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This site contains documentation of the various things I have happened to invest some time into investigating and decided to make documentation for

I believe that specific kind of knowledge in the right hands can do a lot of good things, so I decided to document things I know about. The things I know are very niche and I’d be shame if that information would happen to just dissapear one day.

I have decided to use 3kliksphilip’s approach to tutorials, based on his old Hammer World Editor tutorial series. Raw simple knowledge that you can kickstart yourself from to do many things. As this knowledge is supposed to create a starting point for you, it is recommended to study more than just the documentation located on this site.

It is highly encouraged to fork and expand on the knowledge and information located on this site.

List of documentation

Linux

Restrict SFTP user to a specific folder
Backing up MySQL database on Linux with rclone and Azure Blob Storage
Mounting Onedrive with Rclone mount on startup with Systemd
Changing dynamic or static IP to dynamic or static IP on RHEL based Linux
Network booting CentOS 7 via iPXE and Windows IIS by chainloading iPXE via on-board PXE ROM
Reverse Engineering TP-Link TL-WA901ND firmware and obtaining the filesystem
Migration of RHEL system to a new server (CentOS 7)
Fixing Ubuntu VM on Hyper-V stuck in read-only mode after hot backup or live migration
Booting to Windows remotely on dual-boot CentOS 7 system
Pipewire Audio fix for Dell Venue 11 Pro

Windows

Using Windows applications with the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) Linux filesystem
Using Windows Deployment Services (WDS) with iPXE
Adding AWS Shell to Windows Terminal
Injecting drivers into Windows 10/2016/2019/2022 Installer

Virtualization

Migrating a physical server or a VM from a different hypervisor into a new VM
Connecting to Hyper-V VM console via RDP
Converting a Hyper-V VHD/VHDx to VMWare Workstation VMDK
Using VMWare Workstation VMDK image in ESXi
Manual XCP-ng installation on OVHCloud/SoYouStart Server
Securing cloud-based/Public DC XCP-ng installation without additional physical firewall

Networking

Routing all traffic through OpenVPN client on Windows
L2TP with IPSec Point to Point VPN setup on Mikrotik
Deploying pfSense on a system with a single network interface using VLANs on Dell Wyse D90D7 Thin Client

Hardware

Hardware modding Dell Wyse D90D7 Thin Client to add an SSD
Updating firmware on PCIe SATA expansion cards using ASMedia ASM106x series SATA controller

World of Warcraft

WoW data extraction resource sheet
Recognizing WoW files with no listfile or extension

Source Engine and Source Filmmaker

Importing Source Engine models into a 3D program
Putting your own model into SFM (very simplified)
Getting the best image quality out of SFM
SFM Depth of Field Post-production
Exporting SFM animations to Blender and 3DS Max, or how to use SFM as an animation tool

3DS Max

Bootstrapping Powershell commands to 3DS Max’s Maxscript to send notifications
Applying Turbosmooth on an already rigged mesh in 3DS Max
Combining multiple skinned meshes into a single mesh while keeping the skinning in 3DS Max
3DS Max and Blender interoperability

3D Applications

Cinema 4D Team Render Quick Start GUide