This blog is about building and running modern self-hosted infrastructure and smart systems in the real world. It covers everything from Dockerized services on home servers and OpenMediaVault to automation with Home Assistant and ESPHome, plus hands-on firmware and electronics projects with sensors, displays, and custom hardware. Most posts are practical, opinionated guides with step-by-step instructions, troubleshooting notes, and checklists designed to help you avoid common pitfalls and build reliable systems you actually understand.
Latest Blogs
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Dozzle in Docker: Install, Secure, and Troubleshoot
What is Dozzle? 🤔 Dozzle is a lightweight, web-based log viewer for Docker containers. Instead of running docker logs -f…
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Reset qBittorrent WebUI Password in Docker (PBKDF2) — Grab the Temporary Password from Logs
If your qBittorrent WebUI login is locked out (or your IP got banned after too many attempts), the cleanest recovery…
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Migrating Jellyfin and qBittorrent Between Two OpenMediaVault Servers (Without Breaking Anything)
Self‑hosting is amazing… right up until you realise you want to move multiple terabytes of media and torrents from one…
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Self‑hosting Overpass API (US‑only) on Docker: a Journey with Bumps
Public Overpass API instances are great… until they’re not. Rate limits, timeouts, and the constant fear of being that person…
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Custom Home Assistant Card for Your DIY TDS & Flow Meter
In the previous article, DIY a Smart Reverse Osmosis TDS & Flow Meter with ESPHome and ESP32‑C6, the hardware side…
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DIY a Smart Reverse Osmosis TDS & Flow Meter with ESPHome and ESP32‑C6
The author detailed a project to monitor a reverse osmosis (RO) system using salvaged probes from a commercial TDS monitor,…