I added one tool to my local LLM setup, and it finally stopped making things up
…Sign in to your XDA account Local LLMs have been gaining traction these past couple of years, and I wanted to see what it's like building a small, self-contained setup…
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A modern NAS replaced my smart home hub, backup solution, and media server
…setups so you can focus on writing code. It takes care of port mappings, file system concerns, and other default settings, and is regularly updated with bug fixes and security updates. See…
I switched my whole house to a single VLAN and stopped pretending I needed segmentation
…There were a few things I took care of after switching to the default setup. Strong passwords and updating firmware regularly were not negotiable, as was a separate guest Wi-Fi network…
I used Claude wrong for months, here’s the setup that actually works
…But as it turns out, I wasn’t being limited by the AI; I was being limited by a lazy setup. After a few weeks of trial and error, and some deep…
Your Proxmox 8 server stops getting security updates in August, and upgrading to PVE 9 isn't straightforward
…Proxmox setups You’ll want to back up everything before jumping to Proxmox 9.0 Including the host settings Updating your everyday machine has a slight possibility of breaking things, and the…
A dashboard replaced my scattered notes, and now my home lab actually feels organized
…For some setups, that criticism is probably fair. That’s especially true if you prefer minimal setups. Every new service adds one more thing to maintain, update, back up, and troubleshoot. A…
I almost threw away my old laptop and now It’s my most reliable Home Assistant server
…Every restart broke my automations, every update interrupted services, and nothing ever felt stable. That’s when it hit me. I didn’t need a more powerful setup; I needed a dedicated…
I tried to make my Steam Deck a real server, and it’s better at it than it has any right to be
…On top of that, SteamOS updates have a habit of interfering with anything that lives outside the default setup. You can work around it, but that means you're always one update…
Proxmox's real advantage isn't the platform, it's what the community built around it
…Related This Proxmox script makes updating my VMs and LXCs so much easier One script to update them all! Helper scripts make Proxmox much easier to enjoy daily They cut down the…
I moved my entire Linux home directory to a second drive, and nothing broke
…Updates, kernels, packages, logs, caches, and system snapshots can all grow over time. When your home directory is on the same drive, personal and system files end up competing for the same…