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fail2ban can be configured in just about any way you want. There’s no reason to say that fail2ban “isn’t” a WAF simply because it wasn’t designed that way. It’s kinda moot when it can be configured that way.

Yes, you just have to enable the built-in plugin for cloudflared: https://github.com/fail2ban/fail2ban/blob/master/config/action.d/cloudflare.conf

https://github.com/fail2ban/fail2ban

You can set dbpurgeage to 30d and pretty much just run it–or you can setup jail.conf with a bantime.factor. Its appeal is that you basically can download it, enable it, and it just works for you. It depends on your environment, though. If you have incoming authorized requests from other services it might be a pain to configure, but I’ve never used anything easier to protect you from bad actors.

JBOD is nice, but if you’re interested in backups, check out an actual NAS. They’re very much worth the expense.

The lingering feeling of instability. This is my second install of OpenSUSE, after I messed up something leading to my computer having some files which it wanted to update, but using urls which didn’t exist. After this, I’ve been feeling a bit insecure and afraid of doing something that ruins my installation. I know there’s the saying that Linux ‘just works’, but I’ve never messed up a Windows installation…

IMO this is a right of passage. Sure, windows babies you to the point where you can’t really mess much up, but that doesn’t mean its impossible to mess up. I’ve also borked Windows installs just by using them over long periods of time. You bork linux a few times and learn what not to do.

https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/network/wifi/relay_configuration

Major thing is to enable AP mode and that can only be enabled when you have DHCP disabled on your AP node with an IP range that doesn’t conflict with your main router. So if your main router has 192.168.1.0/24 you should choose the 192.168.2.0/24 range. Next AP should be 192.168.3.0/24, etc.

I’m not saying its contentious. I’m saying if you’re gonna be mad, be mad at the right people. And in this specific case, the retailer is probably not the only issue, so switching to another retailer really won’t help you.

I might sound like a dick, but I’m trying to help you out–telling you that even if you switch retailers, if whomever is delivering your mail is a dick, you’re not going to experience a better situation.

I owned my own tech firm for 10 years or so. I setup any number of backup solutions with enterprise level HDDs. I’ve seen HDDs packaged impeccably. I’ve seen them come in a cardboard box with absolutely no protection and it’s an absolute crap shoot no matter what. As a matter of fact, there’s a HDD connected to a NAS attached to the computer I’m typing this out on that’s been working for over 8 years non-stop and it was one that just came direct in a cardboard box. Didn’t have a lick of paper or bubble-warp in it.

I’m not telling you not to be critical of retailers who don’t properly protect the things you buy. I’m telling you to measure your response because at the end of the day they’re incredibly fragile no matter how they’re packaged. Properly packaging doesn’t mean you’re going to get a 100% success rate. If you’re that worried about it, then find a local retailer and don’t buy them online.

I have a robust system to package those orders correctly

This is my point. You can package your electronics as good as you want, but when it comes to hard drives, if the middle man decides to play ice hockey with your package it doesn’t matter. If you want to blame something blame Newton’s second and third Laws of Motion. 🤷‍♂️

This isn’t the fault of retailers. Shipping things is hard. It entirely depends on the people in transit willing to do their jobs, and sometimes you just don’t get lucky.

In your BIOS, ensure that you have compatibility mode enabled for USB devices. Sometimes it’s called legacy mode. If not, your PC could refuse to boot from some devices. Sounds like what’s happening here at least. Usually if this mode is disabled the USB device won’t show, but its worth a shot.

GDU: http://i.xno.dev/u/WWyrND.png

Bulgaria, Hong Kong, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Netherlands, Russia, Cyprus, Moldova, Romania, Ukraine, Singapore, and Sweden. They all spit in the eye of DMCA.

VPS in any of these countries, or just find a provider that doesn’t care about torrenting. If you go the VPS option, run your own VPN and just look for a VPS that allows considerable traffic. A quick example, Ultahost (Netherlands) offers a VPS with unlimited bandwidth for $7/mo if you pay for 3 years in advance. Like sure, now you’re paying to torrent, but I would rather pay $7/mo to protect myself with a VPN that I control vs worrying about port forwarding and getting DMCA’s in the mail. 🤷‍♂️ I guess it depends on how much skin you want in the game.

Then definitely don’t follow my advice. lol I have no idea what french law is.

HelloRoot is correct. You should not have deleted anything. You should have simply shutdown the server and contacted the FBI (not the police). Child porn is a serious federal offense and because they committed the offense across state lines (or aren’t in the US at all), FBI wold have jurisdiction. Because you deleted the evidence (a crime, by the way) there’s nothing for them to go on now.

If this ever happens again, shut down the server so no one can connect, and contact the FBI Criminal Division who has their own child crimes division that specifically deals with child pornography.

Depends on how many hostnames I need. If I just need 2, using opposite duals is fun, {romeo,ruliet}.shakespeare.com. 4 I almost always use cardinal directions or the seasons; {north,south,east,west}.domain.com or {spring,summer,fall,winter}.domain.com.

If I need a lot of potential subdomains, you can’t beat the Greek or NATO alphabet, giving you 24 and 26 hostnames respectively which can be further enhanced by using the purpose of the server with the alphabet;

• beta-w02.domain.com # second webserver on beta
• beta-db02.domain.com # second db on beta

It’s the difference in OS version;

• 24.04 has ffmpeg_6.1.1-3ubuntu5
• 24.10 has ffmpeg_7.0.2-3ubuntu1

So if you want ffmpeg from main, upgrade to 24.10, otherwise you can only get ffmpeg in 24.04 by waiting until its added to main, using Ubuntu Pro, or compiling from source.

https://papermc.io/

Download PaperMC and Java. Run it. Open the port in your FW. Reverse proxy it to a domain. Boom, done.