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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: 2026-03-11 Article count: 20
Domains
| Domain | Folder | Articles |
|---|---|---|
| 🐧 Linux & Sysadmin | 01-linux/ |
8 |
| 🏠 Self-Hosting & Homelab | 02-selfhosting/ |
7 |
| 🔓 Open Source Tools | 03-opensource/ |
0 |
| 🎙️ Streaming & Podcasting | 04-streaming/ |
1 |
| 🔧 General Troubleshooting | 05-troubleshooting/ |
4 |
🐧 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
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
🏠 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
Security
- Linux Server Hardening Checklist — non-root user, SSH key auth, sshd_config, firewall, fail2ban
🔓 Open Source Tools
(Articles coming)
🎙️ Streaming & Podcasting
OBS Studio
- OBS Studio Setup & Encoding — installation, NVENC/x264 settings, scene setup, audio filters, Linux Wayland notes
🔧 General Troubleshooting
- 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
- yt-dlp JS Challenge Fix on Fedora — fixing YouTube JS challenge solver errors and missing formats on Fedora
- MajorWiki Setup & Pipeline — setting up MajorWiki and the Obsidian → Gitea → MkDocs publishing pipeline
Recently Updated
| Date | Article | Domain |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-11 | MajorWiki Setup & Pipeline | Troubleshooting |
| 2026-03-11 | Obsidian Cache Hang Recovery | Troubleshooting |
| 2026-03-11 | yt-dlp JS Challenge Fix on Fedora | Troubleshooting |
| 2026-03-08 | OBS Studio Setup & Encoding | Streaming |
| 2026-03-08 | Linux File Permissions | Linux |
| 2026-03-08 | rsync Backup Patterns | Self-Hosting |
| 2026-03-08 | Tailscale for Homelab Remote Access | Self-Hosting |
| 2026-03-08 | Package Management Reference | Linux |
| 2026-03-08 | Bash Scripting Patterns | Linux |
| 2026-03-08 | Setting Up Caddy as a Reverse Proxy | Self-Hosting |
| 2026-03-08 | SSH Config & Key Management | Linux |
| 2026-03-08 | Ansible Getting Started | Linux |
| 2026-03-08 | Self-Hosting Starter Guide | Self-Hosting |
Writing Backlog
| Topic | Domain | Priority | From Gap? |
|---|---|---|---|
| KeePassXC self-hosted password management | Open Source | High | No |
| 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 |
| OBS audio routing on Linux (PipeWire) | Streaming | Medium | No |
| Nextcloud setup with Docker | Self-Hosting | Medium | No |
| tmux basics | Linux | Low | No |