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Introducing earlynotify.com – Know About Apple Updates Before Everyone Else 🚀

We got tired of waiting... Apple has a habit of releasing software updates quietly. Sometimes they take days or even weeks - to show up on device, on the website, or in press/security announcements. That’s a problem if you care about patching quickly, staying secure, or just being

Fix Docker Containers Not Resolving Local DNS

I frequently run into issues with Docker containers misbehaving, particularly failing to resolve local DNS names. In this post, we’ll walk through how to manually configure DNS settings both in Docker Compose and at the Docker daemon level. Why this happens Docker uses its own DNS resolver inside

Cloudflare WARP setup with Wireguard on a Ubiquiti Firewall

In this blog post, we will walk you through setting up Cloudflare WARP on a Unifi Router/Gateway using the native WireGuard client. Please note that this method is not officially supported by Cloudflare and is intended for educational purposes only. It should not be used in production environments. What

Cloudflare WARP setup on pfSense using WireGuard

In this blog post, we will walk you through setting up Cloudflare WARP on pfSense using the native WireGuard client. Please note that this method is not officially supported by Cloudflare and is intended for educational purposes only. It should not be used in production environments. What is Cloudflare WARP?

Saving a dead Ubiquiti USG

After 5 years with the Unifi Security Gateway it finally packed in, stuck unable to boot with an off chirping noise that was slightly concerning. Symptoms: - Chirping noise - Only the console light flashing 0:00 / 0:11 1× (You may need to increase your volume to hear the chirping)

S3 Compatbile Object Storage Comparison

I spent too long hunting around for an alternative to AWS S3 storage to find the cheapest price for my needs. Provider Per GB Storage Per GB Transfer Per Mil GET/SELECT reqests Free Storage Free Transfer AWS $0.024 $0.07 $0.35 5GB 100GB Google Cloud $0.023

Malware Domain DNS Blocklist

This post marks the release of the CyberHost Malware and Phishing blocklist. This is being put together by collecting domains published in public threat intelligence reporting, Infosec Twitter/Mastodon groups and your contributions below. Please use the following URL: https://lists.cyberhost.uk/malware.txt The aim here is not

Bulk Restore from S3 Glacier

I'll be using S3 compatible storage with Scaleway however this is the same process for Amazon AWS and other object storage providers. Ideally this would be nice if it was baked into the Web UI however with Scaleway this is limited to one object at a time and

Adguard Home - Docker Compose Setup

Spice up your day by setting up a local DNS Server for network-wide ad, tracking and malware blocking. Pi-hole used to be the old favourite for this type of setup however they've fallen behind in recent years and most of the fans have moved onto AdGuard

Offsite Proxmox Backup Server with S3 Storage

In this post, we'll be deploying Proxmox Backup Server (PBS) on a Debian 12 VPS and storing the backups on Scaleway S3 compatible storage. Warning If deploying on a cloud VPS, it's probably best to not directly expose this to the internet. Here are some safer

Octopus Energy Home Mini Review - A Network Teardown

After waiting a few months, my Octopus Home Mini has finally arrived. As this is quite an interesting product and one of the first products where your energy supplier uses your Wi-Fi, I thought I'd do a full teardown and see what it gets up to. Hint:

macOS External 4K Monitor Scaling Fix

Do you want your external display to have these options: Then read on... I spent way too long trying to figure out why my new Dell 4k montiors wouldn't allow for scaling by ajusting the text. The screens were unusable being super small at 4k or blury at

In depth review of Kamatera Cloud - $4 VPS

There are a lot of review online for Kamatera Cloud, most of these look like sponsored posts just reading off the marketing rubbish. In this review I’ll be completing a full deep dive into Kamatera cloud, without any filtering or marketing BS. To be clear this isn’

Off-site UniFi Protect Backup

I'm a massive fan of the UniFi Protect eco-system, yes it can get a little pricey compared to real consumer gear but it simply just works and it works well, all while on-site away from prying eyes. The issue with all of this is that a

Ionos £1 VPS Review

Jump to YABS What's the deal? UK Cost: £1.20 (Including VAT) - 12 Month Contract US Cost: $2 - 1 Month Contract Get Ionos VPS - This supports the hosting of this blog at no cost to you VPS Linux XS Specs: 1 vCPU 1GB RAM 10GB NVME IPv4