Home server guides, tutorials, tips and tricks. Topics covered include file servers, web servers, network storage, and download servers on Linux or Ubuntu systems.
There has been a flurry of posts on Sick Beard recently. As a continuation, in this post I will explain how to setup server running Ubuntu 12.04 with Sick Beard Apache proxy. Technically it is a reverse proxy, that allows you to access Sick Beard web interface without the use … read more
Sick Beard is a wonderful set and forget python script to automatically download and pass TV show torrent files to torrent downloaders or NZB files to NZB downloaders. TV shows will be downloaded as they are available, renamed, and moved to your library. In this post, I will explain how … read more
Recently, out of the blue, I started receiving the following error message and mysql would not start properly: I searched for solutions and resorted to reinstalling mysql, which worked for me. If you have similar problems, then try the following. First, backup your databases: Then remove mysql-server. Reinstall mysql-server. Normally … read more
Automount Samba share during boot. This is very easy to accomplish in Ubuntu or any other Linux distribution. First backup your original /etc/fstab file. Then, install the smbfs package if you dont already have it: Next, edit /etc/fstab in your favorite editor. Add the following line as a new single … read more
Sick Beard is a wonderful set and forget python script to automatically download and pass TV show torrent files to torrent downloaders (eg. Transmission) or NZB files to NZB downloaders (eg. SABnzbd+). TV shows will be downloaded as they are available, renamed, and moved to your library. In this post, … read more
CouchPotato is a wonderful set and forget python script to automatically download and pass movie torrent files to torrent downloaders (eg. Transmission) or NZB files to NZB downloaders (e.g. SABNzbd+). CouchPotato is no longer active. Use Radarr instead. In this post I will describe an easier way to install CouchPotato2 … read more
Sick Beard is a wonderful set and forget python script to automatically download and pass TV show torrent files to torrent downloaders or NZB files to NZB downloaders. In this post, I will explain how to install SickBeard on Ubuntu, including Ubuntu Server 14.04 Trusty Tahr. It works through a … read more
Couple months back I wrote a post on how to fix wireless problems in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS release. As a follow up, I reviewed a few good Linux compatible Wifi cards (USB). Some readers said, it was helpful to find all Linux compatible Wifi cards in one place. So, continuing … read more
Nullmailer is a lightweight mail server and a great alternative to full-fledged mail transfer agents (MTA) such as sendmail or postfix. In fact, nullmailer’s website describes it as “a sendmail/qmail/etc replacement MTA for hosts which relay to a fixed set of smart relays. It is designed to be simple to … read more
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