linux

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Setting up a reverse proxy server using Nginx

By MihajloPi |  Jun 11, 2024  | linux, networking, nginx, reverseproxy
Introduction Do you have two or more web servers in your home network and you wish to expose them to the network? Reverse proxy is all you need! It solves the problem of handling requests for different servers going to one public IP of your network. Nginx (read as “engine X”) is a popular open source web server used to serve web pages (static or dynamic) over HTTP/HTTPS and handle SSL/TLS encryption, but can be used additionally for reverse proxying and load balancing.
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Fixing a Slow BTRFS Root Partition on Manjaro

By MihajloPi |  Jan 1, 0001  | linux, btrfs, timeshift, pacman
Disclaimer: This article was written with the help of an AI assistant (Claude by Anthropic), based on a real troubleshooting session. Commands and steps were verified during that session, but always read what a command does before running it as root, and adapt the steps to your own system. A practical guide to diagnosing and fixing the most common cause of file-copy lag on Manjaro installs that use BTRFS (the default).
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