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For a while now I’ve been considering ditching TrueNAS Community Edition (formerly TrueNAS Scale) for my homelab in favor of running on Proxmox. While the recent controversy and dismissive response were the final push I needed, I’ve been pulled in this direction for some time. One issue I have is with the instability and confusion around its VM and container story. Things which should be easy…
Recently I wanted to do some refactoring of my collection of automations in Home Assistant which have grown and changed in various ways over the years and needed some TLC, including modernizing the structure like triggers:, actions:, and other syntax changes, as well as consolidating and simplifying some similar triggers across multiple automations, for example creating a “Home Mode” concept.…
Previously I wrote about building a NAS and Media Server for under $500 which explains how to set up a NAS and configure a Jellyfin server (although I’ve since moved away from the TrueNAS “App” in favor of a docker container). This post is a complete guide for how to populate your media library by ripping your Blu-ray discs onto your NAS so that you can watch on Jellyfin.
As I continue on my self-hosting journey, I decided to migrate my photos and videos from OneDrive to ensure my photos are stored safely, privately, and securely on my own server. After exploring various solutions, I chose Immich for its extensive features and, perhaps more importantly, its active development community.
Recently OneDrive was removed as a CloudSync provider for TrueNAS Scale. As I built my first NAS and use OneDrive for cloud storage, I was looking for alternate means to back up my NAS to OneDrive. I found individual pieces of possible solutions on the TrueNAS forums, but nothing approaching an end-to-end solution, so decided to do a write-up of what I ended up doing in hopes others may find it…
Lately I’ve been realizing that purchased digital media isn’t really yours, and a recent event in particular sparked me into doing something I’ve been wanting to do for a while now: build a NAS to contain all my legally purchased digital media, digital backups of physical media, as well as personal documents and photos.
In the realm of asynchronous operations within C# applications, maintaining optimal performance often requires a delicate balance between execution and resource allocation. The need to prevent CPU oversubscription while managing numerous concurrent tasks is a common challenge faced by developers.
Lately, I’ve found myself setting up multiple computers, and with Microsoft DevBox on the horizon, I anticipate working with “fresh” machines more frequently. Like many developers, I thrive in a familiar environment with my preferred tools and settings, as muscle memory kicks in and I can efficiently tackle any task. Unfortunately, the process of setting up a new machine can be quite cumbersome.…
It’s been a while since I first introduced ReferenceTrimmer and a lot has changed.
The Mutex class in .NET helps manage exclusive access to a resource. When given a name, this can even be done across processes which can be extremely handy.