Managing a multi-server home lab environment with custom OPNsense routing and multiple unRAID boxes generates a mountain of documentation. Recently, after deploying a high-availability Kea DHCP server and a web-based subnet editor, I decided to have a local AI model write up the project notes for me. I set up a test on my macOS workstation using LM Studio, connecting […]
Introduction Every homelabber’s worst nightmare is the day their network goes dark because of a single point of failure. For me, that day arrived when my UDM Pro’s SFP+ port failed silently — taking down Plex, HDHomeRun, Home Assistant, and every other service dependent on DHCP. The device had become the bottleneck for my entire local network. That failure sparked […]
How I turned a ULANZI TC001 into a living dashboard for RSS feeds, system alerts, and home automation. The Hardware At the center of this project is a ULANZI TC001 Smart Pixel Clock running AWTRIX 3 firmware v0.98. This isn’t your average smart display—it’s a programmable LED matrix clock that supports custom apps via MQTT, HTTP APIs, and even sound […]
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