… The setup took a day, but honestly, I was impressed with the clean topology. It finally felt like a “real infrastructure” and not just a home network setup. I was really happy with the setup, as it was something I had designed. …
… I actually had everything the setup needed. I was already using Pi-hole as my network-wide local DNS. Cloudflare was already working via Tunnel. All the services were containerized and under the same Docker network. …
… My network metadata wasn't being shared with another company anymore. I just extended the existing DNS/domain/tunnel ecosystem, and it reduced another third-party networking layer. I was just simplifying the stack I already had. There were a few trade-offs as well with this setup. …
… That gives Synology users a first-party remote-access path that avoids the networking setup many home users prefer to avoid. …
… Related Setting up a local DNS was one of the easiest improvements I made to my home network Having local control opens up so many possibilities Getting a domain is one of the best QoL changes you can make No more memorizing port numbers A domain does not make your server faster or add more storage… …
… If you rely on GPU passthrough, unusual storage, or delicate networking, be especially careful. Those parts of a Proxmox setup often depend on details that a routine update can disturb. …
… My old SMS-based setup was never a bad idea. It was originally built to solve the problems I was having at that time: staying independent of the home network. …
… My main focus was on fewer ads, trackers, and better control over my network. A clean Pi-hole setup solved the ad and tracker problem, but once I started digging into how DNS actually worked, I noticed the setup was missing something. …
… Next, I tapped on Extended Network, changed the network name to something different from my main network, and then connected both my Ring and Nanit Pro baby monitors directly to the range extender under its unique SSID. At least so far, my setup has been pretty flawless. …
… Building an independent monitor One phone, completely outside your network To build a robust monitoring system, I needed something outside my homelab and independent of my home network. For the setup to work, I needed a separate device, a separate network, and a separate runtime environment. …
