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Unlocking Ultrafast Connectivity: Why Community Fibre’s 3Gbps Line is the Ultimate Choice

In an era where the internet powers our daily lives more than ever, having reliable and lightning-fast connectivity is no longer just a luxury; it’s[…]

Set WordPress file permissions in terminal

How to set your WordPress file permissions in terminal. cd in to your root of your webserver:cd /var/www/html/ Then change roles and group to:sudo chown[…]

How to install stage_file_proxy on Drupal 8

First, you need to install stage file proxy with composer, note –dev is flagged to ensure this is available for development and not used for[…]

How to fix WordPress update and plugins on your Synology box

This is the issue I was getting when trying to update plugins: Using WP 4.9.6 I update an plugin resulting in: Updating Plugin Akismet Anti-Spam[…]

How to install Composer on Synology

sudo -i curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php -- --install-dir=/usr/local/bin --filename=composer exit

How to replace screen on Linx tablet 10v64

Before you can consider replacing you Linx 10 screen, you first need to ask yourself is it worth doing? and can I live with the[…]

How to check your Public IP on Raspberry Pi

sudo openvpn filename dig +short myip.opendns.com @resolver1.opendns.com

How to setup share network folder with RaspberryPi

You first need to ssh in to your RaspberryPi and run the following command lines. sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get upgrade sudo apt-get install samba[…]

How create a subdomain with Synology

Step 1. DNS First you need to visit your host provider and go to Manage your Domain Name System (DNS) settings. For example I use[…]

Synology NAS – How to speed up expanding drive

If you are like me bought a NAS drive and want to build up storage over time due to the high expense of hard drives.[…]

How to Mount Remote Folder from NAS to you Mac

First of all you need to enable NFS on your Mac, to do this type this command sudo nfsd enable next $ cd /etc/ Then[…]

How to install Ubuntu on Virtual Machine with a Synology NAS

– First login into your synology NAS server. – Go to Package Centre. – Click on ‘Settings’ button and select the ‘Beta’ tab. – Tick[…]

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