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Building an integration for Plex with Azure API ManagementI discovered that while existing tools like Tautulli could handle my Plex notification needs, I decided to build a custom integration using Azure API Management and Logic Apps to deepen my understanding of Azure services. This post details how I leveraged Plex’s webhook capabilities to trigger notifications for my family whenever new episodes are added to our media server.
May 3, 2021Building and securing a Signal Proxy service in AzureDiscover how I deployed and secured a Signal Proxy service on Azure to help users bypass government censorship while learning new cloud infrastructure skills. I share my experience setting up the lightweight Docker containers on a cost-effective Ubuntu VM and explain why I ultimately shut down the service after a month due to unexpectedly high personal costs.
December 7, 2022Goodbye telemetry and ads - running Pi-Hole in a home networkIf you are curious about eliminating ads and telemetry from your entire home network, I share my experience setting up Pi-Hole as a DNS-based solution. I detail the process of deploying it within a Docker container on my Synology NAS, covering installation, configuration, and automated updates.
July 28, 2021Lessons learned from self-hosting Ghost (and this site)I share the practical steps and hardware requirements I used to transition this blog from a costly managed service to a self-hosted Ghost installation running on Docker, saving significant annual costs. By detailing my specific setup, including resource usage and configuration files, I aim to help others who have the technical skills and hardware consider making the same move.
July 17, 2025Replacing an Unifi Cloud Key (Gen 1) with a Docker container-based self-hosted solutionIf you are tired of the reliability issues surrounding Ubiquiti’s Unifi Cloud Key hardware, you might want to consider switching to a self-hosted Docker container solution. After experiencing repeated failures with my aging Gen 1 device, I successfully migrated my network management to a Synology NAS running the jacobalberty/unifi container, which proved to be robust, faster, and significantly easier to backup.
April 2, 2021