This is Darren Nathanael,
Goofy guy
This is Darren Nathanael,
- Born
- Earth
- Website
- blog.darrennathanael.com
- Interests
- Networking,Linux,Automation,Faith,Technology,MikroTik,UniFi,
- Writing since
- Long time ago
- Contact
- me@darrennathanael.com
This blog is where I ramble. Sometimes it’s a technical guide, sometimes it’s a thought about life or faith, sometimes it’s a book review or a half-baked opinion. It’s the internet, why not.
Posts
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- A research into billing software, WHMCS killer? Mar 4, 2026
- 7am Monday, January 19th 2026 Jan 19, 2026
- Ugly XMas - 2024
Merry Christmas to everyone whose Christmas feels a bit different this year. Merry Christmas, even when Christmas isn’t…
Dec 25, 2024 - The Goodnews - Understanding God's Word - Luke Edition 2024
Day twenty four out of twenty four- The End
Dec 24, 2024 - The Goodnews - The Death of Jesus - Luke Edition 2024
Day twenty three out of twenty four
Dec 23, 2024 - The Goodnews - Faith in the Face of Uncertainty - Luke Edition 2024
Day twenty one of twenty four
Dec 21, 2024 - The Goodnews - Breaking The Spirit of Mammon - Luke Edition 2024
Day sixteen out of twenty four
Dec 16, 2024 - The Goodnews - Luke Edition 2024
Starting this December, I’ve decided to embark on a journey. A Christmas journey, that will have it’s peak point at the…
Dec 1, 2024 - Migrating from mailcow to Apple
How I ditched mailcow and reduced my bill from $48 USD per month down to $0.93 per month.
Jul 17, 2024 - Lavalink’ Hotfix May 29, 2024
- VF QEMU Disk Resizing Failure - Debian
I have a VM with Debian 11 installed on it. Long story short, I've reached the maximum amount of storage. I increased…
Apr 13, 2024 - Git Myself Because GitHub Cannot Be Trusted.
I'm setting up my own Git server using Forgejo to mirror/migrate my repositories from GitHub. Making me less dependent…
Mar 14, 2024 - Google and Yahoo DMARC requirement
Google and Yahoo are in forcing users to set a DMARC records; Spam? I hardly know her....
Feb 26, 2024 - Mattermost security updates 9.4.3, 9.3.2, 9.2.6, 8.1.10 (ESR) available
We’re writing to inform you about a Mattermost security update. This security update addresses low to high level…
Feb 20, 2024 - Path.NET might not be a path anymore
Well folks, look at that timing. Isn't it a wonderful day to hear that your DDoS protection provider got sued! Read more…
Feb 16, 2024 - Wake-On-Lan Fedora 39 Setup
How to setup wake-on-lan feature on Fedora, perfect for Laptop and like.
Feb 15, 2024 - Transfer Spotify to Youtube Music free
Switching from Spotify to YouTube Music? Don’t lose your music library! Learn how to use a free and unlimited tool to…
Feb 14, 2024 - A New Way to Love
Pastors James and Bridgette Morris share how we can show the love of Jesus to the world by being kind, tenderhearted,…
Feb 13, 2024 - Wi-Fi setup on hAP ax^3
While Mikrotik wifi is nothing to write home about, it is still pretty usable. Do not play with frequencies and cipher…
Feb 10, 2024 - Debian 11 to 12
Updating Debian can be simple and painless, Today I will teach you how to update Debian As Fast As Possible.
Feb 10, 2024 - Firm Foundation - Breaking new subs?
If you buy a new speaker or subwoofer and need to test it, I've compiled a great list of songs for you to try. Some are…
Feb 6, 2024 - Taming Seraphine
Taming Seraphine by Gigi Styx is a good fit for those who enjoy a dark and intense romance with a strong focus on the…
Feb 2, 2024 - EQ'ing Mackie CR3X - Pulsewire - Fedora Linux
The Mackie CR3X is an excellent affordable speaker. Although one of the common complaints is that it is too bassy,…
Jan 21, 2024 - Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 3rd Gen - A Year and a Half Later
After owning the Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 for around a year and a half, I can confidently say that it is meh.
Jan 20, 2024 - Discord on Fedora - Building Discord From Scratch
I hate Discord, As a Fedora 39 user, I found myself facing issues with the official Discord app (Flatpak) and Vesktop.…
Jan 20, 2024 - MikroTik hAP AX3 - Slow WiFi & Poor Performance?
The hAP AX3 [C53UiG5HPaxD2HPaxD] is an affordable Home Router Access Point, hence the name hAP. Although there's a lot…
Dec 29, 2023 - Zipline - That next generation File Upload Server
Zipline, why and how. - In this blog post, I am explaining how you zipline. Make sense? no? okay just read it sweetie.
Dec 27, 2023 - Youtube has started to artificially slow down video load times if you use Firefox. Spoofing Chrome magically makes this problem go away.
YouTube loads drastically slower if you are using Mozilla Firefox [Video]
Nov 20, 2023 - UniFi Network Application 8.0.7
UniFi Network Application 8.0.7 adds support for Radio Manager, WireGuard VPN Client, and Site Overview, and improves…
Nov 20, 2023 - How to connect your domain to Minecraft using SRV records - Cloudflare
Learn more about How to connect your domain to Minecraft using SRV records on Cloudflare if you have non standard port.
Nov 19, 2023 - EU being a chad, they're fixing Microsoft Windows.
Following pressure from the EU, a major tech giant—Microsoft—has been compelled to... Read more
Nov 19, 2023 - Spotify Audiobook - Yummy / Part 1
I downloaded Spotify Audiobook. You can too! legally of course, by paying Spotify premium.
Nov 18, 2023 - The Bubbly Extrovert.docx
Bubbly hubbly, a document that I found on my NAS about extrovert.
Nov 16, 2023 - I lost a TB of data today - And it's alright.
Rainy Day Disaster: Flooded Room and Hard Drive Demise / Learn from My Mistake – Protect Your Valuables!
Nov 15, 2023 - Mattermost - Open Source Team Collaboration
Mattermost, the open-source, self-hosted platform that combines chat messaging, task management, and collaboration.…
Oct 30, 2023 - Spotify vs YouTube Music?
Spotify and YouTube Music are two of the world's most popular streaming platforms. Let me tell you, after a year of…
Oct 10, 2023 - King of Wrath - Book Thing?
She’s the wife he never wanted…and the weakness he never saw coming.
Oct 3, 2023 - The history and evolution of JavaScript
JavaScript is a popular programming language that is used to build interactive and dynamic web applications. In this…
Dec 17, 2022 - 2b2t: A Minecraft Adventure Like No Other
2b2t is more than just a Minecraft server - it's a world of endless possibilities, where players are free to create and…
Dec 16, 2022 - Finding Meaning and Purpose in Life: An Exploration of Human Existence
The question of human existence is one of the most fundamental and universal questions that we face as a species. In…
Dec 15, 2022 - What is AWS lambda?
AWS Lambda is a computing service that runs your back-end code in response to events.
Oct 20, 2022 - How to configure fail2ban, and automatically report it to AbuseIPDB.
This should work with any fail2ban version higher than v0.10.0
Jul 13, 2022 - How to Resize Image on the fly with NGINX
an alternative to Cloudflare edge 'Image Resizing' or just an easy way to get your image resized.
May 25, 2022 - Tmux - Darren's essential tool.
The tools that Darren uses everyday. Tmux is a Terminal multiplexer used for multiplying terminal sessions.
Mar 1, 2022 - setting up tunnelbroker (networks)
Setting up tunnelbroker for lavalink using the default 'network' (ifup ifdown).
Feb 18, 2022 - The challenge of running lavalink
This blog post is about how I run my public lavalink server and how I managed it. also some of my frustations with it.
Feb 12, 2022 - How I handle jays.host ddos attack
On January 2021 Jays.host started getting ddosed by e-z.host, here's how I mitigated it.
Feb 6, 2022 - How to make lavalink server
Here’s how to properly setup lavalink on Windows, MacOS, or Linux
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