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

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🐧 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

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🏠 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

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🔓 Open Source Tools

(Articles coming)

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🎙️ Streaming & Podcasting

OBS Studio

• OBS Studio Setup & Encoding — installation, NVENC/x264 settings, scene setup, audio filters, Linux Wayland notes

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🔧 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

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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

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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