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Setting up Tailscale on the Zyxel USG Flex 500H gateway

... offline and through the Nebula cloud platform. Its hardware architecture is ... everything else? Tailscale is a cloud VPN service based on the WireGuard ... devices — NAS systems, container environments (Docker), virtual machines, microcontrollers, cloud instances, and ... a completely offline configuration without cloud dependency, there is Headscale, ... To disable Tailscale Funnel and stop publishing the local service to ... published through Funnel: tailscale funnel --stop This immediately closes external access ...
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Setting up a free micro-cloud using the Terramaster F2-423

The free and open source software market has made a tremendous leap forward in recent years, so today thousands of companies are using FOSS instead of public clouds. You don't have to buy a huge server to run your micro-cloud, you can set up a lot even on a desktop NAS. Since about 2015, in our NAS reviews, we have focused on the fact that a modern file server for a small company is primarily the services it provides: advanced collaboration functions, file sharing via the Internet, video ...
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Short and clear: which type of Nextcloud installation should I choose - LXC, VM or Docker?

Nextcloud is a popular solution for creating your own cloud data storage. In this article, we will look at various ways to install Nextcloud, their pros and cons. To begin with, there are several ways to install Nextcloud: directly on the server, in a virtual machine, in Docker manually or in Docker via the automatic AIO stack. You can also install Nextcloud in an LXC container. Nextcloud is a popular solution for creating your own cloud data storage. In this article, we will look at various ...
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QNAP TS-262 - Little hero of a small office

This model shows that even a small 2-disk desktop NAS can pleasantly surprise with storage capabilities: up to 4 NVME SSDs and up to 16 hard drives when using cards and expansion shelves. The ability to configure layer-by-layer storage and run applications in containers in a compartment with a 2.5-gigabit network makes it an excellent choice for a modern office with remote access and Wi-Fi 6. I already described the concept of a modern office in which all employees work remotely and only ...
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Terra Master F2-221 2-bay NAS review - an inexpensive solution for the home/SOHO

... NAS that has Plex, Owncloud, Nextcloud services, supports Docker, cloud ... the administrative password to the NAS, the manufacturer can restore ... take the MIB. Main setup Let's consider the basic ... supported. The NAS has a built-in VPN client with support ... are supported by a VPN server installed as an ... backup tools. Among the standard NAS applications, qBittorrent (default password ... simply as an inexpensive little cold host with RAID, FTP ... asked myself what I could deploy from the necessary services ...
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Discovering the features of QNAP QGD-3014 - a hybrid of a PoE switch and a NAS

... have programmatically turned off the NAS, the fans continue to ... switch. Included with the NAS are two small radiators for ... to us in understanding the setup. As can be seen ... adapters are connected to the NAS Docker network, which is necessary ... switch ports on one internal NAS network interface. In simple ... we can wrap traffic in VPN tunnels for greater security and ... time to release a single cloud service for monitoring and predictive ... on connections and facilitate the setup and further maintenance of the ...
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VPN orchestration from Zyxel: we configure any tunnel scenarios, even without knowing the gateway addresses

The Nebula cloud Controller from Zyxel allows you to create VPN scenarios with Multi-WAN, in which you do not even need to specify gateway addresses and connection parameters. Lazily clicking the mouse, everything is configured and monitored by itself. We are considering how it works. Until now, for many network administrators, VPN tunnels present difficulties, especially when you simultaneously implement both client access to the node and communication between offices. It's not easy enough ...
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Using the ECS Liva Q1 micro-computer as a home server

... an Edge server for VPN, Wi-Fi, NAS and smart home. ... to cope with ordinary tasks (VPN + Wi-Fi + data collection ... N4200 processor itself is quite cold - about 4-5 watts, ... small office files, or with cloud services like Google Docs. For ... tasks, and if you use cloud services instead of local programs ... gateway and basic network services (VPN + IPS + NAS), distributed for free. The ... Pakfire installer menu. The full setup instructions are here . Additionally, ... ECS Liva Q1 as a NAS, you can install Squid ...
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Review of Icy Dock ICY Dock MB508SP-B - 8 bay cage for 2.5 inch SAS/SATA drives

Icy Dock company is the most famous manufacturer of disk cages for HDD and SSD, widely known for its series of metal cases for hard drives ToughArmor, which could drive a car without damaging the drives. Today, when it seems that the world has already completely switched to SSD, and Name M.2 boards are replacing SATA SSDs, there are still reasons for choosing 2.5-inch hard drives. This is a relatively inexpensive volume, which is provided by SATA models with a capacity of 4 TB, and high ...
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Review of ASRock Rack EPC621D6U-2T16R server motherboard for 30+ drives

Extremely interesting server motherboard of Micro ATX format with built-in SAS controller. It can connect 30 SATA devices plus 1 NVME plus PCI Express via the Slimline port and output data via the integrated Intel X550-T2 10 Gigabit LAN controller. Today we are reviewing the ASRockRack motherboard, which is designed for those who assemble a Big Data server or storage system for hundreds of Terabytes. The EPC621D6U-2T16R model resembles the previously considered That is, using only one ...