😱 Today I Almost Threw My Entire Rack into the Trash…
😱 Today I Almost Threw My Entire Rack into the Trash… So, today I had one of those classic homelab panic moments. 😅 I was copying a huge dataset back…
🔄 Rethinking the Plan (Again)
Well… it happened again 😄 After writing the original plan and thinking about the architecture for a while, I started questioning some of my decisions. That’s the nice thing about…
🧠Operating Community Nextcloud Instances with Ansible, AlmaLinux, SELinux and a Podman-based Collabora Stack
I currently operate multiple Nextcloud instances for two local community organizations in a purely voluntary capacity. The original motivation was twofold: enabling digital sovereignty while turning the entire setup into…
Homelab Thermals: Now With Extra Fan
Because entropy is undefeated — but we can at least throw a fan at it. 📦 The Situation: A Rack That Was Running a Little… Toasty Today I received a…
Today I’d like to sing a praise song to the Asus NUCs (formerly Intel NUCs) 🎶💻
Yes, I know — that already sounds suspiciously like something only a hardware nerd would say… and you’d be absolutely right. But hear me out. What even is a NUC?…
🤖 From ChatGPT to Claude: Adventures of a Slightly Terrified Nerd in VS Code
AI coding experiments, Ansible chaos, and that moment when the machine stares back at you… 👀 🧠My AI Workflow So Far I’ve been using ChatGPT for over a year…
🚀 Homelab Rebuild 2026: Architecture, Server Layout & Installation Game Plan
I’m basically always changing things, rethinking my setup, and iterating on what my homelab should be. Right now, I’m planning a full rebuild. And yes… this time it will totally…
Staring Into the Void: A Love Letter to Log Files
If you’ve ever stared at a terminal full of log messages, you know: logs are where systems tell the truth. They are noisy, sometimes ugly, but absolutely essential when things…
Optimized Samba Configuration on Debian 13 for Linux Homelabs
Samba is an open-source implementation of the SMB/CIFS protocol suite and allows Linux systems to share files and directories over the network in a standardized way. Originally designed for interoperability…
On Digital Sovereignty, De-Americanizing My Software Stack, and Running WhatsApp in a Sandbox
Why This Experiment Exists Lately, I have been revisiting an idea that has been on my mind for many years: how to gradually move away from US-centric software products. By…