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Discover my step-by-step journey into building a DIY ADS-B receiver with a Raspberry Pi to contribute to the Flightradar24 community. I detail the essential hardware components, such as the 1090 MHz antenna and USB dongle, along with the approximate costs and initial setup process for tracking aircraft in your area.

If you are considering upgrading to the Synology DiskStation DS1821+, I share my experience transitioning from my 2012 model to this newer, AMD Ryzen-powered unit. I detail its hardware capabilities, such as user-serviceable fans and expandable storage, alongside my plans to leverage it for file serving, Docker, and local DNS services.

Discover why enabling encryption-at-rest on your Azure Linux VMs isn't enough to protect against disk image theft and how Azure Disk Encryption fills that critical security gap. I walked through the process of configuring DM-Crypt-based encryption on Ubuntu 18.04 VMs, detailing the necessary Key Vault setup and potential deployment quirks you should expect.

If you are interested in keeping track of website updates without relying on third-party services, this post details how I self-hosted ChangeDetection.io on my Synology NAS using Docker. I walk through the simple deployment process via the Container Manager, highlighting how lightweight the solution is while effectively monitoring competitor and tech sites for meaningful content changes.