About two months ago, I deployed Tailscale to provide a secure remote access solution to my internal (home) network. If you’re not familiar with Tailscale, please check out my previous article on the basic setup. As a quick primer on… Read More »Building a more secure remote access setup with Tailscale to access Vaultwarden and Synology remotely
At home, I have a few essential services I need to keep running at all times. When I write crucial, I mean that they are services I rely on and would like very much for those services to be running… Read More »Running a single Docker Container in Azure cost-effectively
A few months ago, I wrote Part 1 of this series, documenting how I began building a homelab. I’ve progressed further with my project by adding the 4U dedicated server, the Raspberry Pi cluster, and cleaning everything up. The setup… Read More »Building a homelab – finalizing the setup (Part 2)
On most devices that I frequently use, I use a solution to block excessive ads. Firefox on mobile and desktop is super easy as the same ad blocking extensions work on both. Many of my friends have been praising Pi-Hole… Read More »Goodbye telemetry and ads – running Pi-Hole in a home network
I’ve used Google Photos since 1969. Err, no, wait – that’s what the image metadata is telling me, but actually, my earliest photos stored in Google’s cloud are from 2009. I’ve paid the 1.99 €/month fee to ensure I have… Read More »Self-hosting memories: Migrating from Google Photos to Synology Photos
Over two years ago, I migrated to 1Password to store and manage all my passwords. Since then, I migrated back to KeePass again – as 1Password was quite cumbersome to use for our family’s needs. Too many technical issues, too… Read More »Building a self-hosted secure password management with Bitwarden and Docker
My home network is a regular LAN, built mostly with Unifi devices using 1 Gigabit Ethernet. I’ve extended the wifi, made a VPN to the cloud, played around with different devices within the network, and generally, I’ve been pleased with… Read More »Upgrading my home office network to 10 Gigabit Ethernet speeds – one step at a time
This is a quick post, but perhaps of use to some with an older Synology NAS device. I’ve used my Synology DiskStation 412+ for an eternity now – I think about 8 years and counting. I upgraded the RAM from… Read More »Synology DS412+ NAS device not supported for the new DSM 7.0
I’ve always had some sort of a NAS solution at home. A NAS, which stands for Network-Attached Storage, is a solution or a server that provides you with storage. Usually in a redundant setup, such as RAID. At home, I… Read More »In 2020, do you still need a dedicated NAS solution?
At home, I run several PCs – a few laptops, and one workstation which is a bit more performant, so that I can run Hyper-V and virtual machines on it. It’s also my server for Plex, the amazing multimedia system… Read More »Building a simple backup solution for Hyper-V-based virtual machines using OneDrive for Business and PowerShell
I’ve been a Dropbox user for 10 years. During this time, I think I’ve paid about $1400 in subscription fees. I’ve used the service through the Plus plan, and I’ve also had the Unlimited (Packrat) version history for half of… Read More »Saying goodbye to Dropbox
This is a quick post, as this was a quick procedure. I’ve been running a Synology-branded NAS for ages. 86 months, or over 7 years now. It runs 24 hours a day on my desk, and it’s fantastic. It provides… Read More »Upgrading Synology DS412+ RAM to 4 GB
I’ve been looking for a robust and affordable storage solution for use at home, and possibly at the office also. A few years ago I found the Synology devices, and started my journey by purchasing a Synology DS 412+ device… Read More »Configuring Synology to synchronize with Microsoft Azure