Category Archives: homelab

More adventures in Docker

Not many homelab posts recently because I started a new job and it was really pretty rough for a bit there.  I’m starting to feel like I’m getting my footing, but the first three months had me kinda regretting rejoining … Continue reading

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One more homelab post. It works, and I’m not sure why.

There is a particular sort of despair that hits you when you have finally solved a problem, you are looking at all of the notes you took during the process and all of the sources you reviewed looking for solutions… … Continue reading

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Practical Applications of Withered Technology

Another day, another adventure / experiment in self hosting something. I’ve recently gotten a new job, so I’m faced with the bleak prospect of transitioning from a happy unemployed life into one where I need to at least pretend to … Continue reading

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Homelab updates: Bazzite is pretty cool!

A few days ago, I mentioned that one of the services I was adding to my home lab was game streaming, with me repurposing a 5700U-based micro PC as a Bazzite box. Side note: Serious props to the Bazzite team … Continue reading

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I am the alpha nerd

I do not make this claim lightly. OK, I make it pretty lightly.  “Alpha Nerd” is a pretty high bar to hit, after all, and should really be reserved for people who hand roll binary patches for their custom linux … Continue reading

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Prepping for the next homelab project

So, my homelab experiment is running generally quite well.  I keep running into an annoying Proxmox bug that makes the ethernet controller hang up, and hopefully they will fix that soon, but I have a lot of self-hosted services now. … Continue reading

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More home server stuff. Reading is FUNdamental!

It’s been a good week for projects.  Maybe a good couple of weeks, actually – I kinda forgot when I started working on this particular one. I mentioned last month that I’d set up a home server for the purpose … Continue reading

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A quick script to add a font to an MKV file

Why do I do this to myself? OK, so.  Some background. I’ve been working on a Jellyfin server as something of a side project, with the idea that it will probably teach me something useful that I can apply at … Continue reading

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