GUIDES

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Step-by-step tutorials for building, troubleshooting and operating technology with confidence.

PRACTICAL TUTORIALS

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Guide · IT Operations & Automation

A safety-first walkthrough for installing the AAP 2.7 containerized growth topology on one fresh RHEL server and verifying its rootless services.

2026-07-226 min read

Guide · Cloud & Infrastructure

A practical, safety-first guide to preparing Ubuntu 20.04, installing PNETLab 6 and iShare2 with one script, and verifying the result.

2026-07-215 min read

Guide · IT Operations & Automation

A complete walkthrough for preparing PNETLab, creating a dedicated account, configuring the Python scripts and testing node controls safely.

2024-09-083 min read

Guide · Cloud & Infrastructure

An illustrated Windows guide to downloading ESXi and Rufus, selecting the correct USB drive, writing the installer and checking the result.

2024-08-182 min read

Guide · Cloud & Infrastructure

A naming system for sites, environments, devices and services that stays useful when a small lab grows into a multi-site network.

2024-01-015 min read

Guide · Networking & Telecom

The complete VLAN plan for the eight-site Tech Little Brawta lab, with diagrams, subnet tables and the reasoning behind each segment.

2024-01-012 min read

Guide · Networking & Telecom

Two diagrams explain the real hardware, virtual platforms and eight simulated sites that make up the Tech Little Brawta home lab.

2023-12-242 min read