Docker: change default IP address ranges

In this tutorial, I will explain how to change Docker’s default address range. By default, Docker uses class “B” private addresses from 172.17 to 172.32. For each “stack” or container, it will assign a range with a mask in /16. Here is an example : In some cases, it may be necessary to modify this …

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Ubuntu: add an LVM disk and volume

In this tutorial, I will explain how to add an additional disk to an Ubuntu machine and create a new LMV volume for this disk. To explain this tutorial, I will start from a concrete case, I have a virtual machine on Hyper-V where Ubuntu 22.04 is installed. There is a first disk which is …

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GPO: disable automatic Windows Update updates

In this tutorial, I will explain how to configure a Group Policy (GPO) to disable updates through Windows Update. From the Group Policy Management console, right-click on Group Policy Object and click on New 1. Name the Group Policy 1 and click OK 2 to create the GPO. We will now edit the group policy …

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Proxmox: backup with Proxmox Backup Server

In this tutorial, we will see how to set up a backup in Proxmox with Proxmox Backup Server. Overview of Proxmox Backup Server In addition to providing a free virtualization solution, Proxmox provides a backup solution for its Hypervisor system under the name Proxmox Backup Server. Key features: You can find the full feature list …

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Proxmox: use Cloud-Init to deploy Ubuntu virtual machines

In this tutorial, I will explain how to deploy virtual machines on Ubuntu with Proxmox using Cloud-Init. At the end of this tutorial, you will be able to deploy a virtual machine under Ubuntu in a few clicks and all in less than 3 minutes with a VM ready. Cloud-Init Overview Cloud-Init is an Open …

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Proxmox: delegate authorizations to users

In this tutorial, we will see how to delegate actions to a user on a virtual machine using roles. Proxmox is a complete hypervisor that allows you to manage authorizations on virtual machines quite finely. We will assume that you need to authorize a person from the support service to be able to manage the …

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GPO – make a domain user local administrator of a computer

In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to make a domain user local administrator of a computer or server using Group Policy (GPO). In a previous tutorial, I explain how to do this using restricted groups, which involved creating an Active Directory group, putting the user in that group and then using the group policy, …

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Proxmox: create a private network with NAT

In this tutorial, I will explain to you how to create a private network on Proxmox and configure NAT so that the LXC/CT containers and virtual computers in this network have access to the Internet. Using NAT in this situation will bring out the VM and CT to the Internet with the IP address of …

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Proxmox: supervision with Zabbix

In this tutorial, I will explain to you how to monitor a Proxmox server with Zabbix. Supervision of Proxmox with Zabbix is done through the Proxmox API, which also makes it possible to report information on the VMs and CT which operates on the Hypervisor. Supervision is done by importing a model into Zabbix; it …

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Proxmox: migrate a virtual machine into two servers

In this tutorial, we will see how to move / migrate a virtual machine between two Proxmox servers. In order to be able to move a virtual machine between two Proxmox servers, the servers must be members of the same cluster (Datacenter). In this tutorial, we will move VM 103 which is located on server …

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