…Related I switched my home network from DHCP to static everything, and it solved a lot of headaches Bidding adieu to IP conflicts, I enjoy reliable device access consistently and better control…
…it into a home server General-purpose Linux distros aren't the only way to resurrect your outdated computing companion Even a budget laptop can double as a reliable Proxmox node Despite…
…Related I turned my home server into an AI appliance, and this is the stack that actually stuck My reliable, low-friction self-hosted AI productivity setup. Moving AI into the system…
…Even with all of that, this computer uses a very minimal amount of power. Any piece of hardware can run Pi-hole and not add a significant cost to your home. You…
…The first is a power supply. Never buy a used enterprise power supply for a home rig because they are often proprietary shapes, meaning they won't fit in a standard case…
…Consumer smart homes like Alexa, Google Home, and SmartThings are built on a house of cards, the cloud . True reliability requires moving to 100% local control, which means buying dedicated local hardware…
…My home did experience a power surge, and while most of my equipment ended up being fine, it did kill a couple of things that weren't connected to a proper surge…
…The Steam Deck behaved like a legitimate home server. Not a great one, not a powerful one, but a functional one, and that's more than you'd expect from something that…
…Get a proper power supply before it bumps off the Pi Matching the power requirements is vital Here’s the thing: Pi boards don't come with a charger. You need to…
…I’ve already got an instance of this app running on my home server, and I could’ve just paired it with my Raspberry Pi-powered llama.cpp workstation. But I wanted…