Homelab
Mesh vs Wired Access Points: The Home Network Decision Tree
A practical decision tree for choosing mesh Wi-Fi, wired access points, MoCA backhaul, and PoE APs in a real home network.
Private DNS for Homelabs Without Leaking Internal Services
A private DNS guide for homelabs: use home.arpa, split-horizon DNS, VPN DNS, and DNS-01 certificates without leaking internal service inventory.
It Is Always DNS: Pi-hole, AdGuard Home, Technitium, and the SPOF Problem
A practical DNS design guide for Pi-hole, AdGuard Home, and Technitium that avoids the single-point-of-failure trap.
Nginx Proxy Manager vs Caddy vs Traefik: A Reverse Proxy Decision Tree
A reverse proxy decision tree for homelabs: when to pick Nginx Proxy Manager, Caddy, Traefik, or raw NGINX.
Home Assistant Local Voice Control: Build a Private Voice Assistant That Actually Works
Home Assistant can run voice control locally, but the best setup depends on whether you want easy commands, full speech recognition, DIY satellites, or a hybrid cloud fallback.
Orange Pi 6 vs Raspberry Pi 5 for Homelab: Powerful Hardware, Real Tradeoffs
Orange Pi 6 brings dual 2.5GbE, dual NVMe, LPDDR5, and serious AI claims to a tiny board, but software support and total cost decide whether it belongs in your homelab.
Tailscale vs WireGuard vs Cloudflare Tunnel vs Reverse Proxy
A practical remote access comparison: Tailscale, raw WireGuard, Cloudflare Tunnel, and reverse proxies solve different homelab problems.
One UPS, Many Devices: NUT Shutdown for Proxmox, NAS, Router, and Docker Hosts
A practical NUT architecture for coordinating clean shutdown across Proxmox, NAS, Docker hosts, and network gear from one UPS.
UPS Buying Guide for Home Servers: Runtime Is Not the Main Point
A practical UPS buying guide for home servers, NAS devices, routers, and homelabs focused on clean shutdown, sizing, USB signaling, and battery maintenance.
Old Gaming PC vs Mini PC: The Real Power-Cost Math for 24/7 Servers
A practical power-cost guide for deciding whether an old gaming PC or an efficient mini PC makes more sense as a 24/7 home server.