September 2026
Prepare For NTLM-Off Windows
A documentation-backed, testable runbook for Prepare For NTLM-Off Windows, with safe defaults, validation evidence, failure modes, rollback, and publication-day checks.
Windows Server 2012/R2 Final ESU Exit
A documentation-backed, testable runbook for Windows Server 2012/R2 Final ESU Exit, with safe defaults, validation evidence, failure modes, rollback, and publication-day checks.
Running Local AI Alongside Media Services Without Fighting Your GPU
Run Ollama, Tdarr, Plex, Jellyfin, and Frigate on the same homelab more safely by understanding NVENC, NVDEC, CUDA, VRAM, scheduling, and monitoring.
Performance Tuning Ollama and Local LLMs Without Guesswork
Make Ollama and other local LLM tools feel faster by matching the model, context length, quantization, GPU offload, and logs to the hardware you actually have.
The 2026 Secure Boot Certificate Transition For Proxmox And Debian
A documentation-backed, testable runbook for The 2026 Secure Boot Certificate Transition For Proxmox And Debian, with safe defaults, validation evidence, failure modes, rollback, and publication-day checks.
Open WebUI Security Baseline: Patch, Isolate, And Test Tool Permissions
A documentation-backed, testable runbook for Open WebUI Security Baseline: Patch, Isolate, And Test Tool Permissions, with safe defaults, validation evidence, failure modes, rollback, and publication-day checks.
Model Routing: Different Models for Different Jobs
A noob-friendly guide to routing local AI prompts to the right model: Gemma for chat, Qwen Coder for code, Nemotron or reasoning models for planning, small models for summaries, and large models for hard tasks.
Nemotron and Agentic Local AI
A practical guide to NVIDIA Nemotron models and agentic local AI: what a homelab can run, what needs bigger GPUs, and how to keep tools bounded and logged.
Frigate 0.17.2 Security And Exposure Audit
A documentation-backed, testable runbook for Frigate 0.17.2 Security And Exposure Audit, with safe defaults, validation evidence, failure modes, rollback, and publication-day checks.