Published Oct 30, 2026, 3:00 PM EDT

Gregory Gibson is an IT specialist and technical writer who focuses on Linux and Windows Servers, Android customization, virtual private servers, web servers, and cybersecurity.

Gregory has worked in enterprise IT for over 15 years and enjoys creating content to help people get the most out of their homelab and self-hosted IT projects, and to stay safe online.

When not working, he enjoys photography, writing science fiction, and digital art.

Recently, I dug out an old Microsoft Surface Pro 3 tablet while cleaning out my closet. The keyboard had long given up, but I wasn’t ready to retire the screen along with it.

My Proxmox server sits in my workshop, and it needed a real-time dashboard I could glance at without having to boot up a PC.…