Proxmox gave me Home Assistant plus a NAS, media server, and backup system on one PC
… I could create a VM and run Windows inside it, and have a Windows install always accessible from any of my devices by connecting to my Proxmox server. …
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Home Assistant kept wasting power on my home lab, and this tiny change fixed it
… I had never noticed any problems with that setup, and considering Home Assistant is a very light platform, this VM only has access to 2 out of the 22 processor cores available on the host machine, as well as just 2GB of RAM. …
Home Assistant's best integrations aren't the obvious ones – here's what actually changed my setup
… Proxmox VE To create wacky automations involving my LXCs, VMs, and server nodes As a staunch member of the Proxmox faction, my enthusiasm was off the charts when I spotted the Proxmox VE integration on the Home Assistant Community Store. …
My Raspberry Pi 4 still has a job in my homelab, and it isn't Home Assistant
… It’s not a typical “remote access” setup for my home network. …
My DIY router has been my DNS, VPN, and ad-blocker for a year, and I'd never use an ISP router again
… Besides getting rid of the upstream server requirement, Unbound also handles the DHCP leases and local hostname resolution in my setup. …
I gave Home Assistant access to my NAS, and it became the dashboard my smart home was missing
… When he's not working on a new article, you can find him with his head stuck inside a PC or tinkering with a server operating system. …
I set up a Tailscale exit node at home, and it's more useful than just exposing services
… After all, it’s easy to configure even on CGNAT-afflicted setups and secure enough for anxious tinkerers like yours truly. …
Stop treating the Raspberry Pi 5 as a smart home hub — it's actually built for something bigger
… A Pi 5 can absorb many of those small jobs without turning the setup into a rack-scale science project. This does not mean the Raspberry Pi 5 should replace a real server or NAS. …