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…If you run Home Assistant , the Fritz Box integration is fantastic, especially given that many other routers don't have an equivalent. The Fritz Box Tools integration, which is a core Home…
…With this, I could manage my homelab from anywhere; the only requirement was that my MacBook stayed on. My setup: Mac as control hub, Debian as the actual homelab Two machines, one…
…my productivity stack like Logseq or Home Assistant. It’s one of the easiest ways to start self-hosting LLMs without dealing with complex setup. Ollama handles most of the heavy lifting…
…It sits outside the restrictions of the server setup. While you can always integrate a smart plug into something like Home Assistant , I've deliberately kept it stock. I only interact with…
…A few weeks ago, I was restructuring my entire home server setup using Docker to organize a web of self-hosted apps like Nextcloud and smart home tools. Normally, a multi-day…
…With a single Docker command, I watched a full stack of containers come online — Pi-hole , Immich , Jellyfin , NetAlertX , ownCloud, Home Assistant , and Uptime Kuma . Spinning them down or back up takes…
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…I've paired it with ESP home devices that publish temperature, motion, and contact sensor data. Automations in Home Assistant subscribe to these topics to trigger actions, such as turning on lights…