#homelab
9 posts
2026 - April
1 post2026 - March
1 post2026 - February
1 post2025 - September
4 posts2025 - April
2 posts2026 - April
1 postBitcoin on the Home Server: Sovereignty and Privacy with Coldcard, Sparrow and Fulcrum
I built a home Bitcoin stack with Coldcard, Sparrow, Fulcrum, and bitcoind: offline keys, private queries, and my own broadcast. It takes work, but gives me more control over custody and operations.
2026 - March
1 postMigrating my Home Server with Claude Code | openSUSE MicroOS
I migrated 49 containers from Ubuntu to openSUSE MicroOS with Claude Code’s help, reorganizing Docker, NFS, ROCm, backups, and SELinux. Automation sped things up, but architecture and validation stayed human.
2026 - February
1 postVibe Code: I Built a Mega Clone in Rails in 1 Day for My Home Server
Building FrankMega, a self-hosted Mega.nz clone in Rails 8, in a single day with Claude Code, and why experience still matters in vibe coding.
2025 - September
4 postsOmarchy 2.0 - Bitwarden Self-Hosted / VaultWarden
Self-hosting a Bitwarden-compatible password manager with VaultWarden on a home server, routed through a Cloudflare tunnel, with 2FA via Aegis.
Installing Grafana on My Home Server
How I set up Grafana, Prometheus, and cAdvisor with Docker Compose to monitor my Intel NUC home server.
Protecting Your Home Server with Cloudflare Zero Trust
How I added a Cloudflare Zero Trust login layer on top of my home server services, using Google OAuth as the identity provider.
Accessing My Home Server With a Real Domain
An advanced guide to exposing a Docker-based home server through Cloudflare Tunnels with a real domain and proper HTTPS.
2025 - April
2 postsAccessing Your NAS Using iSCSI Instead of SMB
Why I moved my Docker data-root off NFS and onto an iSCSI virtual drive served from my Synology NAS, and how block-level storage crushes file-based protocols for high-churn workloads.
Configuring My Synology NAS with NFS on Linux
How I switched from SMB to NFS to mount my Synology DS1821+ shares on Linux with proper ownership and permissions, plus the UID/GID gotcha along the way.