…But I wanted remote access from external networks, without the added risks of exposing ports on my home router. That’s why I went with good ol’ Tailscale , which I’d already…
…A home lab usually isn’t just one app sitting politely in a corner with no dependencies and no updates. It’s volumes, environment variables, reverse proxies, networking quirks, and the kind…
…The rest of the home lab contnues to function normally. Speaking of troubleshooting ... this is much easier with a mapped out network. If it's to do with storing data on the…
…Sign in to your XDA account I had built a solid monitoring setup for my homelab. I had visibility for uptime, system metrics, and network performance, but everything was scattered around separate…
…Related I deployed a network scanner that feeds my LAN statistics into Home Assistant It's perfect for building Home Assistant automations using LAN data That said, I’ve disabled a couple…
…I created a separate folder in Obsidian just to keep track of my home lab documentation . My network topology is described in text; I keep notes about my server configuration files, and…
…A PCIe network card is the ideal solution in this case, unless a motherboard upgrade is already coming up. TP-Link 10GB PCIe Network Card (TX401) $100 at Amazon Related Your router…
…While it might not be adept at running the newest titles, old gaming GPUs have a ton of potential in a home server build, where they can excel at local media transcoding…
…I’ve even had my Home Assistant automatically detect the Philips, TP-Link, Aqara, and Yaber devices as soon as I hooked them up to my home network, whereas EcoFlow, Kasa, and…
…Sign in to your XDA account HDMI eARC was supposed to be the part of modern home theater that finally made things less annoying. One cable from the TV to the soundbar…