6 things your NAS can do that have nothing to do with storage
…It's lighter, easier to set up, built on WireGuard and has NAT traversal, so there's no port forwarding needed. The payoff is safe browsing on public Wi-Fi plus a…
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I built a Windows 3.1 dashboard for my homelab, and it's the most fun I've had self-hosting
6d agoI ditched Plex, Google Photos, and iCloud for self-hosted alternatives, and Pangolin made it actually work
1w agoI built a NAS with enterprise SAS drives, and the hidden costs nearly matched new SATA drives
1w agoI finally built the central AI hub I've been wanting, and Open WebUI made it stupidly simple
1w agoGoogle Keep still can't do what this open-source notes app has been doing for years
…At some point, that adds up enough that going back feels like a downgrade. Related I don’t use Obsidian or Google Keep after I came across this self-hosted LLM-powered…
These 4 tools paired with Ollama gave me a private AI workflow that actually matters
…That’s what led me to explore self-hosted LLMs. I built a fully local AI stack powered by Ollama, focused on privacy, control, and reliability. Over time, I connected Ollama with…
I tried to make my Steam Deck a real server, and it’s better at it than it has any right to be
…The Steam Deck isn't built for heavy transcoding, so it struggles if multiple streams or high-demand conversions are involved. It holds up well for direct playback of compatible codecs on…
I added a second network port to my home server, and it fixed more than transfer speeds
…one networking lesson I've learned over and over again, it's that whatever specification you design for now might not be the one you want to use later on. I built…
I stopped trusting cloud AI with my personal files, and switched to this local setup instead
…Related I don't pay for ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, or Claude – I stick to my self-hosted LLMs instead There's no point in relying on AI tools when my local LLMs…
One tiny change made my local LLMs more useful than ChatGPT for real work
…Related I use local LLMs and self-hosted apps to manage my documents instead of relying on ChatGPT Not every LLM-powered task requires a ChatGPT subscription RAG makes my LLMs more…
Proxmox Backup Server is the wrong default for small home labs
…Built-in Proxmox backups already cover the important basics The best backup plan is the one you verify For a small home lab, the built-in Proxmox backup system covers a surprising…
VS Code is slowly becoming an operating system, and I’m not sure that’s a good thing
…Over time, more core capabilities began to rely on the same extension system, which blurred the line between built-in features and add-ons. This design makes VS Code behave less like…
I revived my old Android phone by turning it into a better voice assistant than any smart speaker I've owned
…Then there’s community blueprints, official (and third-party) integrations, and add-ons (or apps, as they’re called in recent releases). The best part? Home Assistant receives new updates every month…