03 November 2024

Ubuntu VM add storage

Since my Ubuntu VM was running out of space, I needed to expand it.


Steps I used

  • Expand the storage in Proxmox
    • Proxmox web GUI -> Select the VM -> Hardware
    • Select the Hard Disk
    • Disk Action -> Resize
    • Type the number of GB to add -> Resize disk
  • Have the VM use the additional storage
    • Proxmox web GUI -> Select the VM -> Console
    • login
    • sudo cfdisk /dev/sda
      • sort (This should hopefully put your FreeSpace right after your Linux filesystem
      • resize
      • Write
    • Reboot
    • sudo resize2fs /dev/sda4


Appendix

Sources


Repair La-Z-Boy Office Chair Lumbar support

 Similar to https://www.reddit.com/r/fixit/comments/1btyyg3/lazboy_ergonamic_mesh_chair_lumbar_pad_came_off/ my lumbar support fell off on my La-Z-Boy Ergonomic Mesh Swivel Task Chair model 60021 (Joel). The lumbar support was always loose and had to constantly be readjusted to where I wanted it.


The problem

  • The single screw that holds the padding to the lumbar support arm backed all the way out which caused it to fall off.
  • There is no apparent way to easily reattach it


The solution

  1. remove the arm the padding attaches to by removing the 2 screws with an allen key
  2. separate the padding from the plastic backing by carefully pulling them apart until the 4 posts pulled out of the padding (one in each corner)
  3. attach the plastic backing to the arm using the plastic adjuster, locking washer, and screw
    • I screwed it in really tight, but if you have some thread lock you may want to use it
  4. snap the padding back onto the plastic backing by pressing it into place
  5. reattach the arm to the chair


The result

The lumbar support is reattached and now much better at staying in place (better than new)

Update: Since I did not use thread lock the lumbar support has loosened some

14 September 2024

Adding a USB card to Dell r730xd

As I was tired of being limited to just 2 USB ports, I picked up the Inateck RedComets U21 20Gbps on Prime Day for $31.99 plus tax.


Specs

  • 2 lanes of PCIe 2.0/3.0/4.0 (3.0 or 4.0 required for full speed)
  • Max combined throughput 16 Gbps
  • 10 Gbps dedicated port
    • USB-A
  • 10 Gbps split between
    • 2 x USB-A
    • 2 x USB-C


Add USB Card

  • Shutdown containers and VMs
  • Turn off the server
  • Install the USB card
    • I installed it above the 2.5" drive bays in the back in Riser 3 (Slot 6)
  • Turn on the server
  • Fix fan speed
    • apt-get install ipmitool
    • ipmitool -I lanplus -H 192.168.1.X -U root -P <password> raw 0x30 0xce 0x00 0x16 0x05 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x05 0x00 0x01 0x00 0x00
    • response:
      • 16 05 00 00 00
  • Shutdown the VM you want to add it to
  • Add the USB Card to a VM
    • Select your VM -> Hardware -> Add -> PCI Device
    • Select Raw Device -> Device: ASM2142/ASM3142 USB 3.1 Host Controller
    • Check All Functions
    • Add
  • Start the VM
  • Check that it is working
    • lsusb -t


Test a USB hard drive

  • plug in the USB hard drive
  • determine what drive letter it is:
    • ls -l /dev/disk/by-id
  • Mount it
    • sudo mount -m /dev/sdb1 /mnt/backup-plus
  • Error: unknown filesystem type 'exfat'
    • sudo apt-get install exfat-fuse
    • sudo mount /dev/sdb1 /mnt/backup-plus -t exfat-fuse


Appendix

Sources

Setting up a Jellyfin media server

I wanted to install a media server to help manage my growing library. The top two options that I found are Plex and Jellyfin. I have used Plex in the past, but disliked when they started requiring an account so I went with Jellyfin.


Create the container

  • bash -c "$(wget -qLO - https://github.com/tteck/Proxmox/raw/main/ct/jellyfin.sh)"


Set Static IP and hostname

  • Proxmox -> jellyfin -> Network -> net0 -> Edit
    • set static ip
  • Restart the container
  • Proxmox -> jellyfin -> Console
    • ping 192.168.1.1
      • this ensures that the container will show up on Unifi's list of clients
  • Unifi -> Clients -> Select the jellyfin -> Settings
    • give it a memorable name
    • check "Fixed IP Address"
      • it should auto-populate with current IP
    • check "Local DNS Record"
      • jellyfin.home.arpa


Setup Jellyfin

  • Self signed SSL certificate:
    • https://jellyfin.org/docs/general/networking/
    • jellyfin -> Console
      • mkdir -p /home/jellyfin
      • cd /home/jellyfin
      • openssl req -x509 -days 3650 -newkey rsa:4096 -keyout ./privkey.pem -out cert.pem -nodes -subj '/CN=jellyfin.home.arpa'
        • -subj '/' can work if you can override ssl verification on the client, but Kodi doesn't have that option
        • -subj '/CN=localhost' was causing jellyfin to crash here are some keywords from the crash:
          • Error occurred during a cryptographic operation
          • MapOpenSsl30Code
      • openssl pkcs12 -export -out jellyfin.pfx -inkey privkey.pem -in cert.pem -passout pass:
      • chown -R jellyfin /home/jellyfin
      • chgrp -R jellyfin /home/jellyfin
  • http://jellyfin.home.arpa:8096
    • create user/pass
    • hamburger menu -> Dashboard -> Networking
      • Check "Enable HTTPS"
      • Check "Require HTTPS"
      • Custom SSL certificate path -> /home/jellyfin/jellyfin.pfx
      • Save
  • Restart the jellyfin container
  • Test the self-signed certificate
    • curl --cacert cert.pem https://jellyfin.home.arpa:8920
  • https://jellyfin.home.arpa:8920
    • hamburger menu -> Dashboard -> Users
      • Add User
      • Name
      • Password
      • Check "Enable access to all libraries"
    • hamburger menu -> Dashboard -> Plugin -> Catalog -> Kodi Sync Queue
      • Install
    • Restart jellyfin


Add to Kodi on Google TV

  • Have Kodi trust the self signed certificate
  • Enable adb (Android Debug Bridge)
    • Determine IP of the Google TV
      • Settings -> System -> About -> Status
    • Enable Developer mode
      • Settings -> System -> About -> Build Number -> Click 10 times or until developer mode is unlocked
    • Enable USB debugging (also enables remote debugging)
    • install adb onto a computer to be able to modify the Google TV remotely
      • sudo apt install android-tools-adb
  • Used adb to add new certs file to existing
    • adb pull /sdcard/Android/data/org.xbmc.kodi/files/.kodi/addons/script.module.certifi/lib/certifi/cacert.pem
    • cat cacert.pem cert.pem > updatedcacert.pem
    • adb push updatedcacert.pem /sdcard/Download/
    • echo -e '<advancedsettings version="1.0">\n<network>\n<catrustfile>special://masterprofile/updatedcacert.pem</catrustfile>\n</network>\n</advancedsettings>' >advancedsettings.xml
    • adb push advancedsettings.xml /sdcard/Download/
  • Have Kodi use the new certs
    • Google TV -> Settings -> Apps -> Kodi -> Permissions -> Files and Media -> Allow management of all files
    • Kodi -> Settings -> File Manager
      • Left Side
        • Add Source -> Browse -> External Storage -> Download -> OK
        • Open Download
      • Right Side
        • Profile directory
      • Long press the files one at a time in the Left pane and select copy
    • Restart Kodi
  • Install Jellyfin on Kodi
    • Kodi -> Settings -> File Manager -> Add Source
      • https://kodi.jellyfin.org
    • Kodi -> Settings -> AddOn Browser
      • Allow install from unknown sources when prompted
      • Install from zipfile -> jellyfin -> repository.jellyfin.kodi.zip
      • Install from Repository -> Kodi Jellyfin Add-ons -> Video Add-ons
      • Select Jellyfin add-on and install
    • Cancel adding the server
    • Disable "Verifiy connection" -> OK
    • Restart Kodi
    • Select Manual server add (as auto does it by IP)
      • https://jellyfin.home.arpa:8920
      • sign in using user/pass
      • Playback -> Addon (default)
      • Choose which libraries you want to sync
        • click "All"
        • click "OK"
    • After Syncing is complete restart Kodi
    • Settings -> Add-ons -> My add-ons -> Video add-ons -> Jellyfin
      • Configure -> Sync -> Enable Kodi Sync Queue -> OK


Appendix

Sources

18 July 2024

Debugging Windows 11 crashes

Once to twice a week, I have been finding my system asleep when it should have been folding. After looking at "Event Viewer" after each of these I noticed a trend of a Kernel-Power event proceeded (but not immediately) by a volmgr one.

To view the events open up "Event Viewer", expand "Windows Logs", and click on "System"

Simplified Example:

LevelDate and TimeSourceEvent IDTask Category
Critical5/7/2024 2:13:36 AMKernel-Power41(63)

The system has rebooted without cleanly shutting down first. This error could be caused if the system stopped responding, crashed, or lost power unexpectedly.
Error5/7/2024 2:13:36 AMvolmgr162None

Dump file generation succeded.
Warning5/7/2024 2:11:00 AMDisplay4101None

Display driver amduw23g stopped responding and has successfully recovered.
Warning5/7/2024 2:06:07 AMDisplay4101None

Display driver amduw23g stopped responding and has successfully recovered.


Updating Drivers

As a first step to try and remedy this, I always update drivers. I updated the following:

  • chipset: 
    • 4.07.13.2243 -> 5.11.02.217 (from Asus)
    • 6.02.07.2300 (from AMD after above didn't fix it)
  • video: a version installed in 2024 -> 24.5.1


Updating the BIOS

I found some posts online that said it could be due to the motherboard, so I decided to try updating the BIOS to see if that would help. Unfortunately, it did not.

Before updating the BIOS/UEFI make sure to write down your changes as they will be reset.

BIOS/UEFI Settings

  • Expo -> Enabled
  • Fan Curves
    • CPU
      • 20C -> 20%
      • 60C -> 40%
      • 85C -> 70%
      • 90C -> 100%
    • System
      • 20C -> 30%
      • 50C -> 50%
      • 85C -> 80%
      • 90C -> 100%
  • Advanced Mode (F7)
    • Tool -> ASUS Armoury Crate
      •  Download & Install -> Disabled
    • AI Tweaker -> Precision Boost Override
      • Curve Optimizer
        • All Cores
        • Negative
        • 30
      • Precision Boost Override -> AMD Eco Mode
      • AMD Eco Mode -> cTDP 65W
    • AI Tweaker -> SOC Offset -> negative -> 0.03 (however this caused the pc to hang on warm-boots so I use the below settings instead)
    • AI Tweaker -> CPU SOC Voltage -> Manual
      • VDD SOC Voltage Override -> 1.2

Update the BIOS

After updating the BIOS, you will need to reapply the settings.


Old video drivers

Since all the updates didn't work, I tried installing old video drivers that I knew worked from 24.5.1 to 23.10.2. Luckily this seems to have done the trick and my system is stable again with >27 days of uptime.


Slow folding

Unfortunately, it looks like my solution may be short lived as to get expected folding performance, I need to update to 24.6.1: https://foldingforum.org/viewtopic.php?t=41637&sid=d9b1c6f33f52801aaca8c31fc3fe52d1 So fingers crossed that this release is also stable.

Update 2024-07-29: I had a freeze after roughly 11 days of uptime

Update 2024-07-31: My PC crashed overnight after only 1.5 days of uptime


24.7.1

Update 2024-07-31: I updated the graphics drivers to 24.7.1. Here is the process that I used:

  • Downloaded the AMD driver cleanup utility (from here)
  • Downloaded the full updated AMD graphics driver (for 5600 XT)
  • Disabled Ethernet/Wi-Fi
    • I do this so that Windows doesn't try to "helpfully" download and install other graphic driver versions
  • Ran the AMD driver cleanup utility
    • Had it reboot me into Safe-Mode
    • It removed the drivers and prompted me to reboot, which I did
  • Installed the new drivers (had to approve the big red scary box because of no internet)
  • Rebooted
  • Enabled Ethernet/Wi-Fi


Update 2024-08-02: My computer has crashed twice in the past 2 days so I decided to try DDU

  • Downloaded Display Driver Uninstaller (aka DDU)
    • I downloaded from Guru3D
  • Disabled Ethernet/Wi-Fi
  • Rebooted into Safe Mode
  • Extracted the EXE from the ZIP file
  • Ran the EXE, it will extract even more files
  • Ran "Display Driver Uninstaller.exe"
  • Unchecked the final option (Disable Windows Update Driver Downloads)
    • Since we already disabled internet access this is unnecessary and DDU recommends reenabling afterwards anyway so this saves a step
  • Close the options
  • Device Type -> GPU
  • Device -> AMD
  • Clicked "Clean and restart"
  • Waited for it to do its thing and reboot
  • Installed the 24.7.1 drivers again
  • Rebooted
  • Enabled Ethernet/Wi-Fi

 

Appendix

Sources

15 July 2024

Intel SSD upgrade for r730xd

I got 2 used intel ssds to improve VM performance and to reduce power usage


Check SMART attributes


Firmware Update Adventure

Intel Memory and Storage Tool CLI

My first attempt was to use Intel cli to update the firmware, but it did not work.


Solidigm

My second attempt was to use Solidigm cli to update the firmware, but it did not work through the raid controller and had to be attached to a different SATA controller.

  • Installation
  • Usage
  • Firmware Update
    • sst load -ssd <index>
    • Status : Firmware update failed.
      • If your drives are behind a RAID card, you may have to remove them for updating.
  • Firmware Update using a USB to SATA enclosure
    • sst show -ssd
    • Unfortunately, the drive no longer appeared :-(
  • Firmware Update using Windows with USB to SATA enclosure
    • The drive appeared and would run tests
    • However attempting to update the firmware resulted in an error and the USB port being disabled until the PC was rebooted
  • Firmware Update using a JMB585 PCIe to SATA card, a SATA to eSATA bracket, and an external eSATA enclosure
    • Finally was able to update the firmware
    • Notes:
      • the firmware did not jump to the latest version and had to be updated incrementally
        • G2010140 -> G2010160 -> G2010170
      • the firmware update requested a reboot after installing so I did that
    • sst show -ssd
    • sst show -a -ssd <index> | grep Firmware
    • sst load -ssd <index>
    • Status : Firmware updated successfully. Please reboot the system.


Replacing the existing 1.2 TB drives

  • Setup the partitions
    • I used my rpool mirror instructions from here but made the following changes
      • removed the last-lba line
      • removed the start from all lines
      • removed the size from the final partition
      • don't run the zpool attach
  • Copy the rpool data
    • I am following the wizardry provided here
    • Add a mirror of the new disks to form a striped mirror
      • zpool add rpool mirror /dev/disk/by-id/ata-INTEL_SSDSC2BX800G4_<SERIAL1>-part3 /dev/disk/by-id/ata-INTEL_SSDSC2BX800G4_<SERIAL2>-part3
    • Check the mirror names and size
      • zpool status rpool
      • zpool list rpool
    • Remove the old mirror
      • zpool remove rpool mirror-0
    • Check for when "Evacuation of mirror" is done
      • zpool status rpool
      • remove: Removal of vdev 0 copied 10.7G in 0h1m
    • Check new size
      • zpool list rpool
  • Shutdown and remove the drives and reboot to make sure everything is working as intended
  • Remove the old drives from proxmox-boot-tool
    • proxmox-boot-tool status
    • proxmox-boot-tool clean
    • proxmox-boot-tool status
  • Remove all data from old drives
    • put the drives back in
    • wipe them using your favorite tool (eg. shred or dd)
      • dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdX -bs=1M status=progress
      • dd if=/dev/urandom of=/dev/sdX -bs=1M status=progress


Conclusion

I saw a 7-8W drop in idle power usage and an increase in responsiveness.


Appendix

Sources


10 June 2024

r730xd Server Part 3: Software

 I will be using Proxmox Helper Scripts (https://tteck.github.io/Proxmox/ or https://Helper-Scripts.com) to help configure the different LXCs and VMs that I want.


Disable nag screen

As I was tired of having to confirm that I didn't have a subscription, I ripped these commands from Proxmox VE Tools -> Proxmox VE Post Install (https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tteck/Proxmox/main/misc/post-pve-install.sh) and ran on the Shell command line

  • echo "DPkg::Post-Invoke { \"dpkg -V proxmox-widget-toolkit | grep -q '/proxmoxlib\.js$'; if [ \$? -eq 1 ]; then { echo 'Removing subscription nag from UI...'; sed -i '/.*data\.status.*{/{s/\!//;s/active/NoMoreNagging/}' /usr/share/javascript/proxmox-widget-toolkit/proxmoxlib.js; }; fi\"; };" >/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/no-nag-script
  • apt --reinstall install proxmox-widget-toolkit


Setup Users

My philosophy was to put all actual users in the 1000s and system users in the 2000s
  • user1
    • useradd user1
    • usermod -g users user1
    • adduser user1 user1
    • id user1
  • user2
    • useradd user2
    • usermod -g users user2
    • adduser user2 user2
    • id user2
  • mythtv
    • groupadd -g 2001 mythtv
    • useradd -u 2001 -g 2001 mythtv
  • nginx
    • groupadd -g 2002 nginx
    • useradd -u 2002 -g 2002 nginx
  • edit /etc/subuid and add
    • root:1000:1000
    • root:2000:1000
  • edit /etc/subgid and add
    • root:100:1
    • root:1000:1000
    • root:2000:1000


Import ZFS

  • zpool import storage
  • I decided not to map the drive in Proxmox, but if you wanted to you would do that here
    • proxmox -> Datacenter -> Storage -> Add -> ZFS


Fix Directory/File Permissions

  • /storage/mythtv
    • cd /storage/mythtv
    • ls -al
    • find ./ -user <current owner> -print0 | xargs -0 chown -h mythtv
    • find ./ -group <current group> -print0 | xargs -0 chgrp -h mythtv
  • /storage/containers/mythtv
    • cd /storage/containers/mythtv
    • ls -al
    • find ./ -user <current owner> -print0 | xargs -0 chown -h mythtv
    • find ./ -group <current group> -print0 | xargs -0 chgrp -h mythtv
  • /storage/containers/webserver
    • cd /storage/containers
    • chown -R nginx webserver
    • chgrp -R nginx webserver


Create a Docker LXC

Now I needed a Docker LXC to run my webserver and MythTV

  • bash -c "$(wget -qLO - https://github.com/tteck/Proxmox/raw/main/ct/docker.sh)"
  • I then edited the config to set a static IP and change the hostname
    • docker -> Network -> net0 -> Edit
    • docker -> DNS -> Hostname -> Edit
  • Add users
    • nas
      • groupadd -g 2000 nas
      • useradd -u 2000 -g 2000 nas
    • mythtv
      • groupadd -g 2001 mythtv
      • useradd -u 2001 -g 2001 mythtv
    • nginx
      • groupadd -g 2002 nginx
      • useradd -u 2002 -g 2002 nginx


MythTV

  • Edit /storage/containers/mythtv/docker-compose.yml
    • Change the User Ids and Groups Ids to 2001
  • Test
    • docker compose up -d
  • If it looks like API port changed from 6544 to 6744, then you need to fix the IPs
  • Check pin and update backend ip
    • apt-get install default-mysql-client
    • mysql -p -h 127.0.0.1 -P 3306 mythconverg
      • select * from settings where value like '%pin%'
      • update settings set data = '192.168.1.31' where data = '192.168.1.11' ;
      • quit;
  • Restart MythTV and Test
    • docker compose down && docker compose up -d
  • This time I put a copy of docker-mythtv.service in /storage/container/mythtv so I can easily copy it to /etc/systemd/system/ in the future
    • make sure to change `docker-compose` to `docker compose`
  • docker compose down
  • systemctl enable docker-mythtv
  • systemctl start docker-mythtv


Webserver

  • Test
    • docker compose up -d
    • docker compose down
  • This time I put a copy of docker-webserver.service, certbot.service, and certbot.timer in /storage/container/webserver/systemd so I can easily copy it to /etc/systemd/system/ in the future
    • make sure to change `docker-compose` to `docker compose`
  • cp certbot.service certbot.timer docker-webserver.server /etc/systemd/system/
  • systemctl enable docker-webserver
  • systemctl start docker-webserver
  • systemctl enable certbot.timer


Create a Debian LXC for File Sharing

  • following:
  • bash -c "$(wget -qLO - https://github.com/tteck/Proxmox/raw/main/ct/debian.sh)"
  • Add users/groups
    • <container> -> Console
    • user1
      • useradd user1
      • usermod -g users user1
      • adduser user1 user1
      • id user2
    • user2
      • useradd user2
      • usermod -g users user2
      • adduser user2 user2
      • id user2
    • nas
      • groupadd -g 2000 nas
      • useradd nas -u 2000 -g 2000 -m -s /bin/bash
      • adduser nas sudo
      • passwd nas
  • shutdown the container
  • Set a static IP and change the hostname
    • <container> -> Network -> net0 -> Edit
    • <container> -> DNS -> Hostname -> Edit
  • Add more compute/memory (2 cores/1024MB)
    • <container> -> Resources -> Cores -> Edit
    • <container> -> Resources -> Memory -> Edit
  • Add our storage
    • edit /etc/pve/lxc/<container id>.conf
    • add a line for each of your datasets like the below examples:
      • mp0: /storage/folder1/dataset1,mp=/storage/folder1/dataset1
      • mp1: /storage/folder1/dataset2,mp=/storage/folder1/dataset2
      • mp2: /storage/dataset3,mp=/storage/dataset3
  • Map the users
    • Notes
      • /etc/subuid and /etc/subgid need to specify the user starting the lxc container (root)
      • /etc/pve/lxc/<container id>.conf needs to map all ids and not just the ones you want to remap
    • edit /etc/pve/lxc/<container id>.conf add these lines
      • lxc.idmap: u 0 100000 1000
      • lxc.idmap: u 1000 1000 1000
      • lxc.idmap: u 2000 102000 63535
      • lxc.idmap: g 0 100000 100
      • lxc.idmap: g 100 100 1
      • lxc.idmap: g 101 100101 899
      • lxc.idmap: g 1000 1000 1000
      • lxc.idmap: g 2000 102000 63535
  • Change the drive permissions
    • I couldn't get the container to boot with trying to remap root so don't do this step
    • cd /rpool/data/subvol-<container id>-disk-0
    • find ./ -user 100000 -print0 | xargs -0 chown -h 2000
    • find ./ -group 100000 -print0 | xargs -0 chgrp -h 2000
  • Start the container
  • Install cockpit
    • apt install cockpit --no-install-recommends
    • wget https://github.com/45Drives/cockpit-file-sharing/releases/download/v3.3.7/cockpit-file-sharing_3.3.7-1focal_all.deb
    •  wget https://github.com/45Drives/cockpit-navigator/releases/download/v0.5.10/cockpit-navigator_0.5.10-1focal_all.deb
    • wget https://github.com/45Drives/cockpit-identities/releases/download/v0.1.12/cockpit-identities_0.1.12-1focal_all.deb
    • apt install ./*.deb
    • rm *.deb
  • Configure cockpit
    • https://192.168.X.X:9090
    • use nas to login
    • enable administrative access
    • Identities
      • Set a Samba password for each of the users
    • File Sharing
      • Click "Fix Now"
      • Global Settings
        • Toggle Global MacOS Shares
        • Add `allow insecure wide links = yes` to Advanced
        • Apply
      • Add your shares
      • I used the following to ensure all users can access others files in advanced
        • create mask = 0664
        • force create mode = 0664
        • directory mask = 0775
        • force directory mode = 0775
      • I used the following to be able to follow symlinks
        • follow symlinks = yes
        • wide links = yes


Create a Ubuntu VM for VNC and Handbrake

I have read that x264 sees reduced performance with over 6 threads, so I gave the VM 12 virtual cores since I want to be able to process 2 discs at a time.

  • bash -c "$(wget -qLO - https://github.com/tteck/Proxmox/raw/main/vm/ubuntu2404-vm.sh)"
  • Edit Cloud-Init
    • ubuntu -> Cloud-Init
    • set user/pass
    • set static IP
  • Disable start at boot
    • ubuntu -> Options -> Start at boot -> Edit
    • uncheck and the hit OK
  • Change resources
    • 12 Cores
    • 24 GB of memory (2 GB per core)
    • added 16 GB of storage
  • Console
    • start VM
    • login
  • Enable ssh with password
    • /etc/ssh/sshd_config.d/10_users.conf
      • Match User username
        • PasswordAuthentication yes
    • sudo systemctl restart ssh
  • VNC server
    • sudo apt install tigervnc-standalone-server
  • A window manager and terminal to use inside VNC
    • sudo apt install xfce4 xfce4-terminal
  • Keep proxmox console as text
    • sudo systemctl set-default multi-user.target
  • Start VNC
    • tigervncserver :1 -geometry 1600x900 -depth 24 -localhost no -SecurityTypes VncAuth,TLSVnc -xstartup /usr/bin/startxfce4
  • Add handbrake
    • sudo apt install handbrake libdvd-pkg
    • sudo dpkg-reconfigure libdvd-pkg
  • Set timezone (Added 2024-0620)
    • timedatectl list-timezones
    • sudo timedatectl set-timezone America/New_York
  • Setup samba shares
    • sudo apt install cifs-utils
    • create a file to save samba credentials in (eg smbcredentials)
      • username=username
      • password=password
    • mount the shares
      • sudo mount -t cifs //192.168.1.XX/nas /storage/encrypted/nas -o credentials=/home/<username>/smbcredentials,uid=<username>,gid=users
  • Add qemu agent (added 2024-07-29)
    • sudo apt install qemu-guest-agent
    • sudo systemctl start qemu-guest-agent


Appendix

Error
  •  Failed to run lxc.hook.pre-start for container
    • are your zfs pools mounted?
  • make sure cifs-utils are installed
    • sudo apt install cifs-utils
  • samba files are all owned by root
    • make sure to add the uid and gid to the mount command
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