Homeassistant Enable MagicDNS and HTTPS Certificates in Tailscale

Tailscale is a virtual private network (VPN) service that allows secure remote access to resources across different networks. It offers a feature called MagicDNS that enables you to access your resources using a domain name instead of an IP address. Additionally, you can use HTTPS certificates to encrypt traffic between clients and servers, ensuring secure communication. In this tutorial, we’ll explain how to enable MagicDNS and HTTPS certificates in Tailscale and how to add a TLS certificate to Home Assistant using Tailscale....

May 10, 2023 · 3 min · Tom C

Passing Through an NVMe Drive to an ESXi Virtual Machine

ESXi is a powerful hypervisor that allows for the virtualization of multiple operating systems on a single physical machine. However, there are times when you may need to pass through a physical device, such as an NVMe drive, to a virtual machine. In this blog post, we will explore the steps required to pass through an NVMe drive to an ESXi virtual machine. Prerequisites Before proceeding, ensure that you have the following:...

May 4, 2023 · 3 min · Tom C

Running Uptime Kuma With Docker Compose

Introduction Uptime-Kuma is an open-source, self-hosted website monitoring tool. It can check the uptime and response time of websites, APIs, and other services at regular intervals and alert you if any of them go down. Uptime-Kuma can be installed on your own server and customized to suit your needs. In this article, we will explore how to set up and run Uptime-Kuma using Docker Compose. The Docker Compose File The following is the Docker Compose file for the Uptime-Kuma service:...

May 1, 2023 · 2 min · Tom C

Welcome [Back]

A new beinging for this blog… The ExitCode0 blog is currently migrating. Welcome to the site, please hang tight for more content, coming soon. This site should now be in hosted on GitHub pages!

January 22, 2023 · 1 min · Tom C

How to force the Windows 11 upgrade

Windows 11 became available on the 5th October 2021 and for those people with compatible machines, this guide will help you jump the queue and force the Windows 11 upgrade. Before you start… Take a backup all all important data onto an external storage device/location. set aside at least 1 hour for the upgrade – maybe longer, depending on your internet connection speed. Make sure that your Windows 10 installation is up to date with no pending updates....

October 6, 2021 · 2 min · Tom