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Running a hobby server at home can be a great way to learn something new. Hobby Linux servers have been a passion of mine for their simplicity and cost. They can be a quick way to kick the tires on an interesting CRM, ticket system, media server, etc. One of my favorite sites for this is TurnKey Linux. While testing on a local hobby server may work just fine for most situations, there may be an instance where you want to have a public or remote access to your server....

Here’s a fun little project that lets you check offline if your password has been pwned. Download the SHA-1 password database here and name it pwned-passwords-sha1-ordered-by-count-v6.txt. Then copy the following text into a BeenPwned.sh file in the same directory as the password hash that was downloaded. When run it will prompt for “Password to search:”. Type in a password and press enter. The script will hash the password you typed and check the hash agains the database....