Year: 2023
Current server specs
Category Specs CPU Intel i5-4690 Motherboard AsRock Z87 Fatal1ty Killer RAM DDR3 24GB (8+8+4+4 Configuration) GPU Integrated Graphics PCI Expansion…
Final Assembly
Finally time to bring all the parts together and tie them to the bus. Starting from the top, left to…
Output Register
The output of a CPU will be shown as a decimal number, which means for this 8-bit CPU the ranges…
Program Counter
The program counter (PC) keeps track of which line of instruction to run next. Luckily the 74LS161 counter singlehandedly takes…
RAM
The Random Access Memory guarantees a constant access time for any of its locations. In this case, two 74LS189 RAM…
ALU
The Arithmetic & Logic Unit is the part of the CPU that actually handles calculations. Their most basic functionality is…
Registers
Registers can temporarily hold data. Most common uses are storing values for calculations. There are general purpose registers for this,…
Clock
A clock is the most basic but one of the most important components of a CPU. Every aspect of the…
Running a ddclient DDNS service in a TrueNAS Jail
A Dynamic Domain Name System allows you to dynamically update a domain’s resolution whenever your IP address changes. This was…
Adding an OpenVPN connection to a TrueNAS Jail
Similar to docker containers, TrueNAS systems have a jail. A jail is an independent container, which is great for tinkering.…