I switched from pfSense to OPNsense, and I'm happy with the upgrade
…That said, OPNsense has a reliable set of plugins available for me to download, and this list has only gotten bigger over the years. I currently use the AdBlocker Home plugin for…
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I built a perfectly segmented home network, then spent six months poking holes back through it
…Related Setting up OPNsense on a mini PC was easier than configuring my old router Consistent performance with predictable behavior What my segmented home network setup looked like Reliable isolating everything... on…
Most NAS owners waste their USB ports on external drives when they should be using them for this instead
…A Bluetooth adapter can work wonders for your HASS instance Although I currently use my Proxmox workstation to run Home Assistant, a Bluetooth adapter is just as handy for a NAS-powered…
Ethernet will tolerate your mistakes, but fiber optic cabling absolutely won't
…Ethernet utilizes twisted-pair copper and relies on data (or power) to traverse through metal conductors. It's robust, reliable, and fairly tolerant of minor inconsistencies, supported by decades of, quite frankly…
I gave my NAS a job Synology never advertises, and now it runs my house
…As far as compact, low-power home servers go, a NAS, if you already have one, makes perfect sense. And then there is Home Assistant. If you are reading about smart home…
Home Assistant kept wasting power on my home lab, and this tiny change fixed it
…Like I said, I kept my Home Assistant instance to two cores, and if I had let it run amok with all 22 cores, I'm sure the noise and power usage…
Running OpenClaw in Proxmox taught me that elegance doesn't always beat reliability
…I wanted to see whether OpenClaw could hold up in a setup that felt like part of my home lab instead of a disposable weekend experiment. Sometimes the best setup isn’t…
I used my local LLM to rebuild my workflow from scratch, and it was better than I expected
…I wanted the power of a neural network, but I wanted it to feel like a home-cooked meal: private, always available, and made exactly how I like it. So, I stopped…
I switched from powerline adapters to MoCA and should have done it years ago
…Related 5 reasons your powerline adapter home network might run into problems Powerline adapters can be useful, but they're not a fix-all for many homes. MoCA adapters gave my apartment…
Your old laptop is too weak for Windows 11, but somehow strong enough for containers, VMs, and a homelab
…The entry barrier is very low, and even your old laptop from your school or college days can act as a reliable home lab device. Old laptops can do more Windows 11…