Introduction I have been wanting to write a short introduction to my Home Assistant setup for some time. If you are not familiar with Home Assistant, its the premier open…
Looking to start a homelab? Homelabs can be as simple as a single raspberry pi or a server rack full of enterprise level servers, usually its something in-between. Then What…
I wanted to follow up on my OPNsense Firewall/Router that I built two years ago. Overall the hardware I selected has been solid and haven’t had any issues expect for…
I have another post about getting Ollama and Web UI up in running on Unraid with Docker and do a write up for Windows 10/11. Why am I writing up…
I have been looking at the degoogle movement that is happening lately and seeing what areas I could focus on myself. First you may ask yourself what is degoogle means?…
Thinking about upgrading or building a new PC without spending a fortune? Here is how I built a Ryzen 7 5700x for $700. Why upgrade? I have been wanting to…
In a previous post, I showed how to setup Ollama and start downloading and using free to use large language models (LLMs). I was curious what model is fastest for…
Update: If you are looking for Windows installation instead of Unraid, check out my new post here. Looking for a self hosted AI chatbot service that can help with a…
I just purchased a new to me, Dell r530 server from Ebay. I have another post about trying to configure it so I can get some lower idle power consumption….
I was looking to upgrade my older server to something one generation newer. I looked at various r330, r430, r530, r630, and r730 as various options. I was looking for…