Category: System Admin
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Veeam Agent Windows: Push-Deploy Physical Box to Backup Repository
Physical Windows machine needs backing up to Veeam repository. Here’s the exact checklist: firewall ports, credentials, and the UAC registry key that blocks agent push-deploy. 20 minutes. Most of it hunting one setting.
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Reliable Remote Desktop at Home with Tailscale and Guacamole
Set up browser-based remote desktop to any machine on your home network using Tailscale mesh VPN and Apache Guacamole. No port forwarding, no TeamViewer lockouts, no Chrome dependency. Works across Windows, Linux, and Docker containers from a single URL.
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Web Deploy IIS Authentication Troubleshooting – Fix ‘User Unauthenticated’ Errors
Step-by-step guide to diagnosing and fixing Web Deploy authentication failures on IIS. Covers WMSVC pass-through auth, IIS Manager Permissions, delegation rules, and creating local IIS Manager users as a workaround.
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Reliable Remote Desktop at Home with Tailscale and Guacamole
If you run a home server and want to access it remotely, the cleanest setup is often: This gives you remote access without exposing port 3389 to the internet. Goal The target setup looks like this: The important part is that Guacamole connects to the Windows machine using its Tailscale IP, not its public IP and not…