• Switching to XCP-ng

  October 30, 2024

  I recently switched from Proxmox to XCP-ng.

• Updated Fedora Workstation install

  October 13, 2024

  This post is an update of a previous post and will document my install and setup of Fedora Workstation with KDE.

• UPS management with NUT

  August 19, 2024

  A guide to how I setup NUT to control my UPS and power down my various homelab servers.

• AdGuard Home

  June 19, 2024

  I finally got around to setting up my self-hosted DNS server/blocker.

• Site updates

  May 14, 2024

  There have been a few changes to the website.

• Updating Docker containers

  February 19, 2024

  Short post to document updating your Docker containers when using Compose.

• TrueNAS NFS firewall friendly

  January 06, 2024

  Quick explanation of making the TrueNAS NFS server firewall friendly.

• Moving to Debian

  December 30, 2023

  I have recently switched my servers from running Fedora Server to Debian.

• TrueNAS Scale

  November 17, 2023

  I decided to give TrueNAS Scale a trial instead of maintaining my own NAS with Fedora Server.

• My initial macOS setup routine and favorite apps

  August 31, 2023

  A short post to document my typical setup routine for macOS as well as the applications that I use. I will keep this updated over time

• Fedora Workstation install with BTRFS and encryption

  June 25, 2023

  This post will cover installing Fedora Workstation using BTRFS subvolumes and encryption for root and home.

• Initial VLAN setup

  May 07, 2023

  Very brief overview of establishing VLANs across pfSense, Unifi, and Proxmox.

• Install Windows 11 in Proxmox

  April 15, 2023

  This will cover how to install Windows 11 as a VM in Proxmox.

• Heimdall with Podman

  April 07, 2023

  This short post will go over setting up Heimdall with Podman.

• Updating Podman containers

  April 07, 2023

  This short post will go over how to update your Podman containers.

• Nextcloud setup

  April 06, 2023

  This post will cover setting up a dedicated VM for Nextcloud with external access. I will be using the Nextcloud AIO package.

• Joplin

  March 18, 2023

  Finally made the switch over to Joplin for my notes.

• Tdarr setup

  December 11, 2022

  This post will cover how I setup tdarr on a Fedora Workstation.

• NAS and Plex server

  November 28, 2022

  This post will cover setting up a dedicated machine for use as a NAS and Plex server. I will be using Fedora server, BTRFS, and NFS.

• Switching to pfSense

  November 11, 2022

  This post will go over my transition to pfSense.

• A quick update

  November 05, 2022

  Brief post to describe some things that have changed in my home lab setup.

• Unifi Controller setup with Podman

  September 29, 2022

  Short post describing the steps to setup a virtual Unifi Controller using Podman.

• Media server setup on Fedora Workstation

  May 27, 2022

  This will be a quick post on how I setup Plex along with some information about SABnzbd and Sonarr.

• BTRFS RAID 1 array setup with encryption and monitoring

  March 27, 2022

  I use a RAID 1 software array on my home server as storage for my media files. This is how I set that up with encryption as well as systemd services and timers for monitoring.

• Arch Linux install with BTRFS and encrypted root

  February 11, 2022

  This post will cover setting up a new Arch Linux install with BTRFS and encryption for the root partition.

• Arch Linux post install setup

  February 11, 2022

  There are several items that I typically install and configure when setting up a new system. I will walk through them in this post.

• Nordic Power Profiler Kit 2

  January 27, 2022

  I recently purchased a Power Profiler Kit 2 from Nordic Semiconductor and wanted to provide a short overview.

• Fix a partial clog in the Prusa Mini+ hotend

  August 08, 2021

  If your Prusa Mini+ is clogging up after printing 4-5 layers and your extruder starts to click, you may want to read this.

• Monoprice Zero-G monitor - Excellent budget widescreen monitor

  July 04, 2021

  This is a quick article about the 35” ultra-wide monitor I recently purchased. This is my second Monoprice monitor, and, so far, I am very pleased with both of them.

• Custom Apple TV mount

  June 06, 2021

  This is a description of how I made a custom, 3D printed mount for my first generation Apple TV 4K.

• Wemo and Meross smart light switches

  May 16, 2021

  I will briefly review both light switches and talk about an issue related to Ubiquiti network hardware.

• Prusa Mini+ - The best little 3D printer

  May 01, 2021

  This is a high level overview article on my new Prusa Mini+ 3D printer. Expect many future articles to include this amazing printer in some way.

• Magnet - Mac app for organizing your workspace

  April 07, 2021

  Magnet is an amazing app that can organize your workspace in multiple ways. I use it daily and highly recommend it for large monitors or multi-monitor setups.

• Create a script to update the Pacman mirror list

  February 21, 2021

  This is a simple script I created when I first started using Arch. It is very basic, but hopefully it will be helpful to someone.

• Setting up a Pi home media server

  February 14, 2021

  This article details how I setup a Plex Media Server on a Raspberry Pi 4.

• fre:ac - A free audio converter

  February 07, 2021

  I was given a few old CDs to convert and was looking for a free, no-fuss program to quickly rip them to MP3. I did not want to mess with the MacOS Music app. This program worked out perfectly, and I wanted to give it a shout-out.

• The first one

  February 06, 2021

  This is just a short introduction. Most of this information will also be on the About page.