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Technical insights, tutorials and best practices around self-hosting, homelab and network infrastructure.
My Synology NAS Now Lives in Claude Code — Without the DSM Clicking
SMART values, RAID, Docker stacks and DSM updates — until now that meant logging in, clicking, searching. With the Synology Manager Plus plugin I query all of that over SSH right from Claude Code, read-only by default and without the DSM Web API.
Fleet in Check: I Now Manage Half My Homelab from Claude Code
Several Linux servers, three terminals and a dozen SSH configs? With the Fleet Manager plugin I manage inventory, Docker stacks, logs and file transfer right from Claude Code — securely and without server data in Git.
No More Embarrassing Email Addresses: Google Finally Lets You Change Your Gmail Address
For over 20 years, your Gmail address was set in stone – now Google is breaking with that tradition and giving users the ability to change their username for the first time. Without losing any data.
GateControl vs. Tailscale vs. Cloudflare Tunnel: Which Solution Fits Your Homelab?
Three popular ways to securely expose internal services to the internet — compared head-to-head. We analyze data sovereignty, features, limits, and costs for homelab users and small teams.
Proxmox 9: Finally No More NIC Renaming Chaos
Proxmox 9 introduces Network Interface Pinning – a clean solution for the problem of interface names changing after hardware modifications.
Intel iGPU in Proxmox Containers: Step-by-Step GPU Transcoding Guide
How to use Intel iGPU hardware transcoding with Quick Sync Video inside a Proxmox LXC container – with 3-4x speedup over software encoding.
7 Hidden Proxmox Features That Take Your Home Lab to the Next Level
Proxmox offers much more than VMs and containers. Discover seven hidden features that make your home lab more robust and efficient.
Proxmox vs. TrueNAS: My Homelab Setup 2026
How I organize my homelab with Proxmox and TrueNAS and why I stuck with this combination.