In this blog post I will take you with me on the changes I did and how I corrected my problems both by selecting new UPS devices and setting up NUT for multi UPS setup and proper shutdown sequencing.

CrowdSec is a flexible, collaborative security engine that detects attacks from logs and enforces bans. This guide covers setup on Docker or Ubuntu and using bouncers on Ubiquiti and pfSense gateways.

Pangolin is a self‑hosted reverse proxy with secure WireGuard tunneling, identity management, and access control, easily integrated with Traefik and CrowdSec for enhanced security.

A technical deep-dive into migrating GitLab repositories between servers, complete with Python scripts, git config hacks, and the inevitable CI/CD pipeline considerations for the upcoming Gitea migration.

An overly detailed, mildly unhinged, and very practical deep dive into a tiny Python service that lets hardware sliders steer your desktop audio like a studio console like Deej

A deep dive into fixing the persistent setup.ui.com reverse DNS issue on UniFi Gateway Max, including UDAPI configuration analysis and DNSMASQ troubleshooting.

Build a Seeed Studio 7.5 ePaper dashboard with ESPHome and an ESP32-C3, integrating sensors, weather, custom fonts, and multi-page layouts for Home Assistant.

Set up ESPresense on XIAO ESP32-C3 boards for millisecond BLE presence detection in Home Assistant, with Apple IRK workarounds, room-based automations, and custom enclosures.

Stream DJ audio from one Raspberry Pi to another over Wi-Fi using HiFiBerry DAC+ ADC boards, first with Snapcast, then a lower-latency PulseAudio tunnel.

Automate a Hugo blog deployment from Obsidian to GitLab and Portainer with a custom Flask API for container recreation and cross-platform scripts.