Self‑hosting Nextcloud on an OpenMediaVault (OMV) server is a great way to take control of your files, calendars, contacts, and photos. In this guide, we’ll go through a…
Self‑hosting a home server is awesome… until you realize your important documents and photos still live only in the cloud. In this guide we’ll walk through how to…
Running containers with Docker is powerful, but managing everything from the command line can quickly become overwhelming — especially on a home server or small VPS. This is…
Self‑hosting WordPress sounds simple: “just run a container and you’re done”. In reality, if you’re doing it on OpenMediaVault (OMV) with Docker, paths, volumes, and passwords can easily…
This project turns an ESP32-S3 with a 480×480 RGB (ESP32-4848S040С) display and capacitive touchscreen into a fully touch‑controlled Home Assistant dashboard. It shows outdoor temperature, humidity, pressure, battery…
If you like having compact sensor tiles that still explain what the numbers mean, this card is for you. The Sensor Legend card shows a numeric value (e.g. CO₂, PM2.5, VOC, temperature) and,…
I really like the look of the GeekMagic SmallTv devices. 😍 The problem: the stock firmware is limited, and doesn’t integrate nicely with my smart home. So I…
⚠️ Updated for Home Assistant 2026.3+ (March 2026). Home Assistant 2026.3 removed the deprecated mired‑based color_temp parameter (and the kelvin parameter) from the light.turn_on action, and also removed…
Reliable Guide to Syncing Two Matter Lights in Home Assistant ⚠️ Updated for Home Assistant 2026.3+ (March 2026). HA 2026.3 removed the deprecated mired-based color_temp parameter and the…
I recently wanted a way to get notified in Telegram every time a torrent finished downloading on my server. Since I’m running qBittorrent in Docker on OpenMediaVault, the…
