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We were trying to diagnose a problem with Windows Updates today using Get-WindowsUpdateLog on Windows Server 2019. We kept getting blocked by ASR rule C0033C00-D16D-4114-A5A0-DC9B3A7D2CEB (Block use of copied or impersonated system tools) which kept tripping on the scripts use of tracerpt.exe which is supposed to be located in C:\Windows\System32. We kept getting this: Looking … Read more
TL;DR – The script can be found here. Was recently on vacation and of course, while out of the country and 2 days into a 7 day trip, the Proxmox node running my OPNsense Firewall failed taking out my home internet connection. Hilariously, setting up CARP had been on my TODO list for a while … Read more
Going to keep this one short. Purchased a Mikrotik CRS305-1G-4S+in to add a few 10GBe SPF+ ports to my office. Installed the following SFP+ modules in it: When I initially hooked everything up I did some temperature logging and found this little switch runs fairly warm and so do the SFP+ modules: Since I have … Read more
Update 2026-07-09 – Added Forgejo support Since making this post I’ve switched over to Forgejo in my homelab. As such I’ve updated my original project to be more generic in name and function. It now supports both Gitea and Forgejo and a few additional notification types. The new project can be found here: https://git.pickysysadmin.ca/eric/apprise-forge-notifications Original … Read more
TL;DR – Plugin can be downloaded here: https://git.pickysysadmin.ca/eric/apprise-wordpress-notifications I don’t know about anyone else but I’m a huge fan of Apprise for getting notifications from my Homelab. To get notifications, via Apprise, sent to my preferred platform (Nextcloud Talk) I had created a bit of a Frankenstein of a setup to get things mostly working … Read more