Wael blog

  • MRTG Professional Suite

    Hi everyone,

    I’m excited to share a project I’ve been working on to solve the “MRTG headache” on production hosting servers. While there are many MRTG scripts out there, most make too many assumptions about the OS or struggle with the custom paths often found in DirectAdmin environments.

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  • Supercharge Your Video Encoding: Batch Convert with AMD GPU Acceleration on Linux

    If you’ve ever tried to convert a large library of video files on Linux, you know the struggle. CPU encoding (like standard x264 or x265) provides great quality but can take hours—or even days—to finish a batch.

    If you have an AMD GPU, you are sitting on a goldmine of untapped power. Today, I’m sharing a powerful shell script designed to squeeze every bit of performance out of your AMD hardware using VA-API and AMF acceleration.

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  • Why I Built My Own “Time Machine” for Linux: Introducing Home-Backup

    In the world of Linux, we often face a choice: use a heavy, bloated GUI backup tool that feels like a black box, or use a basic cp command that is slow and inefficient.

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  • Introducing My Home Vault

    I’ve always believed that data protection shouldn’t require a PhD in Systems Administration. That’s why I built My Home Vault—a project that has evolved from a simple Rsync script into a comprehensive, self-healing backup ecosystem.

    Today, I’m excited to share the latest milestone, featuring a dedicated ZFS Edition.

    Why “My Home Vault” is Different

    Most backup tools are either too simple (missing error handling) or too complex (requiring heavy software installation). My Home Vault lives in the “Goldilocks Zone”: it’s a single Bash script that brings enterprise features to your home directory or NAS.

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  • Pi-hole Ultimate Edition v2.0.0

    🚀 Pi-hole v6: Moving to “Industrial Grade” with Version 2.0.0

    Setting up a network-wide ad blocker is a rite of passage for any home lab enthusiast. But there is a massive difference between a “working” setup and one that is Industrial Grade. After months of refinement and community feedback, I am excited to announce the release of Pi-hole Ultimate Edition v2.0.0—the most stable, private, and autonomous version yet.

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  • Service Load Monitor

    🚀 Service Load Monitor

    An enterprise-grade, “self-healing” system monitoring agent for Linux. This script goes beyond simple alerts by intelligently identifying high-load processes and automatically recovering services to ensure maximum uptime.

    🌟 Features

    • Intelligent targeted recovery: Detects which specific service is causing a load spike and restarts only that service.
    • PC & Server awareness: Smart enough to protect desktop applications (browsers, editors) while managing backend services.
    • I/O Wait (D-State) detection: Identifies processes stuck in “Uninterruptible Sleep” (disk bottlenecks) which standard load monitors often miss.
    • Dynamic thresholds: Automatically calculates optimal load thresholds based on your CPU core count.
    • Web Dashboard: Real-time HTML status dashboard with auto-refresh.
    • Automatic firewall management: Detects and configures UFW or Firewalld automatically.
    • Backup & Restore: Safety-first approach with automated configuration backups.
    • Cloud Ready: Built-in awareness for AWS, Oracle Cloud, and Azure security environments.
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  • WayDroid Manager

    WayDroid Manager

    A comprehensive Android container orchestrator for Linux. This script automates the installation, configuration, and optimization of WayDroid, turning a standard Linux desktop into a high-performance Android environment.

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  • The Ultimate One-Click Pi-hole Setup for Raspberry Pi

    The Ultimate One-Click Pi-hole Setup for Raspberry Pi

    Are you tired of intrusive ads tracking your every move online? Or maybe you’re looking for a way to speed up your home network while adding a layer of security for all your connected devices—from your laptop to your Smart TV.

    Today, I’m sharing a powerful tool that makes deploying a Pi-hole on a Raspberry Pi running Debian (or Raspberry Pi OS) easier than ever: the Raspberry-Pi-Pi-hole-Debian-Ultra-Script by Wael Isa.

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  • The Privacy Suite

    The Firefox Privacy Suite

    The Problem with Privacy “Hardening”

    If you’ve ever tried to “harden” Firefox using some of the famous online guides, you probably know the feeling of frustration that follows. You apply 500 lines of user.js code, and suddenly:

    • Your bank’s login page refuses to load.
    • Your webcam doesn’t work for Zoom calls.
    • Websites think you’re in a different timezone.
    • Every page has weird gray bars around it (Letterboxing).

    Most hardening scripts are built for “Fortress Mode”—maximum security at the cost of your sanity. But for those of us who need to actually use the internet for work and life, we need a better way.

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  • Mastering Transmission – The Ultimate Seedbox Manager for Linux

    Mastering Transmission – The Ultimate Seedbox Manager for Linux

    If you’ve ever tried to install the latest Transmission 4.0+ on an older Linux server, you know the headache: outdated CMake versions, missing dependencies, or configuration files that mysteriously revert themselves after you edit them.

    After weeks of development and testing across various distributions, I am excited to release the Transmission Seedbox Manager (Gold Master Edition). This isn’t just another install script; it’s a comprehensive management tool designed to turn any Linux VPS into a high-performance torrenting machine.

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