I recently have started renting out some collocation space at a local datacentre, to run my external services, renting hardware from OVH is great, but I could never quite get the specification I wanted for the right price. I purchased…
Category: Self Hosting
My self hosting adventures
Lenovo M920Q CPU Upgrade (i9-9900T)
I recently brought a Lenovo M920Q Tiny Desktop (1Litre PC) to use as a Proxmox VE host to replace the Chromebox 3. I got it used from eBay with 8GB of ram and 8600T i5 processor, for £150 in good…
A Chromebox running Proxmox, Whaa???
So recently I had a Chromebox 3 (ASUS Chromebox 3, Core i7-8550U) given to me by a friend since they didn’t want it anymore and I learnt you could flash custom firmware on to allow you to run nearly any…
The fun of remote working and VPN
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit the UK and the country went in to lockdown back in March 2020, causing most people to have to work from home, the reliance on remote access VPNs become a crucial part of being able…
The perils of Freenom
I’ve just spent the best part of 3 months trying to move off Freenom domain registrar, to another registrar for my .tk domain. I was looking for a registrar with better security, as something as simple as 2FA would improve…