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IPv6 Gateway outside of Subnet
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The way the IPv6 gateway is typically configured for VPS servers can cause issues for Almalinux and Rockylinux. Usually, each VPS is allocated a /64 range out of a /48 – some 65,000 of them if fully utilised. The first IP of the /48 is then the gateway IP, assigned to the router. This…
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Pi-hole vs AdGuard Home
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Both Pi-hole and AdGuard Home are network-level ad and tracker blocking software. You set your devices to use them as a DNS server, and they filter out domains serving ads or trackers. If you set this as the DNS server for your whole network, it’s a very efficient way to ensure every device makes…
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Add https to Pi-hole with caddy
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We’re huge fans of Pi-hole – mainly for it’s blocking of trackers. I previously published a guide on installing a LetsEncrypt certificate to the standard Lighttpd server to enable access over https. For our use, I’ve now replaced this with the wonderful Caddy server and would recommend this method. For this guide, I’ll assume…
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Alternatives to Google Analytics
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Google Analytics is a free website analytics, or statistics, tool. It’s provided by Google and offers very powerful and detailed information on visitors to your website. As the most popular analytics service by quite a large margin, it’s estimated to be used by over half of websites. This proliferation, however, is also what can…
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Public Mirror Statistics
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NetWeaver runs a public mirror, currently for three projects. CentOS, RemiRepo & ArchLinux. In all cases, we offer this up for use as an official mirror to support the projects. Mirror Hardware & Software Our mirror runs on an Intel Xeon E3v6 processor, with 16GB of RAM and lots of hot-swap storage. As usual,…
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Add LetsEncrypt SSL certificate to Pi-hole
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Pi-hole is a wonderful self-hosted advertisement and tracker blocking DNS server. It was original designed for use, as the name describes, on a Raspberry Pi but also compatible with most common Linux distributions. We’ve used a Pi-hole for some time across our office and home internet connections. This guide has now been superseded by…
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Securely erase files and folders on CentOS 7
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With the increasing number of data breaches, and the ever tighter regulation surrounding data security – it’s now more important than ever to ensure you securely erase old data. Physical destruction of hard drives is widely acknowledged as the most secure method, but isn’t always possible. If, like us, you use cloud servers, you…
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What is a CMS?
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Are you thinking about building your business brand online? If so, you need to create a website. A website will ensure that you have a platform where you can share content and engage with an audience online. To build a website, you can use a CMS or content management system. There are many examples…
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Introducing NetWeaver Labs
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As is the case with many geeks, we always like to have a little side project on the go. Where we create a successful project which we want to continue, it ends up in NetWeaver Labs. This has created a small portfolio of useful services which are all completely free and operated for the…
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Stratum-1 NTP server on Raspberry Pi
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We’ve run our own Stratum-2 time server, operating as part of the ntp public pool, for some time. In the past we’ve synchronised this clock with a number of public Stratum-1 servers provided by organisations such as Leo Bodnar Electronics and the University of Suffolk. Inspired by the setup at Bytemark, we set about creating…