I’ll admit, I hesitated a bit before writing this post. The whole point of this linuxblog.io and linuxcommunity.io forum is to bring together like-minded Linux users and professionals so we can troubleshoot, share ideas, and learn from one another.
Tonight, I stumbled upon Immich, a self-hosted photo and video management solution, and I’m blown away.
This article is inspired by our LinuxCommunity.io forum discussion thread (thanks to users @tmick and @shybry747 for the feedback).
Docker is a platform for packaging and running applications in isolated units called containers. Each container bundles an application together with its libraries and dependencies, sharing the host’s Linux kernel instead of a full separate OS.
Running Linux servers on under 1 GB of RAM (think 512 MB or even 256 MB) can be challenging, but it’s absolutely feasible with the right distro choice.
Dual-booting Linux alongside Windows lets you choose either operating system at startup, giving you the best of both worlds on one PC.
If you’ve hopped between Linux distributions as much as I have, you know that each major family of distros introduces you to a different package manager.
About a year ago, I set up a dual-boot system to test whether Windows 11 could replace Linux as my primary work environment.
This list of Linux benchmark scripts and tools should prove helpful for quick performance checks of CPU, storage, memory, and network on Linux servers and VPS.
Choosing a Linux server distribution for your projects can be a daunting task, especially with the many options available.
Two days ago I ran the command hostnamectl status and noticed that my laptop’s firmware date was Tue 2023-08-08.
The top command (referred to below as Linux top) is a command on Unix and Unix-like systems such as Linux, which provides a dynamic real-time overview of a running system.
Efficiently managing files and directories is a fundamental task in computing. It’s crucial for keeping our data organized, optimizing storage space, and facilitating smooth data transfers.
The tar command (short for Tape Archive) is one of the most widely used utilities in Linux for archiving multiple files and directories into a single file (an archive).
I have a Raspberry Pi 4 (2 GB RAM) that’s been running my UniFi Network Controller for about four years without issues.
In the previous article, we looked at how swap space, particularly swapping, can severely slow down Linux performance.
We know that using Linux swap space instead of RAM (memory) can severely slow down performance.
When news broke that ConfigServer (Way to the Web Ltd.) would shut down on August 31, 2025, it sent shockwaves through the hosting community.
Rule of thumb / TL;DR:
If your system only uses swap occasionally and keeping swap demand within ~20–30% of your physical RAM as zram is enough, ZRAM is the simpler and more effective option.
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