AJ's Blog
This is a personal blog focused on computer software and hardware. Most
projects are implementing software and hardware for a homelab. What is a
homelab? I would say a homelab could be a single computer or dozens of
computers connected in a network. You can also integrate with computers
in the Cloud.
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08-10-2021
Vagrant is a software from HashiCorp that provides easy to configure and replicate virtual machine images. Vagrant integrates with existing hypervisor software to quickly deploy VM templates from the Vagrant community or templates that you create.
vagrant_logo Installation Prerequisites In order to proceed, you need a hypervisor software such as VirtualBox. I have a previous post regarding virtual machines and setting up VirtualBox.
Windows 10 I will be installing vagrant with Chocolatey.
08-03-2021
Proxmox Virtual Environment is an open-source Linux distribution for virtualization. It tightly integrates KVM hypervisor and LXC, software-defined storage, and networking functionality on a single platform. With the integrated web-based user interface you can easily manage Virtual Machines and containers.
System Requirements CPU: 64bit Intel VT/AMD-V capable CPU/Mainboard Minimum 1 GB RAM 128 GB disk drive (Any less is not much to work with) Installation Download the ISO image installer from Proxmox.
07-27-2021
A virtual machine is like a physical computer such as a laptop or desktop or server. It has a CPU, memory, disks, and can be connected to the internet but all of these components are emulated with software and borrowed from a host computer. A virtual machine exists as files on a host computer, commonly referred to as an image. Virtual machines should not interfere with the operations of the host computer’s operating system.
07-17-2021
Cygwin is a collection of open source tools that are commonly found on GNU/Linux systems but not found on Windows systems. It includes a library for x86_64 Windows systems that provides some POSIX API functionality.
Installing Cygwin If you set up Windows 10 per my previous post, you already have this utility installed. If not, I recommend using Chocolatey to install and maintain this software.
1 choco install cygwin If you install Cygwin via chocolatey, the binary will be located in:
07-11-2021
As of this post, I am running a Windows 10 custom built desktop.
There are certain tools that I install on every system I use and I have written some scripts to automate the setup process for brand new systems.
Any code on this page can also be found on my public GitHub repositories.
Installing Windows 10 Head here to Download Windows 10 (microsoft.com). Launch the media creation tool, accept the EULA, and then select “Create installation media”.
07-03-2021
One way to install new Operating Systems onto your computer is by using a USB storage device, also known as a flash drive. There is already great software available to users on different operating systems for rewriting USB drives to serve as operating system installers.
Recommended software for Windows 10 – Rufus If you are creating USB installation media on Windows 10, especially if you are creating a Windows 10 installer, I recommend using Rufus.