Building a Ceiling Radar of Live Planes with an ADS-B Receiver and a $99 Projector
How I projected live overhead aircraft onto my ceiling using a Raspberry Pi, an ADS-B receiver, and a $99 mini projector — in under 4 hours.
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How to Restrict Container Internet Access with a Squid Proxy
A simple guide to blocking and allowlisting internet access for containers using internal networks and a Squid proxy.
Running JupyterLab Locally on a MacBook Pro
A quick guide to running JupyterLab locally on M-series chips using uv, with tips for custom kernels and managing secrets.
Building Images with containerd
Learn how to easily build container images on systems running containerd using nerdctl and buildkit.
Easily Limit NVIDIA GPU Power Draw with systemd
A simple guide on setting power limits for NVIDIA GPUs on Linux using systemd
Building an offline voice assistant with a Raspberry Pi and Rhasspy
Step-by-step guide to installing and configuring Rhasspy on a Raspberry Pi.
Creating a Helm Chart Repository on Google Cloud Storage
Learn how to create a Helm chart repository on Google Cloud Storage and share your Helm charts.
Replacing the stock fans on UniFi Dream Machine and 24 Port Switch
Quieting my homelab by replacing the stock fans in my UniFi Dream Machine and 24 Port PoE Switch with Noctua silent fans
Best Practices for Using kubectl on Windows
A comprehensive guide on setting up and using kubectl on Windows, including dealing with proxies, managing multiple clusters and upgrading kubectl.
Wildcard SSL certificates for free with Let's Encrypt
A step-by-step guide on obtaining free wildcard SSL certificates from Let's Encrypt for ultimate flexibility in building your homelab infrastructure.
A Practical Guide to Running NVIDIA GPUs on Kubernetes
Setup an NVIDIA RTX GPU on bare-metal Kubernetes, covering driver installation on Ubuntu 22.04, configuration, and troubleshooting.
Monitoring air quality: Awair vs. Airthings vs. Aranet vs. AirGradient in Home Assistant
Comparing air quality monitors and how well they integrate with Home Assistant.
Using GCP Workload Identity with local Kubernetes
How to setup workload identity federation to allow workloads, that run on a self-hosted Kubernetes (KinD) cluster, authenticate to Google Cloud.
VMware homelab [Part 3]: How to configure vSphere networking and storage
Setting up a VMware cluster and adjusting the configuration for networking and storage
VMware homelab [Part 2]: How to install a vSphere cluster at home
Installing ESXi and vCenter (VCSA) on 3 Intel NUCs
VMware homelab [Part 1]: Introduction & Considerations
Things to consider when building a VMware homelab
How to install and use VMware's PowerCLI on a M1 Mac
A step-by-step walkthrough using PowerCLI to customize ESXi installer ISOs
How to automate a bare metal Ubuntu 22.04 LTS installation
Provision physical Ubuntu 22.04 LTS servers, fully automated, with no additional infrastructure to manage using cloud-init and USBs
How to automate Ubuntu 22.04 LTS on a Raspberry Pi 4
Automate the complete provisioning of Ubuntu 22.04 LTS on a Raspberry Pi 4 using cloud-init
Upgrade gotchas for Kubernetes v1.24
How to prepare for the dockershim removal in Kubernetes 1.24
Auto-updating and self-healing GitOps Kubernetes monster
Building a platform that requires no maintenance. Auto updating and self-healing
Bypassing AT&T's fiber gateway on Unifi Dream Machine Pro using WPA supplicant
Step by step instructions for bypassing AT&T
Running kind clusters in VMware Workstation Pro 16
Local, fast, Kubernetes cluster testing with kind and VMware Workstation Pro
Configure Google Cloud HA VPN with BGP on pfSense
Securely extend your homelab network into the cloud with pfSense
Upstream Kubernetes on a Raspberry Pi cluster
Test unreleased versions Kubernetes on Raspberry Pi 4
Low-Cost Public Jenkins Server using Terraform and DigitalOcean
How to deploy a Jenkins server on DigitalOcean with Terraform
Passing the CKA exam for experienced Kubernetes operators
Tips and tricks for passing the CKA exam
Automated VCSA 6.7 Install using CLI
Quickly deploy vCenter to an ESXi host
Create a VM Template for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Walk-through creating a Ubuntu template on VMware
Automated ESXi 6.7 U2 Zero Touch Install via USB
How to deploy a self-provisioning ESXi thumb drive
EdgeRouter OS CLI Cheatsheet
Most common commands used on my Ubiquiti EdgeRouter Lite ERL
Building a vSphere 6.5 Homelab 2017
Building an enterprise datacenter with a small footprint