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How to Add npm to the WordPress Docker Image
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How to Add npm to the WordPress Docker Image

If you need to add npm to the WordPress Docker image, don’t bother with the old Stack Overflow answers—they use apt-get and it’s all broken now. The official…

NguyenJuly 14, 20264 min read
Proxmox noVNC escape key — remap it or just stop it from closing the console
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Proxmox noVNC escape key — remap it or just stop it from closing the console

The escape key in Proxmox's noVNC console is a pain — it closes the session when you're just trying to use vim.

NguyenJuly 2, 20262 min read
Delete Proxmox Cluster — the full cleanup the old guides skip
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Delete Proxmox Cluster — the full cleanup the old guides skip

Stop the cluster service, delete corosync and pve-cluster configs, then restart — that’s the whole thing.

NguyenJune 18, 20262 min read
Fix ‘Must be connected to a terminal’ when attaching screen inside a Proxmox LXC container
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Fix ‘Must be connected to a terminal’ when attaching screen inside a Proxmox LXC container

Getting the “Must be connected to a terminal” error when you try screen -x inside a Proxmox LXC? It’s because pct exec doesn’t allocate a tty—you need to…

NguyenJune 16, 20262 min read
What Replaces SRM and vSphere Replication on Proxmox? ZFS replication and a little scripting
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What Replaces SRM and vSphere Replication on Proxmox? ZFS replication and a little scripting

What replaces SRM and vSphere Replication on Proxmox? ZFS replication with pvesr, plus a few lines of scripting for the recovery part. It’s not a one-click button, but…

NguyenJune 4, 20263 min read
Little Saigon quận Cam có còn là thủ đô của người Việt Nam tị nạn tại Mỹ?
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Little Saigon quận Cam có còn là thủ đô của người Việt Nam tị nạn tại Mỹ?

Vì không cạnh tranh đượcvới người gốc Đại Hàn, người Tàu sinh sống ở Los Angeles, nơi được xem là thành phố thiên thần, người Việt xuôi về…

NguyenMay 25, 20265 min read
Proxmox Hypervisor Restarts itself — check logs and watchdog first
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Proxmox Hypervisor Restarts itself — check logs and watchdog first

Proxmox Hypervisor restarts itself and you have no idea why? Start with the logs and the hardware watchdog — that’s where the answer is hiding 90% of the…

NguyenMay 21, 20263 min read
Is it possible to have a Proxmox VM image? Yes, here’s how
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Is it possible to have a Proxmox VM image? Yes, here’s how

Is it possible to have a Proxmox VM image? Yeah, you can import a prebuilt VM image directly into Proxmox using qm importdisk — it’s not as straightforward…

NguyenMay 12, 20263 min read
PBS Backup Host Outage: Evidence Checklist After a Kernel Update
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PBS Backup Host Outage: Evidence Checklist After a Kernel Update

Your Proxmox host keeps dropping dead during PBS backups after a kernel update — damn annoying. Before you start randomly rolling back kernels, grab the right evidence. Here’s…

NguyenMay 7, 20263 min read
Fix LXC TTY Login Prompt Gibberish in Proxmox
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Fix LXC TTY Login Prompt Gibberish in Proxmox

Seeing a garbled login prompt in your Proxmox LXC container’s TTY console? It’s a terminal type mismatch—the container doesn’t have the right terminfo entry for the web console.…

NguyenApril 16, 20261 min read

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Proxmox Cloud-Init Drive Shows as CD-ROM: Expected vs. Broken

Proxmox Cloud-Init Drive Shows as CD-ROM: Expected vs. Broken

November 9, 2026
Proxmox Hookscript Failing When It Does More Than One Thing: Fix the Execution Context

Proxmox Hookscript Failing When It Does More Than One Thing: Fix the Execution Context

November 8, 2026
Proxmox Kernel Not Updating: Check Apt Pinning and the Meta-Package

Proxmox Kernel Not Updating: Check Apt Pinning and the Meta-Package

November 8, 2026
ZFS Pool Suspended: Offline the Disk, Clear the Errors, Online It Again

ZFS Pool Suspended: Offline the Disk, Clear the Errors, Online It Again

November 7, 2026
Proxmox /access/permissions pool: Why GET Returns Wrong Permissions for Pool Members

Proxmox /access/permissions pool: Why GET Returns Wrong Permissions for Pool Members

November 7, 2026
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CapturedByNguyen

Notes on running a homelab, and on a country I left. Written by Nguyen in California.

Technical

Homelab, Proxmox, self-hosting — what broke, and what actually fixed it.

  • Proxmox Cloud-Init Drive Shows as CD-ROM: Expected vs. Broken
  • Proxmox Hookscript Failing When It Does More Than One Thing: Fix the Execution Context
  • Proxmox Kernel Not Updating: Check Apt Pinning and the Meta-Package
  • ZFS Pool Suspended: Offline the Disk, Clear the Errors, Online It Again

Personal

Vietnam, the years since, and the things worth writing down.

  • Little Saigon quận Cam có còn là thủ đô của người Việt Nam tị nạn tại Mỹ?
  • A Journey Back in Time: Revisiting My Middle School (Hai Ba Trung)
  • Tản mạn về cuộc sống (2024)
  • Dịa chỉ chợ trái cây ở Florida (Clearwater, Miami, Destin)

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