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Fedora

Fedora / Rocky Linux Cloud Image deployment using cloud-init on KVM with LVM

Hello there, it's been a while. Didn't really have a topic. Today I want to take a look at a simple local deployment of Rocky / Fedora. For this, I will be using cloud-init and the cloud images provided by both distributions. This is a simple setup

KVM

Cockpit | Access to the VM console created by Virtual Machine Manager

Hi there. A few months ago, I started to mainly use "cockpit" for managing my virtual machines rather than "Virtual Machine Manager". But after switching, I noticed that the console was not accessible through the WebUI. I only had the option to connect with a remote

KVM

KVM | Resize Virtual Machine using LVM

Hello there. Today I want to take a look at how to resize a virtual machine that uses LVM for its vdisks. As I mentioned in a post before, I am using primarily LVM for VMs on my servers. This makes resizing the disks a bit more of a process

Bash

Incremental Backups of KVM virtual machines on LVM with Borgbackup

Hello there. I am currently running two home servers with KVM for the virtualization. Mentioned it a few times already. For the vdisks I am using LVM which should give me a tiny bit better performance since the VM does not have to go through an additional layer in form

Fedora

Run GNS3 VM on KVM | Fedora Linux (Part 2)

Part 1Part 2 Installation and configuration of GNS3 GUI Hello there. This is part 2 of my (so far) two-part guide on how to install and configure GNS3 on Linux KVM. If you missed part 1, click here or the button on the top of the page. In this part,

Fedora

Run GNS3 VM on KVM | Fedora Linux (Part 1)

Part 1Part 2 So... I have been using GNS3, to run my Network Simulations for a while now. Mainly to try out and learn new things, but also to test new configurations for customers, before implementing them. I also like it as a teaching tool for the new trainees. That&