Redirect traffic with Cloudflare (Page Rules vs Redirect Rules)
I wrote a few posts (and scripts) last year focused on Mastodon, how to install it, and various surrounding ideas,…
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Remove Snipping Tool as default Windows Screenshot Tool
The built-in Windows Snipping Tool isn't a bad utility. On the contrary, when you're using an unfamiliar system, knowing that…
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Review: Swissbit pSLC Industrial Flash Drive [U-56n]
The U-56n from Swissbit utilises pSLC technology for industrial applications, but this medium offers home-labbers/tech enthusiasts a level of reliability not available in general-purpose flash storage.
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Install Home Assistant on Proxmox
This post will show you how to get Home Assistant OS running as a VM on a Proxmox VE host in just a couple of minutes.
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Allow ICMP Pings through the UDM-Pro's Firewall
Set an Internet Local firewall rule on your UDM-Pro (or similar UniFi device) to be able to ping your IP from outside of your network.
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Set Static IPs on the UDM-Pro
This guide will show you how to add one or multiple static IPs to your Ubiquiti UDM-Pro (or other compatible UniFi product).
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Review: SwitchBot Blind Tilt
SwitchBot recently contacted me asking if I wanted to test their new Blind Tilt product for the purposes of a…
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Setup SwitchBot Blind Tilt with Home Assistant
This post will show you how to add a SwitchBot Blind Tilt to Home Assistant, as well as how to fix the blind cover behaviour.
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Getting Started with SwitchBot Blind Tilt and Hub Mini
This post will take you through the process of setting up the SwitchBot Blind Tilt and how you can start controlling your devices from the cloud.
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Add Bluetooth Proxies to Home Assistant
This guide will show you the simple steps needed to turn your ESP32 into a Bluetooth proxy ready to add Bluetooth devices to Home Assistant.
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Mastodon v4.0.0 Upgrade [v4.0.2]
What's new in Mastodon v4.0.0, and how do you upgrade? Read on for the headline features and to see how to get started with Mastodon v4.0.0.
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Free S3 Egress: Serve Backblaze B2 via Cloudflare
In my last post, I ran through the process of setting up a Backblaze B2 (S3) bucket and getting your…
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