Quick tips+20 XP
Forgot your Uptime Kuma password? It takes one minute to fix
Uptime Kuma ships with a password reset tool. How to use it when it runs in Docker, and why you need a “real” terminal for it.
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Tools+45 XP
My home command centre: a Raspberry Pi dashboard with Python and zero dependencies
A web dashboard that checks live which home services respond, reads the last backup and stores to-dos. About 200 lines of Python with nothing to install.
Artificial intelligence+40 XP
What is an “Agentic OS” (and why you probably have half of one already)
The buzzword for using AI as a system instead of a chat. What it really means, what the pieces are and how I set it up at home.
Home server+50 XP
Backing up a Raspberry Pi to a NAS with rsync (and the 3 days it failed without me noticing)
My nightly backup script from the Pi to a Synology over SMB: mirror, 30-day history and Docker volumes. And why it stopped working without anyone noticing.
Home server+50 XP
Telegram alerts when something at home goes down (Uptime Kuma + a bot in 10 minutes)
How to make Uptime Kuma message you on Telegram when a service on your home server stops responding, and the detail almost everyone skips.
Artificial intelligence+50 XP
Local AI on a 6 GB GTX 1060: what worked and why I ended up removing it
I set up Ollama with Qwen3 on a laptop with a 2016 graphics card to use with an agent. Real speed numbers, the CUDA trap and why it wasn't worth it.
Home server+45 XP
Everything running on my Raspberry Pi 5 (and what I removed)
The full map of my home server: which services it runs, which port each uses, how I organise them with Docker and systemd, and what I tried and dropped.
Home server+50 XP
Your own password manager at home, with HTTPS and no open ports (Vaultwarden + Tailscale)
How I set up Vaultwarden on a Raspberry Pi to use with the Bitwarden apps, with a real HTTPS certificate via Tailscale Serve and nothing exposed to the Internet.
Home server+40 XP
Gitea: your own GitHub on a Raspberry Pi
How I set up Gitea with Docker to keep my projects at home, with SSH on a different port and sign-ups closed. Plus how to push a project you already have.
Home server+40 XP
Homepage: the start page for your home server (and the “Host validation failed” error)
How I set up Homepage with Docker to see all my services, their status and the Pi's resources on one page, plus two common errors and how to fix them.
Home server+50 XP
Monitoring an Elegoo Centauri Carbon 2 3D printer from a Raspberry Pi: MQTT, a fragile camera and a bug that stole replies
What I learned building my own dashboard for the Centauri Carbon 2: LAN Only mode, why the camera kept freezing and an MQTT wildcard that caused two days of ghost data.
Home server+45 XP
WireGuard on the router or Tailscale: why I ended up using both
Two ways into your home network from outside. How I set up WireGuard on a FRITZ!Box, how to tell if your ISP has you behind CG-NAT and what I still use Tailscale for.
Artificial intelligence+45 XP
An AI agent on a Raspberry Pi: why 50 free requests a day get you nowhere
I replaced n8n with an open-source AI agent on the Pi, connected to free models. What worked, what didn't and why I ended up uninstalling it.
Home server+40 XP
A 2012 Synology NAS in 2026: what you can (and can't) do with DSM 6.2
My DS1512+ can't upgrade to DSM 7, but it's still the home backup store. Which apps to use instead, how I protect it and when it's time to retire it.
Tools+45 XP
The Omarchy look on CachyOS without reinstalling: what changed and old guides don't tell you
I wanted the Omarchy desktop (Hyprland) on my CachyOS laptop without switching distros. Omarchy 4 dropped Waybar, uses Lua config and no longer installs on Arch.
Quick tips+25 XP
Fixed IP with a DHCP reservation: why I needed it (twice)
My NAS and my 3D printer changed IP and broke the backups and a dashboard. What a DHCP reservation is, why it beats setting the IP by hand and how to do it.
Quick tips+25 XP
What's listening on each port? ss -ltnp and friends
The command I use most to understand a Linux server I don't know (or no longer remember). How to read its output, plus two tricks for Docker and Windows.
Quick tips+30 XP
Upgrading Uptime Kuma from version 1 to 2 with Docker, without losing anything
How I moved from Uptime Kuma 1.23 to 2.x: the backup you can't skip, the right image tag and a Python library that stopped working.
Guides+50 XP
Proxmox VE guide (1): what it is and how to install it step by step
Part one of the Proxmox VE 9 guide: what a hypervisor is, what you need, how to prepare the USB stick and every installer screen explained.
Guides+50 XP
Proxmox VE guide (2): the first things to do after installing
No-subscription repositories in Proxmox 9's new format, updating the right way, a non-root user with two-factor auth and understanding the vmbr0 network bridge.
Guides+50 XP
Proxmox VE guide (3): your first virtual machine, with Linux and with Windows
Uploading the ISO, every wizard tab explained, the VirtIO settings that make the difference, the QEMU agent and installing Windows with VirtIO drivers.
Guides+50 XP
Proxmox VE guide (4): LXC containers, the lightweight alternative
What an LXC container is, how it differs from a VM and from Docker, how to create an unprivileged one in two minutes and when it's better not to use one.
Guides+50 XP
Proxmox VE guide (5): backups and snapshots (and why they're not the same thing)
Snapshots for experimenting, vzdump backups and their three modes, scheduled jobs with retention, restoring and when Proxmox Backup Server is worth it.
Guides+50 XP
Docker Compose guide for beginners: from zero to all your services in one file
What Docker Compose is, how to read a docker-compose.yml, everyday commands, volumes, ports and variables, with real examples from my home server.