for some reason. Setting up a remotely accessible shell with ShellInABox is awesome. But what if ShellInABox process closes and you did not even know? You may not be able to gain shell access on your server through the … read more