[ale] ALE Workshops on ...

[Joey Kelly]

I can help with some of that:

* wiring up the LAN (but lots of other folks can handle that one)
* security (I can rant all day about that)
* VoIP
* running a mail stack on a VPS
* nerf tips and strategies.

--Joey

>
> With the success of asking for ansible presentations, thought I'd throw
> out another request.
>
> Basically, a group of sessions with a road map to setup a home network
> for all the things that homes like.
> * Linux-based router setup/management
> * Network security considerations (IoT, parents, gaming systems, kids)
> * Centralized user management
> * Backup Server on the network.
> * Ad server black-holes
> * Secured VPN remote access - never allow direct access internally
> * Remote file sharing with calendars, contacts, media and files
> (Nextcloud)
> * Local media server for the house (Plex/Kodi/DLNA)
> * NAS options/setups - basically an NFS server.
> * Self-hosting options for assorted services.
> * Telephony for the home w/ VoIP
> * Running an email gateway on a VPS, but keeping all email internal to
> the home network. VPN accessable, usable.
> * Setting up client devices to work local and remote with all these
> services.
> * Other stuff needed at home?
>
> Anyone interested in working on a full solution along these lines?
>
> * What to buy.
> * How to deploy it.
> * Where we can go cheap.
> * Where spending a little more is best.
> * Why using most commercially sold router boxes isn't the best idea.
> * How to maintain all these different systems, easily.
>
> Many of these solutions flow into what a small business needs.
>
> I'm not expert on all these things, but do have most of them solved.
> That isn't to say that others wouldn't have solved them in a better way.
>
> I'm a little busy with the LPI stuff myself, but ...
>
> So, any interest?  Even just starting an outline would be helpful for
> ALErs.
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Joey Kelly
Minister of the Gospel and Linux Consultant
http://joeykelly.net
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