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The optimization treadmill: why I keep changing my computing setup all the time
A short explanation about what drives me to experiment with new hardware setups in my self-hosting hobby.
Zimaboard: the closest thing to my dream home server setup
I gave in to my impulses and bought myself a small single board computer to be my power-efficient home server, here’s how it went.
Steam local network game transfers are a game-changer
Setting up a Steam LAN cache has never been this easy, so I went ahead and did some testing with different configurations.
The IKEA-powered homelab on a wall
This pegboard can fit so much compute power on it!
How I blew up my backup server (Valve pls fix)
All of this could have been avoided if I didn’t insist on making backups of my Steam Deck.
Tiered storage: use the right tool for the job
A short ramble about something I realized over the years with my self-hosting setup.
LattePanda V1 - my experience with a Raspberry Pi alternative
I got a LattePanda V1 and gave it a go as a Raspberry Pi replacement for my self-hosting setup. Here’s how it went.
ThinkPad as a server: the follow-up
The ThinkPad as a server is back, this time with a couple of adjustments.
I finally found an use case for my Raspberry Pi Model B+
I take a severely underpowered computer and make it do something useful.
Can a laptop from 2012 be a viable home server?
I took a spare ThinkPad T430 and put all my home server workloads on it. Here’s how it went.
DIY cloud gaming: NVIDIA and Moonlight
Comparing the experience that AMD and NVIDIA can provide in a DIY cloud gaming setup.
DIY cloud gaming setup with VFIO, Parsec and AMD
A build log of how I set up my own ‘cloud gaming’ setup, including all the issues I faced and attempts to fix those.
I’ve reached the self-hosting endgame
If all you have is a powerful workstation…
Tech tip: eliminate HDD humming noise
Silence your hard drives with this one weird trick! System administrators hate him!
Whacky setups: seedbox on a wall
This is what happens when someone takes the meaning of ‘brute force’ too literally.
How to start your self-hosting adventure: a high-level overview
Getting started is probably the hardest step.
My server setups throughout the years
From repurposed old PC-s to the elusive minimum viable server.
Stupid project ideas: the War Machine
Maybe not stupid, but definitely stupid expensive.
Disk is OK
It’s all good, man.