Linux

I published this post on Wordpress in January 2015 so, although outdated, you have a reference on how to install Tvheadend with XBMC/KODI as a client to watch Movistar TV channels. …

Having a DVD player is so 90’s. Nowadays it’s possible to combine everything into a single home Media Center with one remote to watch streaming internet channels, DTT or Satellite channels, Movistar TV, movies from your DVDs or series, home videos, listen to your music, or browse your photo collection. …

In this technical post I’ll describe how to set up a home VPN Server based on OpenVPN, which remains the best solution today despite being more complex to implement. The goal is to have access to the internal services of my home network from the internet. …

Geek quote: “Logging what happens is wise…” In the past I used ULOG to analyze which packets were being dropped by iptables, but since it’s been marked as deprecated I’ve switched to NFLOG. …

Plex Media Server lets you transform your computer into a multimedia center. It uses the digital content and sources you have available, such as media files or other multimedia sources. It organizes content into different sections to serve them to clients. …

In this post I describe how to configure a static IP address on a Linux machine based on Gentoo. Normally this operating system comes pre-configured to load a dynamic IP address via the DHCP protocol. …