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MajorLinux Tech Wiki — Index
A growing reference of Linux, self-hosting, open source, streaming, and troubleshooting guides. Written by MajorLinux. Used by MajorTwin.
Last updated: 2026-03-27 Article count: 53
Domains
| Domain | Folder | Articles |
|---|---|---|
| 🐧 Linux & Sysadmin | 01-linux/ |
11 |
| 🏠 Self-Hosting & Homelab | 02-selfhosting/ |
11 |
| 🔓 Open Source Tools | 03-opensource/ |
9 |
| 🎙️ Streaming & Podcasting | 04-streaming/ |
2 |
| 🔧 General Troubleshooting | 05-troubleshooting/ |
17 |
🐧 Linux & Sysadmin
Files & Permissions
- Linux File Permissions — chmod, chown, special bits, finding permission problems
Process Management
- Managing Linux Services with systemd — systemctl, journalctl, writing service files, Ansible service management
Networking
- SSH Config & Key Management — key generation, ssh-copy-id, ~/.ssh/config, managing multiple keys
Package Management
- Package Management Reference — apt, dnf, pacman side-by-side reference, Flatpak/Snap
Shell & Scripting
- Ansible Getting Started — inventory, ad-hoc commands, playbooks, handlers, roles
- Bash Scripting Patterns — set -euo pipefail, logging, error handling, argument parsing, common patterns
Storage
- SnapRAID & MergerFS Storage Setup — Pooling mismatched drives and adding parity on Linux
Distro-Specific
- Linux Distro Guide for Beginners — Ubuntu recommendation, distro comparison, desktop environments
- WSL2 Instance Migration to Fedora 43 — moving WSL2 VHDX from C: to another drive
- WSL2 Training Environment Rebuild (Fedora 43) — rebuilding the MajorTwin training env in WSL2 from scratch
- WSL2 Backup via PowerShell Scheduled Task — automating WSL2 exports on a schedule using PowerShell
🏠 Self-Hosting & Homelab
Docker & Containers
- Self-Hosting Starter Guide — hardware options, Docker install, first services, networking basics
- Docker vs VMs for the Homelab — when to use containers vs VMs, KVM setup, how to run both
- Debugging Broken Docker Containers — logs, inspect, exec, port conflicts, permission errors
Reverse Proxies
- Setting Up Caddy as a Reverse Proxy — Caddyfile basics, automatic HTTPS, local TLS, DNS challenge
DNS & Networking
- Tailscale for Homelab Remote Access — installation, MagicDNS, making services accessible, subnet router, ACLs
Storage & Backup
- rsync Backup Patterns — flags reference, remote backup, incremental with hard links, cron/systemd
Monitoring
- Tuning Netdata Web Log Alerts — tuning web_log_1m_redirects threshold for HTTPS-forcing servers
- Tuning Netdata Docker Health Alarms — preventing false alerts during nightly Nextcloud AIO container update cycles
- Deploying Netdata to a New Server — install, email notifications, and Netdata Cloud claim for Ubuntu/Debian servers
Security
- Linux Server Hardening Checklist — non-root user, SSH key auth, sshd_config, firewall, fail2ban
- Standardizing unattended-upgrades with Ansible — fleet-wide automatic security updates across Ubuntu servers
🔓 Open Source Tools
Alternatives
- SearXNG: Private Self-Hosted Search — metasearch engine that queries multiple engines without exposing your identity
- FreshRSS: Self-Hosted RSS Reader — algorithm-free feed aggregator with mobile app sync
- Gitea: Self-Hosted Git — lightweight GitHub alternative, webhooks, single Docker container
Productivity
- rmlint: Duplicate File Scanning — extremely fast duplicate file finding and storage reclamation
Development Tools
- tmux: Persistent Terminal Sessions — detachable sessions for long-running jobs over SSH
- screen: Simple Persistent Sessions — lightweight terminal multiplexer, universally available
- rsync: Fast, Resumable File Transfers — incremental file sync locally and over SSH, survives interruptions
Privacy & Security
- Vaultwarden: Self-Hosted Password Manager — Bitwarden-compatible server in a single Docker container, passwords stay on your hardware
Media & Creative
- yt-dlp: Video Downloading — download from YouTube and hundreds of other sites, Plex-optimized format selection
🎙️ Streaming & Podcasting
OBS Studio
- OBS Studio Setup & Encoding — installation, NVENC/x264 settings, scene setup, audio filters, Linux Wayland notes
Plex
- Plex 4K Codec Compatibility (Apple TV) — AV1/VP9 vs HEVC, batch conversion script, yt-dlp auto-convert hook
🔧 General Troubleshooting
- Apache Outage: Fail2ban Self-Ban + Missing iptables Rules — diagnosing and fixing Apache outages caused by missing firewall rules and Fail2ban self-bans
- Mail Client Stops Receiving: Fail2ban IMAP Self-Ban — diagnosing why one device stops receiving email when the mail server is healthy
- firewalld: Mail Ports Wiped After Reload — recovering IMAP and webmail after firewalld reload drops all mail service rules
- Docker & Caddy Recovery After Reboot (Fedora + SELinux) — fixing docker.socket, SELinux port blocks, and httpd_can_network_connect after reboot
- ISP SNI Filtering with Caddy — troubleshooting why wiki.majorshouse.com was blocked by Google Fiber
- Obsidian Cache Hang Recovery — resolving "Loading cache" hang in Obsidian by cleaning Electron app data and ML artifacts
- Qwen2.5-14B OOM on RTX 3080 Ti (12GB) — fixes and alternatives when hitting VRAM limits during fine-tuning
- yt-dlp YouTube JS Challenge Fix on Fedora — fixing YouTube JS challenge solver errors and missing formats on Fedora
- Gemini CLI Manual Update — how to manually update the Gemini CLI when automatic updates fail
- MajorWiki Setup & Pipeline — setting up MajorWiki and the Obsidian → Gitea → MkDocs publishing pipeline
- Gitea Actions Runner: Boot Race Condition Fix — fixing act_runner crash loop on boot caused by DNS not ready at startup
- SELinux: Fixing Dovecot Mail Spool Context (/var/vmail) — fixing thousands of AVC denials when /var/vmail has wrong SELinux context
- mdadm RAID Recovery After USB Hub Disconnect — diagnosing and recovering a failed mdadm array caused by a USB hub dropout
- Windows OpenSSH Server (sshd) Stops After Reboot — fixing sshd not running after reboot due to Manual startup type
- Ollama Drops Off Tailscale When Mac Sleeps — keeping Ollama reachable over Tailscale by disabling macOS sleep on AC power
- Ansible: Vault Password File Not Found — fixing the missing vault_pass file error when running ansible-playbook
Recently Updated
| Date | Article | Domain |
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| <<<<<<< HEAD | ||
| 2026-03-23 | Ansible: Vault Password File Not Found | Troubleshooting |
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335c4b57f2| 2026-03-18 | Deploying Netdata to a New Server | Self-Hosting | | 2026-03-18 | Tuning Netdata Docker Health Alarms | Self-Hosting | | 2026-03-17 | Ollama Drops Off Tailscale When Mac Sleeps | Troubleshooting | | 2026-03-17 | Windows OpenSSH Server (sshd) Stops After Reboot | Troubleshooting | | 2026-03-16 | Standardizing unattended-upgrades with Ansible | Self-Hosting | | 2026-03-16 | WSL2 Training Environment Rebuild (Fedora 43) | Linux | | 2026-03-16 | WSL2 Backup via PowerShell Scheduled Task | Linux | | 2026-03-15 | firewalld: Mail Ports Wiped After Reload | Troubleshooting | | 2026-03-15 | Plex 4K Codec Compatibility (Apple TV) | Streaming | | 2026-03-15 | mdadm RAID Recovery After USB Hub Disconnect | Troubleshooting | | 2026-03-15 | yt-dlp: Video Downloading | Open Source | | 2026-03-14 | SELinux: Fixing Dovecot Mail Spool Context (/var/vmail) | Troubleshooting | | 2026-03-14 | Gitea Actions Runner: Boot Race Condition Fix | Troubleshooting | | 2026-03-14 | Mail Client Stops Receiving: Fail2ban IMAP Self-Ban | Troubleshooting | | 2026-03-14 | SearXNG: Private Self-Hosted Search | Open Source | | 2026-03-14 | FreshRSS: Self-Hosted RSS Reader | Open Source | | 2026-03-14 | Gitea: Self-Hosted Git | Open Source | | 2026-03-14 | yt-dlp: Video Downloading | Open Source | | 2026-03-13 | Vaultwarden: Self-Hosted Password Manager | Open Source | | 2026-03-13 | Gemini CLI Manual Update | Troubleshooting | | 2026-03-13 | rmlint: Duplicate File Scanning | Open Source | | 2026-03-13 | SnapRAID & MergerFS Storage Setup | Linux | | 2026-03-13 | Qwen2.5-14B OOM on RTX 3080 Ti (12GB) | Troubleshooting |
Writing Backlog
| Topic | Domain | Priority | From Gap? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Docker Compose networking deep dive | Self-Hosting | High | No |
| Troubleshooting NVIDIA on Linux | Troubleshooting | Medium | No |
| Pi-hole setup and local DNS | Self-Hosting | Medium | No |
| Nextcloud setup with Docker | Self-Hosting | Medium | No |
Related
- MajorWiki-Deploy-Status — deployment status and update workflow
- 01-Phases — Phase 9 (wiki & knowledge base)
- majorlab — hosting server (notes.majorshouse.com)