Windows Server
Hyper-V on Windows Server — Your First VM Without the GUI
Install Hyper-V and build your first VM on Windows Server entirely from PowerShell — switch, VHD, ISO, boot order, Secure Boot, checkpoints. The commands I run.
Lukas
Sysadmin, coder, CIO at one company and CEO of my own. Linux, Windows Server, game servers — I write down what I set up and what broke.
Gameserver
Terraria Dedicated Server on Linux with TShock
Self-host a Terraria dedicated server on Ubuntu with TShock 5.x — dotnet runtime, config.json, REST API, systemd, ufw, and world backups.
AI
Claude Code Hooks — Automating the Boring Parts of My Workflow
How I use Claude Code hooks in settings.json to auto-run formatters, block rm -rf, and ping me when an agent stops. Real configs, exit-code contract.
Gameserver
Enshrouded Dedicated Server on Linux — SteamCMD, Wine, and the RAM Reality
Run an Enshrouded dedicated server on Ubuntu via SteamCMD + Wine. Systemd unit, ports, the real RAM requirement, save backups, and the gotchas the wiki skips.
Windows Server
DHCP on Windows Server — Scopes, Reservations, and the Gotchas
Set up the Windows Server DHCP role end to end in PowerShell — install, authorise in AD, scope, options, reservations, failover. The gotchas that cost real time.
Windows Server
Reset a Windows Password with the Sticky Keys Trick (sethc.exe)
Alternative to the Utilman trick — replace sethc.exe to get SYSTEM-level cmd at the Windows lockscreen. When to use it, how to harden against it.
Linux
bpftrace One-Liners I Actually Use on Production Linux
Eight bpftrace one-liners that replace half of strace, iotop, and tcpdump without the perf hit. Real tracing for sysadmins on modern kernels.
Linux
Proxmox Backup Server — Why Snapshots Alone Aren't Enough
PBS gives you dedup + incremental + verify on top of Proxmox VE. Install, wire it as storage, first backup + restore, prune policy. The why and the how.
Security
Headscale — Self-Hosted Tailscale Control Plane on Ubuntu
Run your own Tailscale control plane with Headscale. Docker compose setup, preauth keys, MagicDNS, point clients with --login-server. No vendor lock-in.
Linux
Caddy vs Nginx — When 5 Lines Beats certbot + Cron
Honest take on Caddy vs Nginx for small servers. Auto-HTTPS Caddyfile in 5 lines vs nginx + certbot. Where each one actually wins.
Gameserver
Pelican Panel — the Pterodactyl Successor I Switched To
Pterodactyl is in maintenance mode. Pelican Panel is the fork that's actually moving. Install on Ubuntu 24.04 + first gameserver in 20 min.
Security
Tailscale for Gameservers — Friends-Only Without Port Forwards
Run a Minecraft, Valheim or Palworld server only your friends can reach. Tailscale mesh, MagicDNS, no DDoS surface, no router config.