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VMware

How to download VMware ESXi 8 Free version

April 15, 2025April 15, 2025 - by Vikash Jhagroe - Leave a Comment

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The free version of ESXi is back! Here is how to navigate the download portal and download the iso.

Synology

I added a GPU to my Synology NAS

April 7, 2025April 7, 2025 - by Vikash Jhagroe - Leave a Comment

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I added a GPU to my Synology NAS and now it is a beast in handling video transcodes!

Post on Reddit for additional information and research here.
Github page for SimplePermissionsManager package here.
Github page for Nvidia driver here.

Steps to install GPU:
– Install GPU in PCIe slot using Riser PCI Express 8 x 16 x
– Turn in NAS
– Install SimplePermissionsManager package
– Activate SimplePermissionsManager in DSM Package Manager
– Install Nvidia driver package
– Reboot NAS
– Check Hardware info in DSM to see if GPU is detected
– Check Resource Monitor in DSM to check if GPU is detected

If GPU is not detected, execute the commands below from SSH:
– login as admin then elevate to root user
– run command vgpuDaemon fix
– run command vgpuDaemon stop
– run command vgpuDaemon start
– reboot NAS

Kasm Workspaces

Kasm Workspaces – secure and disposable apps and desktops

March 23, 2025March 23, 2025 - by Vikash Jhagroe - Leave a Comment

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This is an amazing solution built on rock-solid open-source projects, and it gives you apps and desktops that are disposable, non-persistent, and can be used in many cases where you find that you need one and don’t want to compromise or set it up in your own system.

pfSense / Pi-Hole

DNS blocklists I use for Pi-hole, AdGuard Home and pfBlocker-NG

March 9, 2025March 9, 2025 - by Vikash Jhagroe - Leave a Comment

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These are the blocklists I use:

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hagezi/dns-blocklists/main/adblock/doh-vpn-proxy-bypass.txt
https://adguardteam.github.io/HostlistsRegistry/assets/filter_2.txt
https://justdomains.github.io/blocklists/lists/adguarddns-justdomains.txt
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Perflyst/PiHoleBlocklist/master/AmazonFireTV.txt
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Perflyst/PiHoleBlocklist/master/android-tracking.txt
https://s3.amazonaws.com/lists.disconnect.me/simple_ad.txt
https://justdomains.github.io/blocklists/lists/easylist-justdomains.txt
https://justdomains.github.io/blocklists/lists/easyprivacy-justdomains.txt
https://adaway.org/hosts.txt
https://v.firebog.net/hosts/AdguardDNS.txt
https://v.firebog.net/hosts/Admiral.txt
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/anudeepND/blacklist/master/adservers.txt
https://v.firebog.net/hosts/Easylist.txt
https://v.firebog.net/hosts/Easyprivacy.txt
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nextdns/cname-cloaking-blocklist/master/domains
https://phishing.army/download/phishing_army_blocklist.txt
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/klabacita/pmoreno-list/main/proxies.txt
https://perflyst.github.io/PiHoleBlocklist/SmartTV.txt
https://blocklistproject.github.io/Lists/tiktok.txt
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/WindowsLies/BlockWindows/master/hostslist
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bambenek/block-doh/master/doh-hosts.txt
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dibdot/DoH-IP-blocklists/master/doh-domains_abandoned.txt
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dibdot/DoH-IP-blocklists/master/doh-domains.txt
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/oneoffdallas/dohservers/master/list.txt
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Sekhan/TheGreatWall/master/TheGreatWall.txt
https://big.oisd.nl/
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hagezi/dns-blocklists/main/domains/tif.txt
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hagezi/dns-blocklists/main/domains/ultimate.txt
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hagezi/dns-blocklists/main/adblock/fake.txt
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hagezi/dns-blocklists/main/adblock/popupads.txt
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hagezi/dns-blocklists/main/domains/native.amazon.txt
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hagezi/dns-blocklists/main/domains/native.apple.txt
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hagezi/dns-blocklists/main/domains/native.winoffice.txt
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hagezi/dns-blocklists/main/domains/native.lgwebos.txt
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DandelionSprout/adfilt/master/Alternate%20versions%20Anti-Malware%20List/AntiMalwareAdGuardHome.txt
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/laylavish/uBlockOrigin-HUGE-AI-Blocklist/main/noai_hosts.txt
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/blocklistproject/Lists/refs/heads/master/smart-tv.txt

Pi-Hole

Upgrade Pi-hole v5 to v6 – prep and execute

February 22, 2025February 22, 2025 - by Vikash Jhagroe - Leave a Comment

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Now that v6 of Pi-hole has been released for a few days, and there are some patches available to fix the problems every .0 release of software has, it is time to upgrade. Here are the steps on how to prep and execute a successful upgrade.

Apple

Limit location access on iOS per app – get control of your privacy

February 16, 2025February 16, 2025 - by Vikash Jhagroe - Leave a Comment

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Limit apps to have access to location data. In most cased, the app can be totally blocked from using location information. And why do all the apps actually need to have access to your location? It makes no sense I would say. Here is how to get back control of location sharing for apps!