My employer canceled the support contract for a mission-critical production system but still expects me to perform an update. Management says the change is straightforward and that the…
My employer canceled the support contract for a mission-critical production system but still expects me to perform an update. Management says the change is straightforward and that the…
I run Docker on Ubuntu with a NAS storing large files such as photos over NFS. However, application data and databases, including my photo-management database, currently live on…
I need storage for roughly 3–4TB of personal files, with room to grow. I'm considering a commercial-grade NAS hard drive such as a Seagate IronWolf Pro, or a…
Compute, networking, secrets, policies, and Kubernetes resources are commonly defined in Git, reviewed through pull requests, and reconciled automatically with tools such as Argo CD. Backups often seem…
I've built a few small personal projects over the past couple of years. One is currently hosted on Vercel, another runs on Render, and a third is mostly…
Compute, networking, secrets, policies, and even Kubernetes resources are commonly stored in version control, reviewed through pull requests, and reconciled automatically. Backups often seem to be the exception,…
I've started a few small pet projects over the past couple of years. One is hosted on Vercel, another runs on Render, and a third isn't currently deployed…
Yesterday I accidentally deleted a folder on my Android phone containing years of personal photos, videos, and other memories. I stopped using the phone immediately because I'm worried…
I'm starting a new job Monday as a Systems Administrator at a small company, and while I'm excited, I'm also nervous. I have more than five years of…
Yesterday I accidentally deleted a folder containing years of personal photos, videos, and other memories. The files had been on my Android phone while I was trying to…
I need to recover WhatsApp messages that were deleted using the "Delete for me" option. The conversation was on a company-owned Android phone that I'm allowed to access,…
I was decommissioning a Linux server and accidentally deleted both a data folder and its supposed backup folder using terminal commands. The data was stored on an Azure-mounted…
A few weeks ago, I accidentally deleted several folders containing childhood photos from an external hard drive I bought specifically to store them. I only noticed the mistake…
We're considering moving from GitHub to a self-hosted Forgejo instance after another service outage. Our organization has fewer than 50 developers and roughly a dozen active repositories, but…
I've been considering switching to Linux, but I'm not ready to give up Windows in case I need it for certain programs or tasks. I'm worried that installing…
I do a lot of rescue work on WordPress sites that were built years ago by developers who are no longer available. Usually something is broken or the…
We're considering moving from GitHub to a self-hosted Forgejo instance after another service outage. We currently have roughly 12 active repositories and fewer than 50 developers, with a…
I recently moved into IT and now work as the sole sysadmin for a small company. I manage Microsoft 365, macOS devices, three locations with small Proxmox clusters…
I'm planning to use an NVMe SSD in a USB enclosure as a drive to install and run Linux Mint from. I understand that flashing an ISO to…