A free Intel NUC with a 1TB mechanical hard drive was just too hard to pass up. Between my media server and random SMB shares across multiple servers, my important documents were scattered across my ...

That ancient PC under your desk still has a few tricks left!

Data backup is a crucial aspect of information management. Both businesses and individuals face risks such as hard drive failure, human error or cyberattacks, which ...

In the dynamic world of Linux environments, safeguarding data stands paramount. Whether for personal use or maneuvering through server settings, understanding the depth of backup and restore ...

TurnKey Linux Wednesday released a smart, fully automated open source-based backup and restore facility powered by the Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) cloud. TurnKey Linux Backup and Migration ...

Ayush Pande is a PC hardware and gaming writer. When he's not working on a new article, you can find him with his head stuck inside a PC or tinkering with a server operating system. Besides computing, ...

Whether you opt for bare metal servers or virtual machines, you'll need a rock-solid distro. These are my four go-to favorites. I’ve had several incarnations of the self-hosted home lab for decades.

Heartbeat is a subsystem that allows a primary and a back-up Linux server to determine if the other is ‘alive’ and if the primary isn’t, fail over resources to the backup. We mentioned Heartbeat a ...

When using Linux in a data center, there are plenty of tools from which to choose. From networking and backup to automation, Linux tools can assist in nearly every aspect of data center operations ...