Patch Me If You Can: Keeping Debian VMs Updated with Ansible (Without Losing My Weekend)
I have around 12 Debian-based VMs running in my homelab. A while ago, I used to update them all manually — one by one. SSH into each machine, run apt…
📡 Shipping Logs Like a Pro: Fluent Bit Meets Ansible in My Homelab
By now, my little homelab has grown into a small but mighty fleet of virtual machines — almost a dozen of them are humming along nicely. But with more services…
🧩 Jellyfin – FOSS Media Server That Plays by Your Rules
I’ve been playing around with Jellyfin on my NAS for a few days now, and honestly, I’m pretty happy with it so far. It’s free, open-source, and does a solid…
🛡️ Locking Down Your USB Drive on Linux – the Geek Way
So I’ve decided to stash an external USB drive — fully encrypted with AES-256 — at a family member’s or friend’s place, just to have an offsite backup of all…
Pi-hole installed. Ads: terminated.
🧙 Pi-hole – The DNS Guardian of Your Network Pi-hole is like the Gandalf of your network — standing at the gateway shouting: “You shall not pass!” …to ads and…
iptables, Protectli & Paranoia: Basic Segmentation for the Home Lab
At home, in my homelab, I run multiple internal networks.There’s one for trusted client devices, and another that’s less trusted — kind of like a DMZ. The DMZ hosts those…
2 Years Deep into the Google Pixel 6 x GrapheneOS Life
So, I’ve been rocking a Google Pixel 6 for about two years now — but not with stock Android. Nope, I flashed that sucker with GrapheneOS, and honestly, I haven’t…
My Homelab & NAS Setup – A Quick Tour
Over the last bunch of years, I’ve built up a ton of important files — mostly family photos, including some of people who sadly aren’t around anymore. Losing any of…
Hello World !
Hi, I’m Raphael – a 46-year-old open source enthusiast from Germany. My digital heart beats for GNU/Linux, IT security, and all things electromobility – especially as we cruise into the…