Homelab
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.
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.
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.