SMART Disk Monitoring with smartmontools
Disks fail. SMART tells you when. Here's how smartctl and smartd actually predict failure, and the attributes that matter (most don't).
Tag: linux
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OpenConnect vs AnyConnect
OpenConnect replaces the bloated AnyConnect client on Linux. Run ocserv for a self-hosted Cisco-compatible VPN server, no 200MB installer required.
fio: Real Disk Benchmarking
Stop trusting marketing IOPS numbers. fio measures what your disk actually does on your workload, sequential, random, mixed. Here's how to read the output honestly.
FRR vs BIRD
FRR vs BIRD: two open-source routing daemons compared for BGP, OSPF, and home-lab dynamic routing. Which one belongs in your stack?
Lima vs Multipass
VM-backed Linux dev environments on macOS/Linux, Lima vs Multipass compared on speed, container support, and resource use.
tini vs dumb-init vs --init
PID 1 zombie reaping in containers, tini, dumb-init, and docker --init compared; when each one fixes your signal handling and stops your 10s shutdown tax.
Kdenlive vs DaVinci Resolve on Linux
Both are free, both run on Linux, both edit video. So which do you pick? An honest decision guide to choosing between Kdenlive and DaVinci Resolve on Linux.
Kdenlive Proxy Editing on Weak Hardware
Edit 4K (or chunky 1080p60) on a mini PC without the timeline turning into a slideshow. Kdenlive proxies plus VAAPI/NVENC for cheap homelab editing.
Kdenlive + OBS Studio: Screencast Pipeline
Open-source screencast pipeline: record with OBS using the right settings, edit in Kdenlive, ship 1080p MP4. The combo that replaces Camtasia.
ZFS Replication with syncoid + sanoid: The Lazy Admin's Backup
sanoid manages ZFS snapshot policies automatically, syncoid replicates them over SSH to remote pools, together they're the lowest-effort offsite backup strategy for any ZFS user.
Kdenlive Basics: Effects You Actually Use
Kdenlive cheat-sheet for the effects you actually reach for every edit: blur for privacy, audio ducking, titles, transitions, and the render dialog.
eBPF for the Curious: Kernel Tracing Without the PhD
eBPF traces what Linux is actually doing, syscalls, TCP events, slow functions, without rebooting. A hands-on intro to bpftrace, BCC, and libbpf with copy-paste one-liners.