zfs Combining ZFS with other filesystems using mergerfs Use ZFS to store your most critical data without breaking the bank for your less important files.
pihole Using Pihole with pfsense or opnsense Pihole is a network wide ad blocker. Using DHCP we can tell every device on your network to automatically and transparently use Pihole for DNS. But what if you have
apple The State of the MacBook Pro in 2020 A spec bump update such as this, in a chassis design that is 4 years old does not inspire huge amounts of confidence that this machine is where Apple are spending their time, love and R&D $$$.
terraform Store Terraform secrets in YAML files with yamldecode In May of 2019 Hashicorp released Terraform 0.12. This release completely changed the way in which variable interpolation was performed and whilst some backwards compatibility was kept, there were
self-hosted Self-Hosted launches a Discord server Yes, that's right! The Self-Hosted podcast has launched a Discord server!
3d printing 3D printed COVID-19 Face Shields Imagine what we could do for healthcare workers if everyone with a 3d printer did a few masks a day each. It would be amazing. So let's do this.
linux How to adopt a Unifi AP with a remote controller A fresh out of the box Unifi Access Point has no idea what to do with itself. It starts scanning the local LAN for any controllers to 'announce' that it
home assistant Home Assistant External Reverse Proxy Setup with nginx I run nginx as my reverse proxy of choice from the folks over at linuxserver.io with automated Let's Encrypt functionality. It plugs neatly into the 20 or so containers
linux sshuttle - A stupidly simple "VPN" over SSH This simple tool is incredibly useful and allows me to route my DNS requests through an SSH tunnel enabling circumvention of firewalls, geo-location content blocks and even protects your traffic from the casual coffee shop packet sniffer.
drones FAA Remote ID Proposal This post highlights a critical issue surrounding the future of remote controlled aircraft flight in the United States. This proposal affects ALL RC PILOTS. Drones, Planes, Helicopters. Anything that flies and is unmanned over 250g.
brexit Brexit Day. And so with Brexit day upon us I feel a tremendous sadness that my fellow countrymen would rather rebuild the empire (which was built on murder and slavery by the way), take back potato picking jobs that nobody in the UK wants to do anyway and for what?
2019: My Year in Review I started putting a list of each years primary achievements on Facebook a couple of years ago and it's a nice tradition. 2019 has been one helluva year for me
home assistant Backing up Home Assistant HASSIO is probably the easiest way to run Home Assistant. It's a pre-packaged appliance aimed at a few key devices such as Raspberry Pi and so on. Being an appliance
xiaomi Getting a Xiaomi API Token for a Roborock S5 to link with Home Assistant On Black Friday the Roborock S5 was discounted heavily enough that I bought one. I gave the Home Assistant Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum integration a look over before I did
golf r 3D Printing a custom Vantrue S1 dash cam bracket for a Golf R The bracket uses a tiny bit of hot glue just to ensure the camera boot has a nice tight fit in the slot so that it doesn't vibrate around too much in there. The footage that came out the other end is remarkably smooth and stable and the bracket attaches with no screws or other adhesives.
home assistant Home Assistant Smart LEDs using WLED and ESP8266 WLED library gets native Home Assistant API integration. This post walks you through everything you need to get up and running.
apple Switching to iOS I just got back from the Apple Store where I returned $2781.72 worth of merchandise.
photography My Photography Workflow I received a tweet asking me about my photography workflow and whilst this is something that is constantly evolving I thought it might make sense to at least capture what I’m doing at the moment and share it with the world.
vw Custom lighting coding with an OBDEleven on a 2019 Golf R I'd highly recommend anyone with a VAG car to get this OBDeleven Pro device. VCS used to cost $$$ thousands and require a laptop. But here all you need is an Android device, what's not to like?
terraform Calculate Terraform count using the length of a list during interpolation How do you use Terraform's count feature and have custom attributes per system? Use arrays and the length function, that's how.
linux Gotchas when migrating Fedora qcow2 images to vmware My issue was that the initramfs didn't contain the necessary drivers for the emulated hardware and as such the VM refused to boot except into emergency mode.
Migrate qcow2 images from KVM to VMWare I recently switched from Proxmox to ESXI for my primary Hypervisor due to better support for automation tools like Ansible and Terraform plus better integrations with Red Hat Satellite. I
linux Make your forward / back Mouse Buttons work with Synergy Synergy is an application I use to share my keyboard and between a VFIO guest and host system. One thing has bugged me about it for ages but today I found a solution that...
linux Self Hosted Today is a big day. I can finally share the details of a project that's been in the works for what feels like forever. I'm launching a brand new podcast on Jupiter Broadcasting called Self Hosted with Chris Fisher.
3d printing Disable autofocus in Octoprint with a Logitech C920 webcam Whilst 3D printing I often check up on the print from another location and rely on being able to get a clear, high definition and sharp image. The C920 webcam from Logitech delivers great image quality but unfortunately the auto focus algorithm almost always choose the wrong focal point.
