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.
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.
How to make Uptime Kuma message you on Telegram when a service on your home server stops responding, and the detail almost everyone skips.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.