August 2026
ESPHome 2026 Fleet Security Migration
A documentation-backed, testable runbook for ESPHome 2026 Fleet Security Migration, with safe defaults, validation evidence, failure modes, rollback, and publication-day checks.
Local Coding Assistants: Codex CLI, Continue, Aider, and OpenHands
A noob-friendly guide to choosing and safely using AI coding assistants in a local homelab, including Codex CLI, Continue, Aider, OpenHands, local models, hosted models, Git safety, and task scoping.
Securing a Self-Hosted AI Server
A noob-friendly security guide for local AI homelabs: keep Ollama private, use VPN or reverse proxy access, manage accounts and API keys, protect logs, and handle private docs and code carefully.
Home Assistant Matter Server 9.0: Migration And Post-Upgrade Proof
A documentation-backed, testable runbook for Home Assistant Matter Server 9.0: Migration And Post-Upgrade Proof, with safe defaults, validation evidence, failure modes, rollback, and publication-day checks.
OPNsense 26.7 Migration: Source NAT, Legacy Rules, And Rollback
A documentation-backed, testable runbook for OPNsense 26.7 Migration: Source NAT, Legacy Rules, And Rollback, with safe defaults, validation evidence, failure modes, rollback, and publication-day checks.
RouterOS Stable Still Needs A Canary: A 7.23 Upgrade Runbook
A documentation-backed, testable runbook for RouterOS Stable Still Needs A Canary: A 7.23 Upgrade Runbook, with safe defaults, validation evidence, failure modes, rollback, and publication-day checks.
pfSense 26.03 System Patches: Auto-Apply Does Not Update The Package
A documentation-backed, testable runbook for pfSense 26.03 System Patches: Auto-Apply Does Not Update The Package, with safe defaults, validation evidence, failure modes, rollback, and publication-day checks.
Recyclarr 8.7 Security Response: Treat Template Sources as a Write Boundary
A Recyclarr security-response guide for template-provider path traversal: upgrade, inventory providers, protect secrets, compare generated files, and test safely.
Authentik 2026 Security Response
A documentation-backed, testable runbook for Authentik 2026 Security Response, with safe defaults, validation evidence, failure modes, rollback, and publication-day checks.
Build a Private RAG Box for Network Docs
A private RAG guide for network documentation, configs, diagrams, NetBox exports, runbooks, embeddings, vector search, citations, and evals.