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Docker, Traefik, Jellyfin, DLNA

It seems most media servers (Jellyfin, Emby, Plex, UMS…etc) recommend using docker host networking (-net=host) when running within a container so that it can see UDP traffic on port 1900 for DLNA discovery. This is undesirable for a number of reasons, not the least of which is that a reverse proxy (Traefik, perhaps?) running in […]

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Run InfluxDB v2 in Docker with volume mounts

Dockerizing InfluxDB v2 (influxdbv2) By default, the influxdb:2.0.0-alpha docker image uses the following key file locations (per InfluxDBv2 docs), but doesn’t mention setting them in the docker image documentation. –bolt-path Default: ~/.influxdbv2/influxd.boltInfluxDB uses BoltDB to store data including organization and user information, UI data, REST resources, and other key value data. –engine-path Default: ~/.influxdbv2/enginePersistent storage […]

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Traefik entrypoint has no TLS configuration for ACME configuration

Started receiving this error in my traefik docker container logs: Entrypoint \”https\” has no TLS configuration for ACME configuration” when I began redirecting http to https via [entryPoints.http] address = “:80” [entryPoints.http.redirect] entryPoint = “https” This log entry appeared when I had only “https” as a “defaultentrypoint”. Adding http to defaultentrypoints resolved the log entries: […]

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Capture iPhone network traffic with tcpdump and WireShark

1. Jailbreak iPhone2. Install tcpdump from Cydia (manpage)3. Install OpenSSH from Cydia4. Install WireShark on your local machine (wireshark docs)5. Connect iPhone to same network as local6. WireShark -> SSH Remote Capture7. Remote address: IP of your iPhone8. Remote port: 229. Username: root10. Password: alpine11. Remote Interface: <make this blank>12. Remote Capture Command: 13. Remote […]

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Increase Windows Phone 10 Swap File Size on Lumia 640

For the past few months my Lumia 640 (running WP10) has had a bunch of issues that made it tough to use as my daily driver. Increasing available swap file size to 768mb has fixed the worst of these issues. Issues Fixed General share screen failures (attaching photos to MMS was my big one, sharing […]

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Quickbooks 2014 and Windows 10

Not sure when it started (some Windows update after 1709?), but Windows 10 broke this old version of Quickbooks. I started getting the following error when launching QB: “You do not have sufficient permissions to delete files in the specified Folder. To use QuickBooks in multi-user environment, you must have read/write access and create/delete rights […]

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Accessing Netgear Web Managed Smart Switch Configuration

This post explains how to configure the line of Netgear Web Managed Smart Switches WITHOUT installing their configuration utility (using only your web browser). Not sure why Netgear pushes users towards installing their configuration utility in order to perform simple setup tasks, but it is not necessary (and, IMO a complete waste). By default, the […]

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Windows 10 Import Pictures Zero New Pictures Found

This message appears when you attempt to re-import pictures from a device that you’ve already imported them from (but maybe you didn’t delete them the first time?).  The reason is that Windows 10 keeps a record of all the images you’ve imported from your devices using the Photo Import Wizard/tool, presumeably to prevent you from importing a bunch […]

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Clean installing Windows 10

This post will provide instructions for performing a clean install of the Windows 10 operating system using a valid Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 license (or OEM License).  Hopefully Microsoft will provide Windows 10 as an ISO download, similar to the way Windows 8 was released, and these instructions will be similar to clean installing […]

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Enter a SIM Unlock Code on a Nokia Lumia 635 with Windows Phone 8.1

You will need to get a device unlock code from a mobile provider before using this guide.  They are pretty cheap on the web, and free from AT&T at https://www.att.com/deviceunlock.  If you purchased a GoPhone, and currently have an AT&T post-paid account, you need to use the “Non-AT&T Mobility Customer” option. It was very difficult to find […]