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  • Uninstall Exchange 2013, Exchange 2010 (Distribution Groups Error)

    After Migration to Microsoft 365 next step is to decommission the on premises Microsoft Exchange environment . Removing Exchange server seems simple process. Just hit remove program and follow the wizard. In most cases it end up in prerequisite checks most of those are simple to follow i,e manage if any mailbox exists on the…

  • Connect to Exchange Online PowerShell From MacOS

    Unable to connect Exchange Online PowerShell From MacOS this is the solution.

  • Home-lab Manage Hyper-V Core with Windows Admin Center

    Hyper-V dynamic memory management gives very flexible and efficient way to manage windows based virtual machines. It is free but only problem with Hyper-V server is lack of GUI and installation of RSAT based tools need a lot of effort to make it work . Install Hyper-V (in this example Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2019 is…

  • Nginx Reverse Proxy with  SSL Encryption – On Raspberry Pi

    Nginx Reverse Proxy with SSL Encryption – On Raspberry Pi

    One IP address and many or sometimes too may websites hosted on your environment comes with the problem “How to uses standard SSL / HTTPs or HTTP for all of these instead of custom TCP Ports?”. A Raspberry Pi (B3+) in my case Reverse Proxy provide excellent solution to the problem . It is easy…

  • Arduino Water Tank Monitor

    Arduino Water Tank Monitor

    Under ground Water-tank or Well level monitor can be a challenge in summer times . I needed a solution in case a refill tanker is needed my IoT environment should alert in time. Have already Arduino base system running different sensors. Main challenge was the location of water tank which is almost 30 meters away…

  • Microsoft Exchange Services Auto-start

    Microsoft Exchange Services Auto-start

    Sometime after a reboot you can notice all of the Microsoft Exchange Services do not started automatically . But if you go to server manager or services and start the pending services they start without fail. Easy way to do it after Microsoft Exchange 2016 reboot is just run the following script. But you don’t…

  • Move Process from disconnected SSH session

    Move Process from disconnected SSH session

    GNU screen or tmux are great utilities but some times one of your ssh connection is disconnected and process running there vanishes to background on the same pts . My computer running Windows 10 was rebooted due to great windows update active hours settings and there was some apt thing running stopped on some dialog…

  • Dynamic DNS Raspberry Pi or Linux Systems (domains.google)

    Dynamic DNS Raspberry Pi or Linux Systems (domains.google)

    Google domains provide excellent Dynamic DNS services free with the hosting for IPv4 and IPv6. In case you have a small web service hosted using dynamic dns this tool can be very helpful for setting up low cost hosting in few minutes. Most of the common Broadband routers these days support on TZO or Dyn.com…

  • Empowering the Home Hypervisor Server with VirtualBox

    Empowering the Home Hypervisor Server with VirtualBox

    As an IT enthusiast one now a days one must keep some test infrastructure to test and play the IT stuff. Running a virtual machine normally is the easiest way to do this but it have some limitations if it is to be done in a cost effective way. either you have to run a pro…

  • Connecting NAS to Raspberry Pi

    Connecting NAS to Raspberry Pi

    Raspberry Pi is excellent choice to run a low powered fully secure Linux based server . But with the passage of time you experience that the storage on the SD is not enough and some large enough space is required to keep files and backups. USB Hard Drive or a thumb drive could be a…

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