Your WireGuard setup is harder than it needs to be, and WireGUI fixes it
…4 reasons you need to use WireGuard instead of OpenVPN for connecting to your home lab remotely If you have a home lab and want to connect to it remotely, WireGuard is…
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10 quality-of-life services I self-host on my home lab
…Having used several dashboard services in my home lab journey, I have to bestow the crown upon Homepage and its endless customization options. Every UI element, including the background, icons, groups, and…
Most DIY smart home buttons are terrible, so I built one that actually feels good
…you're moving from gadgetry to industrial-grade hardware. Related 4 reasons an ESP32 display beats an old tablet for a smart home dashboard Learn about the unexpected advantages of choosing an…
Running OpenClaw in Proxmox taught me that elegance doesn't always beat reliability
…web dashboard access, and light integrations. I’d treat this as the realistic floor for a VM, even though OpenClaw’s published docs focus more on software requirements than hardware specs. Better…
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I stopped trusting my router's diagnostics after my Raspberry Pi found what it missed
…The dashboard leaves many questions unanswered for home labbers and enthusiasts. Which devices are choking up the upstream? Which IoT devices keep disconnecting and reconnecting? Why does DNS suddenly go slow while…
I built a Home Assistant automation that saves power daily, and nobody in my family even knows it exists
…04 / 8 Milestones What is the name of the dedicated hardware device released to make running Home Assistant easier for non-technical users? A Home Hub Mini B Home Assistant Blue C…
Cloudflare Mesh gave me everything Tailscale did, minus another company in my network
…I was already using it to access sensitive dashboards like Portainer, Pi-hole, and Omada Controller when I was outside my home network. Beyond homelab-related services, I was also actively using…
This tiny tool shows everything happening with my Docker containers in real time
…Related 5 of the best tools for monitoring your home lab Keep a weather eye on your home server with these incredible services Setting up Glances One run command is enough Glances…
Most home servers are wildly overbuilt, and the N100 proved it to me
…home server, list the services you actually plan to run first. File sharing, backups, DNS, dashboards, lightweight containers, and a small media library don’t usually need high-end desktop hardware. A…
I turned my old phone into a Bluetooth proxy for Home Assistant with this free app
…My old Android phone already works as a Home Assistant dashboard , and the app lets me turn it into a proper smart home control panel. All that without writing a single line…