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Configuring Samba on Linux: File Shares, Active Directory & Permissions

01February 14, 2023 · 12 min readStorage

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Configuring Samba on Linux: File Shares, Active Directory

Sets up Samba shares with user authentication, joins Linux to Windows Active Directory with Winbind, and maps UNIX/Windows permissions.

Linux
Samba
SMB
Active Directory
Storage

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Architecture decisionsBoundaries, interfaces, ownership, and long-term code shape.
Performance workQueries, workers, profiling, cache behavior, and production speed.
Debugging practiceTrace failures, isolate causes, and make bugs reproducible.
Security reviewsAuth, inputs, uploads, secrets, headers, and release risk.

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Storage articles

4 articles filed under Storage.

02January 13, 2022 · 14 min readStorage

Linux Backup Strategies: rsync, Restic & Automated

Compares rsync incremental backups and Restic deduplicated snapshots, covering remote targets, encryption, retention policies, and restore testing.

Linux
Backup
rsync
Restic

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03September 16, 2021 · 14 min readStorage

How to Configure NFS on Linux: Server Setup, Exports

Sets up NFS v4 server, configures /etc/exports with security options, mounts shares on clients, and automates with /etc/fstab.

Linux
NFS
Storage
Ubuntu

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04October 22, 2020 · 13 min readStorage

Linux Disk Management: LVM, Partitions & Filesystem

Explains fdisk, parted, LVM physical volumes, volume groups, logical volumes, and resizing filesystems without downtime.

Linux
Storage
LVM
Partitions

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Storage notes with production context.

Production contextArticles focus on live-application problems: slow queries, fragile releases, unclear ownership, failed jobs, admin workflow friction, and code paths that are hard to review.
Implementation detailThe archive favors concrete Laravel and PHP decisions: Eloquent, Blade, queues, Filament, testing, security, structured data, deployment checks, and operational cleanup.
Discovery surfaceEvery listing keeps a stable URL, excerpt, date, reading time, local responsive image, category, tags, RSS entry, sitemap entry, and local search-index data.