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I 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.

Discover 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.

If 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.

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.

If 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.