Posts
All the articles I've posted.
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Tailscale Deep Dive: Mesh VPN That Just Works (and Why That's Suspicious)
Go beyond tailscale up with ACL policies, exit nodes, subnet routers, and MagicDNS. Plus: self-host your own control plane with Headscale for full independence.
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Podman Quadlets: Running Containers Without the Docker Daemon (or Your Sanity)
Podman runs containers without a daemon — and Quadlets let systemd manage them natively. Here's why that's actually great for self-hosting.
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Why Self-Hosted Apps Lose Data After Updates
You updated your container and your database is gone. Here's the volume permission mistake killing your data.
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nmap for Your Own Network: What You Should Be Scanning
nmap isn't just for pen testers. Learn what's actually worth scanning on your home network and what those open ports really mean.
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Vaultwarden Organization Sharing: Password Management for Your Whole Household (or Team)
Vaultwarden organizations let you share passwords with family or team members securely. Collections, permissions, CLI usage, and backup — all explained.
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LLM Fine-Tuning for Mortals: LoRA, QLoRA, and Your Gaming GPU
Learn LLM fine-tuning with LoRA and QLoRA on a consumer GPU. Practical guide covering dataset prep, Hugging Face, Unsloth, VRAM needs, and common pitfalls.
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Ollama Beyond the Basics: Model Management, Custom Models, and Optimization
Master Ollama with Modelfiles, GPU tuning, API usage, and performance tricks. Stop running 70B models on 8GB VRAM and wondering why everything is slow.
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Reverse Proxy SSL: The Cert Chain Mistake Everyone Makes
Your reverse proxy only has the leaf cert, not the intermediate. Here's why that kills half your connections.
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Nextcloud Advanced: Federation, Backups, and Making It Actually Performant
Nextcloud advanced configuration: Redis caching, federation setup, automated backups, occ command deep dive, LDAP, external storage, and PHP-FPM tuning.
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Linux Capabilities: Drop Root Without Breaking Everything
Learn Linux capabilities to drop root privileges without breaking your apps. Master cap_drop, cap_add in Docker, and setcap for fine-grained privilege control.
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Docker Security Hardening: 15 Things You're Doing Wrong Right Now
Stop running Docker containers like it's the Wild West. Learn 15 critical Docker security mistakes and practical fixes to harden your containers today.
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BookStack vs Wiki.js: Picking Your Self-Hosted Documentation Platform
BookStack vs Wiki.js: different philosophies, same goal. Compare features, Docker setup, editors, SSO, and which one fits your team or homelab.
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