I ditched cloud storage for a NAS and saved hundreds in the process
…Some NAS, like my UGREEN one, come with this already pre-installed, but for those that don't, you can opt for modern zero-trust overlay networks like Tailscale or WireGuard. This…
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I wanted a Synology home server until I realized it was designed to stop me from building one
…One person may want Home Assistant, Pi-hole, Jellyfin, Immich, WireGuard, Nginx Proxy Manager, a dashboard, and a monitoring stack. Another person may want to test AI tools, run a small web…
Tailscale replaced my dynamic DNS setup, and I stopped worrying about IP addresses entirely
…How Tailscale works differently to provide remote access Provides a cleaner fix Using Tailscale, a WireGuard-based mesh VPN, turned out to be a straightforward way to use Home Assistant remotely — without…
I rented a VPS to get around CGNAT, and it solved problems I didn’t know I had
…My home server holds a persistent WireGuard tunnel up to it, and the VPS forwards inbound traffic back down that tunnel to whatever service is listening. Related 4 reasons you should consider…
I ditched Google One for a 2-bay NAS, and my storage costs dropped by 90%
…Modern zero-trust overlay networks like Tailscale or WireGuard let you securely connect to your NAS from anywhere in the world without opening risky firewall ports. To set this up, you'll…
Why I ditched Cloudflare Tunnels for Tailscale and Caddy on my homelab
…The best part is that my devices get to communicate over WireGuard even if the coordination layer hiccups. My homelab and self-hosted services were no longer publicly accessible. I didn’t…
I switched to Jellyfin, but Plex's one real advantage keeps pulling me back
…So I ended up on Tailscale , a WireGuard-based mesh VPN that lets my devices reach the home server as if it’s on a local network. The best part is that…
My DIY router has been my DNS, VPN, and ad-blocker for a year, and I'd never use an ISP router again
…I’ve also turned my OPNsense instance into a Tailscale subnet router By default, OPNsense supports the WireGuard, OpenVPN, and IPsec protocols for a self-hosted VPN configuration. But since my ISP…
I set up a home server for the first time and these 5 apps changed everything
…Tailscale is a mesh VPN built on top of WireGuard, you install the client on your server and on whatever devices you want to connect, sign in, and they can see each…
Plex Pass costs $750 now, but this $0 networking trick streams 4K from anywhere
…Tailscale is a WireGuard-based mesh VPN that lets every device I add join the private network directly. Whether it’s my phone, tablet, or Apple TV, each device is authenticated first…