Cyber Security
Building a Home SIEM, Part 1: Deploying the Elastic Stack" .
How I built a self-hosted SIEM at home using Elasticsearch, Kibana, and Logstash — the deployment, the gotchas, and everything I wish I'd known before starting
Projects
Explore a diverse range of IT projects on Jim Gogarty's blog, featuring step-by-step guides and tutorials on topics like setting up a LAMP stack on Ubuntu, creating virtual machines with Proxmox, and installing Docker on Windows. Ideal for IT professionals and enthusiasts seeking practical insights and hands-on experience
Projects
Self-Hosting a Wiki with SSO: Deploying Authentik and Outline in My Homelab
So this week I deployed Outline, a self-hosted wiki, secured behind Authentik as a single sign-on provider. This post is a full walkthrough of the deployment — including the parts that didn't go smoothly, because I think the debugging is often more useful than the happy path.
learning
Building My Home Network Lab: Networking, Virtualisation, and IT in Action.
Projects
How to Install and Configure Secure FTP in Your Home Lab or Production Environment
Setting up a secure FTP server is an essential skill for anyone starting out in tech.
Projects
Step-by-Step Guide: How to Create a LAMP Stack on Ubuntu.
This step-by-step guide teaches how to set up a LAMP stack on Ubuntu. Discover why LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) is the go-to solution for hosting dynamic websites and web apps, and explore the projects you can build on this versatile platform.
Proxmox Projects
Create an Ubuntu 20.04 Server VM in Proxmox
Learn how to create an Ubuntu 20.04 server virtual machine (VM) step-by-step on Proxmox VE. This beginner-friendly guide covers everything from uploading your ISO file to configuring networking and installing the Qemu Guest Agent.
Docker
Installing Docker on Windows: Quick and Easy Instructions.
Install Docker Desktop on Windows Installing Docker Desktop on Windows lets you easily manage containers, images, and Docker-related tasks. This guide walks you through the process in simple steps, ensuring you get Docker running smoothly. What is Docker Desktop? Docker Desktop is a user-friendly, graphical interface for managing Dockers. It&
Proxmox Projects
Installing Proxmox on a Dell OptiPlex 3080 Micro — A Home Lab Guide
The Dell OptiPlex 3080 Micro is one of the best value home lab hosts you can buy second-hand. It is compact, quiet, energy-efficient, and packs enough CPU and RAM headroom to run a serious stack of virtual machines and containers. I picked mine up from CEX for €200, and it
Docker
Installing Traefik on Docker with Docker Compose
Welcome to another simplified guide on leveraging Docker for your web hosting needs! In this tutorial, we'll walk you through installing Traefik, a powerful reverse proxy and load balancer, on Docker using a docker-compose.yaml file. Even if you're not a tech whiz, you can follow
Tools
What's in your Tool Bag?
Discover the must-have tools for IT support in our latest blog. These essentials keep tech pros ready for any challenge.
Docker
Installing Portainer on your home lab
If you followed my last blog you now have Docker installed on your Ubuntu Home lab server you will want to create some Docker containers. In this blog, I will show you how to install Portainer so you can manage the container you create. Portainer is a powerful web-based Docker
Docker
A Step-by-Step Guide to Installing Docker Compose on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS for Beginners.
What are docker and docker compose? Docker is a tool that lets you create and run virtual machines like mini-computers inside your computer. Docker Compose is another tool that helps you manage multiple virtual machines simultaneously. You can use them to test your software or website in different environments. How