…I've got Home Assistant configured via Docker and all automations run locally on my network so they are fast and consistent. Be it lights, sensors or routines, everything keeps running even…
…DLNA operates entirely within the local network and does not require internet access for streaming content between devices. Plex Home and Managed Users You can create up to 15 managed users Plex…
…A weak backup plan, a sloppy network layout, or a storage pool you barely understand can all look fine right up until they don’t. That is when the home lab stops…
…Home Assistant, reaching for a Raspberry Pi is the obvious solution. I did too, but the NAS is already on, is designed to be reliable, and is connected to my network. My…
…Most of these settings are pretty obvious, but even the most seasoned Plex users can overlook double-checking features like streaming quality limits, unnecessary transcoding, and basic network settings. Related I couldn…
…Precisely around the time when I started using my NAS for more than the basic functionality is when I started noticing network bottlenecks. For example, when Plex is scanning media, file transfers…
…Homepage See at Homepage Grafana shows what your lab is doing Pretty graphs are useful when they explain patterns There’s a point at which basic up-or-down monitoring isn’t…
…To do that when it's behind your home network needs Cloudflare's DNS challenge, but that one module makes your reverse proxy so much better, while teaching you how modules work…
…Speedtest Tracker was one of the required services for my home network. I have connections from two different ISPs, which are routed through a dual-WAN gateway . Speedtest Tracker helps me track…
…so the rest of my home network can reach it, and anything on my LAN that can speak the OpenAI API, which at this point is basically everything, can now use my…