Archive: 2024
2024 Homelab status
December 28, 2024 · in Technology · 31 min read
This post will go over my lab, as a whole as of December 2024.
Gitea - Slow Dashboard
December 26, 2024 · in Development · 4 min read
For a few weeks now, I have noticed my Gitea instance takes nearly two minutes to load.
Edgemax - Git Backups
December 26, 2024 · in Technology · 5 min read
Many years ago, I had setup a system which would automatically sync my Edgemax's configuration to a local git repo.
My history with Unraid
December 25, 2024 · in Technology · 5 min read
I have swapped between Unraid, and TrueNAS a few times over the years.
2024 10G Or Faster
December 18, 2024 · in Technology · 10 min read
Want connectivity faster then 10G?
Rancher / K3s. How to upgrade
December 13, 2024 · in Kubernetes · 5 min read
This post outlines the steps needed to upgrade rancher + k3s.
2024 Network Revamp
November 23, 2024 · in Technology · 7 min read
This month's goal, is to update the network to provide isolation, and separation between LAN subnets, and my server subnets.
Building a Shop Table - Part 1
October 22, 2024 · in Shop-Talk · 5 min read
Part one of my shop-table project. This occurred in Oct 2024.
Bathroom Floor Replacement
October 10, 2024 · in Home-Improvement · 18 min read
Recently, it came to my attention the floor in my middle bathroom had become a hazard, and was rotting out.
Windows 11 - Restore Context Menu
September 28, 2024 · in Technology · 1 min read
Want the old right-click context menu back?
Surge Protection
September 19, 2024 · in Technology · 5 min read
A few months back, I noticed one of my ESP32s, got smoked during a few nasty thunderstorms.
Proxmox - Install HAOS
August 12, 2024 · in Home-Automation · 9 min read
Recently, I needed to spin up a HAOS VM for testing an integration I am developing.
Metered, Switch PDU
August 9, 2024 · in Technology · 10 min read
For years- I have been using a combination of Sonoff S31 Plugs and a Kasa HS300 Strip to monitor, and measure my power consumption.
Synology Multipath
July 22, 2024 · in Technology · 11 min read
So… normally when you want faster networking, you can just upgrade to faster NICs (10g, 25, 40, 50, 100g.. etc…).
Unifi - Debugging DDNS
July 22, 2024 · in Technology · 6 min read
This is a very short post on how to debug DDNS for Unifi.
Rant: Unifi Layer 3
July 15, 2024 · in Technology · 18 min read
I have a love-hate relationship with Unifi.
Kubernetes - Edit Files in Containers
July 13, 2024 · in Kubernetes · 3 min read
This is a short post- documenting a few ways on how you can modify contents of files inside of a container's storage mounts.
Proxmox - Random Error Fixes
July 11, 2024 · in Technology · 4 min read
This- is a short post which details how to resolve a few random errors you may experience with proxmox.
Detecting a packetloss / latency issue
July 10, 2024 · in Technology · 16 min read
So- I recently installed a Quad 100G Mikrotik CRS504-4XQ-IN RouterAmazon affiliate linkAs an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases at no additional cost to you; using this link helps support the site. into my lab recently and moved a few servers over to 100G NICs.
Proxmox - Debian Cloud Init Templates
July 2, 2024 · in Technology · 14 min read
This post documents the steps needed to create a minified debian cloud image template, which you can easily clone, and have a running VM in seconds with no configuration needed.
Proxmox - Reinstall host without losing cluster configuration
June 12, 2024 · in Technology · 22 min read
So, literally ONE DAY after writing My backup strategies post, I encountered a need to completely reinstall proxmox.
Backup Strategies
June 11, 2024 · in Technology · 13 min read
This- is a short post explaining my personal backup strategies for VMs, Kubernetes, Personal Devices, etc.
Balancing Power Consumption and Cost: The True Price of Efficiency
June 7, 2024 · in Technology · 8 min read
Too often- I see the all too familiar post on reddit.
Proxmox - Import OVA
April 8, 2024 · in Technology · 1 min read
A random thing I recently came across while testing out LibreNMS-
Reattaching NVMe from VFIO
February 24, 2024 · in Technology · 1 min read
So, I have a VM on proxmox, which has 4 individual NVMe drives directly passed in.
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