…After a few tool calls, Qwen3.6-35B-A3B had successfully gotten the automation tool up and running. Then, I switched things around and gave it the 3000:8080 port mapping as…
…Everything looked alright, a few self-hosted services and a monitoring tool to watch over them. On paper, it was a perfect setup. But when my server went down, the monitoring disappeared…
…tools for my client apps, and also because it meshes well with my private, self-hosted setup. And we’d be here all day if I began listing all the unofficial (and…
…The tool works like a self-hosted file sync and storage system. And once setup, it behaves like a mainstream cloud drive, except it is entirely self-hosted. NextCloud is my working…
…Once a device authenticates, Tailscale adds it to the network automatically unless device approval is enabled, and the same account can cover multiple devices across the platforms you actually use. The setup…
…But if you stick with it, Home Assistant will provide more robust automations and dashboards than anything manufacturers can come up with on their first-party tools. All you have to do…
…The feature that actually got me to install AnythingLLM is its memory system and the fact that it works automatically. Every few hours, a background process runs through your recent chats and…
…It handles all the local communication between my smart sensors, switches, and automation tools. MQTT is great because it's fast and uses minimal bandwidth and processing power. The Pi Zero 2W…
…Automations, smart plugs, and alerts can fail just like anything else in a smart home setup. You still need a stable printer, sensible placement, and a willingness to limit remote jobs to…
…Here's how I put the tool together, and what it took to get there. It began with the vision of a tool Around three specifications, and one very specific frustration It…
