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Clear Nextcloud Turnkey VM logs

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Clear Nextcloud Turnkey VM logs
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echo "" > /var/www/nextcloud-data/nextcloud.log

Create a logon task in task scheduler to a specific directory

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Create a logon task in task scheduler to a specific directory
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sudo schtasks /create /sc onlogon /tn "user\Steam" /rl highest /tr '"C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steam.exe" -silent'

Extend the root volume in TurnKey Linux Nextcloud appliance VM

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Extend the root volume in TurnKey Linux Nextcloud appliance VM
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After adding an additional drive to the VM in Proxmox:

Note

Change /dev/sdb on this post with the path to the disk you just added to the VM

yt-dlp command to record in a different file each time

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

yt-dlp command to record in a different file each time
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yt-dlp -o "%(epoch)s.%(ext)s" --no-part --hls-use-mpegts

yt-dlp command to transcode video to h264 after download

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

yt-dlp command to transcode video to h264 after download
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yt-dlp --recode-video mp4 --force-write-archive https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ

Here’s a breakdown:

--recode-video mp4: This option tells yt-dlp to transcode the video into an MP4 container.
<video_url>: Replace this with the URL of the video.
--force-write-archive: This option forces yt-dlp to re-encode the video.

Add storage to a Turnkey VM like Nextcloud

Wed, 30 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Add storage to a Turnkey VM like Nextcloud
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Managing LVM on Proxmox

Add additional disk to Turnkey VM in Proxmox
find /dev/sd* for the new disk inside the VM

pvcreate /dev/sd*

vgextend turnkey /dev/sd*

vgdisplay

lvextend -l+100%free /dev/turnkey/root

resize2fs /dev/turnkey/root

Store remote credentials for a local repository

Mon, 29 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Store remote credentials for a local repository
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Note

This will store the credentials in plaintext for this repository. This is not secure.

Grow the boot volume of an oracle VM Ubuntu instance

Wed, 10 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Grow the boot volume of an oracle VM Ubuntu instance
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Backup current partition table

sfdisk -d /dev/sdb > sdb_partition_bak.dmp

Execute a dry-run to see the changes that will apply. Install with apt-get install cloud-utils if you don’t have it already.

Delete the local-lvm directory from proxmox and resize the local to get the complete disk space

Fri, 01 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Delete the local-lvm directory from proxmox and resize the local to get the complete disk space
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Note

You’ll need to move all disks, isos, etc. from the local-lvm storage to the local storage before performing these steps.

add container to additional network on unRAID

Thu, 12 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000

add container to additional network on unRAID
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The custom docker network needs to be created first with docker network create <networkname> and unRAID docker options set to “Preserve user defined networks” as enabled.

add directory to PATH environment variable

Thu, 12 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000

add directory to PATH environment variable
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echo 'export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"' >> .bashrc

Caching on nginx

Thu, 12 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Caching on nginx
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Caching config (https://www.nginx.com/resources/wiki/start/topics/examples/reverseproxycachingexample/)

This part goes into nginx.conf:

proxy_cache_path /config/nginx/cache levels=1:2 keys_zone=STATIC:10m inactive=24h max_size=1g;

This part goes in the location of the proxy-confs to cache:

create sudo user with access to docker in ubuntu lxc container

Thu, 12 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000

create sudo user with access to docker in ubuntu lxc container
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useradd -s /bin/bash -m -G sudo,docker username

or alternatively

adduser username
adduser username sudo
adduser username docker

linux mitigation disable (debian)

Thu, 12 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000

linux mitigation disable (debian)
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Adds mitigations=off to the kernel command line, which disables all optional CPU mitigations (Spectre, Meltdown, and the other grouped fixes). Do this only on machines that never run code you don’t control — on a daily driver or shared system, leave them on.

no sudo password prompt for current user

Thu, 12 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000

no sudo password prompt for current user
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This will make it possible for the current user (the user executing the command will be added to it via the environment variable $USER in the command) to execute all sudo commands without a prompt for password.

pi-hole one line install

Thu, 12 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000

pi-hole one line install
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curl -sSL https://install.pi-hole.net | bash

specifying a static container IP on the same subnet of an UNRAID host

Thu, 12 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000

specifying a static container IP on the same subnet of an UNRAID host
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// version: '3.3'
services:
 testcontainer:
 container_name: testcontainer
 environment:
 - TZ=America/Puerto_Rico
 - HOST_OS=Unraid
 - HOST_CONTAINERNAME=testcontainer
 - PUID=99
 - PGID=100
 - UMASK=022
 volumes:
 - '/mnt/user/appdata/nginx:/config:rw'
 image: lscr.io/linuxserver/nginx
 networks:
 dockernat:
 ipv4_address: 192.168.0.250

networks:
 dockernat:
 external: true
 name: br0

stop gdm3 in ubuntu desktop install

Thu, 12 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000

stop gdm3 in ubuntu desktop install
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sudo service gdm3 stop

ubuntu kernel upgrade

Thu, 12 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000

ubuntu kernel upgrade
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Install
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apt install wget
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pimlie/ubuntu-mainline-kernel.sh/master/ubuntu-mainline-kernel.sh
chmod +x ubuntu-mainline-kernel.sh
sudo mv ubuntu-mainline-kernel.sh /usr/local/bin/

If you want to automatically check for a new kernel version when you login:

Commands on djismgaming's tech home

Clear Nextcloud Turnkey VM logs

Clear Nextcloud Turnkey VM logs #

Create a logon task in task scheduler to a specific directory

Create a logon task in task scheduler to a specific directory #

Extend the root volume in TurnKey Linux Nextcloud appliance VM

Extend the root volume in TurnKey Linux Nextcloud appliance VM #

yt-dlp command to record in a different file each time

yt-dlp command to record in a different file each time #

yt-dlp command to transcode video to h264 after download

yt-dlp command to transcode video to h264 after download #

Add storage to a Turnkey VM like Nextcloud

Add storage to a Turnkey VM like Nextcloud #

Store remote credentials for a local repository

Store remote credentials for a local repository #

Grow the boot volume of an oracle VM Ubuntu instance

Grow the boot volume of an oracle VM Ubuntu instance #

Delete the local-lvm directory from proxmox and resize the local to get the complete disk space

Delete the local-lvm directory from proxmox and resize the local to get the complete disk space #

add container to additional network on unRAID

add container to additional network on unRAID #

add directory to PATH environment variable

add directory to PATH environment variable #

Caching on nginx

Caching on nginx #

create sudo user with access to docker in ubuntu lxc container

create sudo user with access to docker in ubuntu lxc container #

linux mitigation disable (debian)

linux mitigation disable (debian) #

no sudo password prompt for current user

no sudo password prompt for current user #

pi-hole one line install

pi-hole one line install #

specifying a static container IP on the same subnet of an UNRAID host

specifying a static container IP on the same subnet of an UNRAID host #

stop gdm3 in ubuntu desktop install

stop gdm3 in ubuntu desktop install #

ubuntu kernel upgrade

ubuntu kernel upgrade #

Install #

Clear Nextcloud Turnkey VM logs
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Create a logon task in task scheduler to a specific directory
#

Extend the root volume in TurnKey Linux Nextcloud appliance VM
#

yt-dlp command to record in a different file each time
#

yt-dlp command to transcode video to h264 after download
#

Add storage to a Turnkey VM like Nextcloud
#

Store remote credentials for a local repository
#

Grow the boot volume of an oracle VM Ubuntu instance
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Delete the local-lvm directory from proxmox and resize the local to get the complete disk space
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add container to additional network on unRAID
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add directory to PATH environment variable
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Caching on nginx
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create sudo user with access to docker in ubuntu lxc container
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linux mitigation disable (debian)
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no sudo password prompt for current user
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pi-hole one line install
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specifying a static container IP on the same subnet of an UNRAID host
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stop gdm3 in ubuntu desktop install
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ubuntu kernel upgrade
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Install
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