@Aelarion said:
IppSec also has released a video on this
Ippsec actually rocks, even if this time his video took my focus away from this box. 
Thanks @zweeden for the pointing me in the right direction.
Also @Aelarion said:
Keep in mind there are always multiple ways to do things, but if you get brick-walled on one particular vector, take a note on it and move onto something else.
I think this is the most useful advice (for me) I ever read here on htb.
Just got a foothold btw.