Setting up Elasticsearch with Docker Compose for Indexing Files on NAS

If you have a NAS (Samba) and want to index files, Elasticsearch is an excellent solution. However, setting up Elasticsearch with Docker Compose can be a bit challenging. In this post, we will outline the necessary steps to set up Elasticsearch with Docker Compose. The desired state is Elasticsearch and Kibana to get a web interface to manage users/roles/indexes. In Elasticsearch version 7.x, you need to take the following steps:...

March 21, 2023 · 2 min · Zeeshan Khan

Duplicate File Finder Web Based Solution

I was trying to backup my home server when I saw my sister’s folder had around 300GB worth of files, and since she had migrated/upgraded to different machines over time and finally moved all the data over to the home server. I knew some(~50GB) of that would be duplicate files. So on a weekend, I decide to clean up some of that duplicate data before backing it up and start paying for it....

September 27, 2022 · 3 min · Zeeshan Khan