Jun 30, 2023 Posted by newlife007

How to Create a CentOS 7 local repository

How to Create a CentOS 7 local repository Introduction In this post we will cover how to create a CentOS 7 local repository that you can use to patch CentOS 7 systems that do not have access to the Internet for updates or for your home network. We will create a web site with NGINX, download the updates, extras and others packages, set to update daily and configure systems to use the local repository in... read more

Jun 23, 2023 Posted by newlife007

How To Exclude Services From Windows Discovery in Zabbix 5.x

How To Exclude Services From Windows Discovery in Zabbix 5.x When adding hosts with Windows and using the default Template Module Windows services by Zabbix agent template, we get a lot of notifications from services that we do not need. Below I will show you how to modify the Macro that will bypass the detection of these services and our Zabbix will not inform us unnecessarily about problems with these... read more

Jun 20, 2023 Posted by newlife007

How To Clone Existing Templates in Zabbix 5.x

How To Clone Existing Templates in Zabbix 5.x This post explains how to clone and existing template to create a new template in Zabbix. The reason for the document is to show how to use the official OS templates to create a separate set of monitors for non-prod systems. Any linked templates will have to be full cloned as well if you want to customize them individually. Step By Step Find the template you... read more

Jun 19, 2023 Posted by newlife007

How To Extend GPT Drive on Ubuntu Server

How To Extend GPT Drive on Ubuntu Server Recently ran into an issue with adding space to GPT RAW formatted disk on Ubuntu Server 22.04 LTS. The drive was not a standard LVM format. The steps below describe the process to extend the GPT drive. Step By Step Login to the server and become root. If you do not or cannot become root just add sudo in front of all the commands in the post. Type sudo su –... read more

Jul 31, 2022 Posted by newlife007

How To Make Your Windows 10 A Retro Gaming Computer with RetroArch and EmulationStation

How T Make Your Windows 10 A Retro Gaming Computer with RetroArch and Emu;ationStation Introduction Admit it, you miss the days of playing NES, SNES, N64, Atari etc.. Going to the Arcade or playing the old console games on your TV. Well, it is possible to relive those moments on your Windows 10/11 system with many emulators available . In this post we will cover using RetroArch and EmulationStation to do... read more