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Unmasking Your Homelab: A Deep Dive into Reconya
Knowing what is going on in your home network is a necessity for any homelab enthusiast. Let’s take a look at a network mapping tool that will change your life.
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Take Control of Your Productivity: A Homelabber’s Guide to Tududi
One of the most important apps one can run in your homelab is without a doubt any app that can help with productivity. Let’s dive into Tududi – the amazing project management and task tracker.
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Glance: The Self-Hosted Dashboard Your Homelab Needs
Sometimes we need to be able to see what is going in our homelabs at a glance. This is where Glance, the amazing dashboard service, comes into play.
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The Floodgates Are Open: Baidu’s ERNIE Bot Goes Open Source, and the AI World Braces for Impact
Much like the release of DeepSeek, the latest open-sourcing of another formiddable Chinese AI model can be quite a disruptor in the world of AI. Let’s take a closer look at ERNIE, created by Baidu.
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Take Control of Your Projects: A Homelabber’s Guide to Focalboard
Managing projects can be cumbersome, but using the right tools can make it a breeze. These tools, however, can sometimes cost an arm and a log, so let’s look at a way to self-host an amazing tool for free.
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The Future is Quantum: Demystifying the Computing Revolution
Straight out of a science-fiction novel, it seems the future is closer that we might think. Quantum Computers have been a concept for a long time, however, this is not a concept anymore – they really exist.
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The 16 Billion Password Leak: A Wake-Up Call for Homelab Enthusiasts
In yet another crushing breaking news event, 16 Billion user passwords have been leaked. By far the most in one file, but is it really what it seems to be?
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Your Cloud, Your Rules: A Homelabber’s Guide to OpenCloud
Nextcloud is an amazing tool for backing up and syncing data. But sometimes users need something that is a bit more focussed, lightweight and modern. Let’s take a look at OpenCloud.
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Demystifying Secure Boot: Your Motherboard’s Unsung Hero for a Safer PC
Wouldn’t it be nice if you can block unwanted or unauthorised apps from ever starting on your computer? Well, most motherboards contain a hidden feature that might be your next lifesaver.
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Take Control of Your Thoughts: Self-Hosting Obsidian in Your Homelab (Sort-of)
Most users would agree that Obsidian is one of the best note taking apps out there, but there is no self-host option. But there are alternatives to Obsidian Sync to take full control of your data.
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Your Ultimate Homelab Adventure: Documenting Your Journeys with AdventureLog
Go on an adventure to log your real world adventures in a self-hosting homlab app that is one of the most polished out there. Let’s take a look at AdventureLog, our personal travel map of our adventures.
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Gladys Assistant: A Privacy-First Hub for Your Homelab
A smart home is just one of the amazing things that can be controlled and built with your own homelab. Let’s take a look at a privacy-first install built for your smart home control.
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Kodi: The Ultimate Open-Source Home Theatre Software for Your Homelab
The quest for the perfect media server solution is a familiar journey. Enter Kodi, the free and open-source home theatre software that has been a cornerstone of the home media landscape for years.
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Secure Your Connection To Your Homelab with WireGuard
Creating a secure connection to your self-hosted services in your homelab is extremely important. WireGuard is an easy and secure VPN tunnel service that is a staple in any homelab setup.
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Green Thumbs Unite: Taming Your Urban Jungle with HortusFox in Your Homelab
If you have used Plant-it before, you will know how awesome it is to bring a bit of greenery into our homelab. Today we looka t al alternative for Plant-it: HortusFox
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BillionMail: Your Homelab’s Gateway to Self-Hosted Email Freedom with SMTP
Building your homelab to backup your photos from your phone is one thing, but what about managing your email? Let’s take a look if we can save some money and take control of our emails by self-hosting our own SMTP client.
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ZenArmor in the Homelab: Is This Paid NGFW Worth It for Enthusiasts?
For the dedicated self-hosting enthusiast, the homelab is a realm of endless experimentation and learning. From spinning up new services to fine-tuning network performance, the homelab is a playground for the curious. But with great power comes the need for robust security. While many opt for open-source solutions to guard their digital fortresses, a compelling…
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Unleash Your Inner Time Lord: A Guide to Self-Hosting TimeTagger for Homelab Enthusiasts
As we strive to better our self-hosting homelab every day, it pays to start thinnking of managing our time as well. This is where TimeTagger can help us get ahead.
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Build Your Homelab: 45 – Immich LXC in Proxmox with Helper Scripts
To install Immich in our Proxmox Homelab previously, we had to first install a Docker LXC and then Immich. This changed with the introduction of a new LXC Helper Script that was released. Let’s look at installing Immich a bit easier.
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Secure Your Homelab with Fail2ban
Keeping your self-hosting homelab safe is one of the most important aspects of any person that wants to keep control of their data. Let’s take a look at protecting our homelab against brute force attacks.
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Raspberry Pi vs. Proxmox: Choosing the Right Home for Your Home Assistant
Running Home Assistant in your homelab is a must for most self-hosters. But should you run it in your Proxmox instance or on your Raspberry Pi? Let’s take a look at a detailed comparison between the two options.