Your PC setup desperately needs these upgrades instead of overpriced components
… Your desk, however, probably remained unchanged through all the changes, becoming too small for your evolved setup. …
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Stop treating the Raspberry Pi 5 as a smart home hub — it's actually built for something bigger
… That distinction matters because smart home setups rarely stay small forever. You start with a few lights, then add sensors, dashboards, network monitoring, DNS services, backup jobs, and small utilities that make the whole house easier to manage. …
This is the best self-hosted alternative to MinIO, and I can't believe everyone isn't using it
… For homelab users and small self-hosters running backups, media archives, or general storage workflows, Garage fits perfectly. Its open-source direction and nonprofit backing also make it feel like a safer long-term choice for my setup. …
High availability doesn't require matching servers — my three different mini PCs proved it works anyway
… I also like that this setup keeps the barrier to entry low. Plenty of people have access to used mini PCs, retired office machines, or small systems that are still perfectly useful. …
I 3D printed a tool organizer and accidentally fixed my entire workflow
… That’s fine for a normal office setup, but my workstation has to handle more than writing and browsing. I needed something that could hold tools for 3D printing, small electronics work, and the usual home lab tinkering without turning into another junk tray. …
I turned my living room into a Raspberry Pi-flavored arcade without storing a single game locally
… The only caveat of this setup is that I’ve got an Ethernet cable running all the way from my TV to the Raspberry Pi. But that’s a small price to pay for avoiding performance issues when running games off my NAS. …
Warp's free tier finally got good enough to make me delete iTerm2
… In a traditional setup, the moment you don't understand something, you switch over to a browser to figure it out. It's a small interruption to the workflow, but enough to break your flow. …
I built a 4K Jellyfin server from an old gaming PC, and it transcodes everything I throw at it
… My setup has a Ryzen 7 processor, 16GB of RAM, and a dedicated GPU, which is already far more powerful than what Jellyfin actually needs for most home setups. …
The INIU Pocket Rocket P50 rethinks portable power for daily use
… Small form factor, fast charging Reducing size often comes with trade-offs, particularly in charging speed. Smaller batteries typically generate more heat and struggle to maintain high output levels over time. …
Local LLMs changed how I use Home Assistant, and now my smart devices actually listen
… Without anything else, this setup is great for querying LLMs about my HASS devices via the Assist section. …