SMART Sniffer Home Assistant Notifications
In my previous post we got SMART Sniffer running and every drive showing up as a Home Assistant device. The persistent notification system that ships with SMART Sniffer…
The Practical Stashboard SMTP Email Notifications Setup Guide
If you run Stashboard as your homelab service dashboard, getting Stashboard SMTP email notifications configured correctly is one of the first things worth doing after initial install. Unlike…
SMART Sniffer for Home Assistant: Complete Drive Health Setup
If you already use Home Assistant as your homelab control center, the SMART Sniffer Home Assistant Setup is the fastest way to get drive health alerts without running…
Stashboard Tag Pattern Filtering: Stop False Update Alerts from Pre-Release Builds
If you rely on a Docker tag pattern filter homelab tool to track container updates, you have probably seen the badge flip to Update available when nothing you…
Essential Jellyfin Plugins Guide: Best Picks for Self-Hosters
Jellyfin is already solid right out of the box — but plugins are what transform a plain media server into a fully automated, beautifully organized streaming platform. This…
Docker Update Monitoring Self-Hosted: Complete Stashboard Setup Guide
Docker update monitoring self-hosted is one of the first gaps you hit once your homelab grows past five containers. A new image can sit in the registry for…
Safely Replace Proxmox SSD Without Reinstalling
Safely Replace Proxmox SSD Without Reinstalling Running out of space on your Proxmox boot drive? Or maybe you picked up a faster NVMe and want to move your…
Stashboard: The Ultimate Self-Hosted Homelab Service Dashboard with Browser SSH Terminal
Stashboard is a self-hosted homelab service dashboard that packs your entire home lab into a single Docker container — no separate database, no migrator sidecar, no manual secret…
Complete Guide: Scrutiny SMART Monitoring on Proxmox LXC in 6 Steps
If you run a homelab with more than a couple of drives, you already know the pain: smartctl works but its output is a wall of numbers, smartd…
5 Easy Steps to Add LVM-Thin Storage in Proxmox and Migrate LXC Containers
If your Proxmox NVMe is sitting at 97% VG usage — like mine was — and you have a spare SATA SSD collecting dust, this guide is exactly…