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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IP Camera Stream Discovery with Strix Home Assistant Add-on
Ever bought a cheap IP camera and spent hours hunting for the right RTSP URL? You’re not alone. Most budget…
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CrowdSec Home Assistant Dashboard: Monitor Active Bans in Real Time
This post is a direct continuation of CrowdSec with Nginx Proxy Manager on Home Assistant OS: 8 Steps to Ultimate…
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Docker Hardened Images Self-Hosting: Secure Your Homelab for Free
If you run containers at home, your base images are quietly accumulating CVEs you never asked for. 🔒 That changed…
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CrowdSec with Nginx Proxy Manager on Home Assistant OS: 8 Steps to Ultimate Homelab Security
If you’re running Home Assistant OS with Nginx Proxy Manager as an add-on and have multiple services exposed to the…
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Build an ESP32-4848S040 Media Controller with ESPHome and LVGL That Actually Works
Want a dedicated touchscreen panel to control your music without touching your phone? 🎵 This guide shows you exactly how…
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Proxmox VE Post Install Script: Fix Repositories and Remove Subscription Nag
Just installed Proxmox VE 9.1 and your repository panel looks like this? 👇 Old bookworm entries sitting next to the…