Residual Glow in Vibia LED Lights When Switched Off via DALI LED lights that still glow faintly when switched off seem to be a fairly common problem. This article describes possible solutions including the unlikely fix I found for our Vibia Duo ceiling lights. Read more
Zehnder ComfoAir & ComfoClime: Interfaces, APIs, Home Assistant Integrations This is an attempt to bring some clarity into the various APIs, apps, interfaces, and Home Assistant integration options that are available for the Zehnder ComfoAir Q ventilation and ComfoClime cooling units. Read more
Creating Custom Home Assistant Dashboards in YAML Mode This is a getting started guide with information I wish I'd had when I made my first forays into creating custom dashboards for Home Assistant. Read more
How to Sync & Backup Frigate NVR Recordings to Offsite Cloud Storage This article shows how to synchronize your Frigate NVR recordings to offsite cloud storage for backup and safekeeping in case your onsite NVR is stolen by a burglar. Read more
Frigate: NVR With Object Detection on Raspberry Pi 5 & Coral TPU This article explains how to install and configure the Frigate NVR software on a Raspberry Pi 5 with a Coral Edge TPU. Read more
Elasticsearch ES|QL: Energy Consumption Chart With Home Assistant Data This article explains important Elasticsearch ES|QL concepts by showing you how to create a chart that visualizes your home's energy consumption. Read more
Elasticsearch: Long-Term Storage of Home Assistant Data This article describes how to send Home Assistant metrics to Elasticsearch for long-term storage and visualization. It focuses on the integration between the two products and on how to configure Elasticsearch. Read more
Elasticsearch: Simple Docker Compose Setup for Home Servers This is a deliberately simplistic dockerized Elasticsearch & Kibana setup focused on long-term stability and minimal maintenance requirements. Read more
Hikvision Surveillance Network Camera Setup & Configuration This is my documentation of how I set up and configured my Hikvision surveillance network camera. Read more
VictoriaMetrics: Long-Term Storage of Home Assistant Data This article explains how to set up VictoriaMetrics in a Docker container with automatic HTTPS via Caddy. It also shows how to forward Home Assistant data to VictoriaMetrics for long-term storage and how to query the data from Grafana. Read more
Emby: Dockerized Media Server With Automatic HTTPS This article explains how to set up Emby in a Docker container with automatic HTTPS via Caddy. Read more
Syncthing: Continuous File Synchronization Between Personal Devices This article explains how to set up Syncthing in a Docker container and configure synchronization with peers on Windows PCs. Read more
Budibase: Self-Hosted Low-Code Platform With SSO & Automatic HTTPS This article explains how to set up Budibase in a Docker container with automatic HTTPS via Caddy. Read more
Simple OPNsense Firewall Rules for a Secure Smart Home This article presents a simple, balanced OPNsense firewall configuration for a secure smart home. The config provides good security while still allowing the freedom a family not entirely comprised of geeks needs. Read more
Home Assistant Installation as VM on Proxmox This article explains how to set up Home Assistant in a virtual machine on Proxmox with automatic HTTPS via dockerized Caddy. Read more
OPNsense HowTo: IPv4 & IPv6 Internet Connectivity With FTTH Modem This article explains how to configure OPNsense as your (only) internet router in a fiber to the home (FTTH) setup. Read more
Samba File Server: Web Access Through Filebrowser With SSO & HTTPS This article explains how to set up Filebrowser in a Docker container as a web interface for browser-based access to a Samba file server. Read more
Samba File Server With Windows ACLs in a Docker Container This article explains how to set up a Samba file server with Windows ACLs as a domain member in a Docker container. Read more
Samba Active Directory as Authelia’s SSO Authentication Backend This article explains how to configure Samba Active Directory as Authelia's authentication backend via LDAP. Read more
Samba Active Directory in a Docker Container: Installation Guide This article explains how to install a Samba v4 Active Directory domain controller in a Docker container. It's part of a mini-series about running Samba Active Directory and file server service on a home server. Read more
resticprofile Backup Monitoring Grafana Dashboard This article explains how to set up a Grafana dashboard to monitor restic/resticprofile backup operations. Read more
Dockerized Ubiquiti UniFi Network Server Setup With Automatic HTTPS This article explains how to set up Ubiquiti UniFi Network Server, a management software for UniFi devices such as access points. Read more
Vaultwarden Setup Guide With Automatic HTTPS This article explains how to set up Vaultwarden with automatic HTTPS certificates (via Caddy). Read more
Docker Monitoring With Prometheus, Automatic HTTPS & SSO Authentication This article explains how to set up Prometheus, Node Exporter, and cAdvisor with automatic HTTPS certificates (via Caddy) and OAuth single sign-on (via Authelia). Read more
Grafana Setup Guide With Automatic HTTPS & OAuth SSO via Authelia This article explains how to set up Grafana, Loki, and Promtail with automatic HTTPS certificates (via Caddy) and OAuth single sign-on (via Authelia). Read more
Firezone: WireGuard VPN With User Self-Service Portal & SSO This article explains how to set up Firezone with automatic HTTPS certificates (via Caddy) and OpenID Connect single sign-on (via Authelia). Read more
Unbound DNS Server Configuration & Static IPv6 Address on Proxmox This article explains how to set up the Unbound DNS server as the resolver for your home network. It also shows how to generate and assign a static IPv6 address to your Proxmox server. Read more
Portainer Setup Guide With Automatic HTTPS & OAuth SSO via Authelia This article explains how to set up Portainer with automatic HTTPS certificates (via Caddy) and OAuth single sign-on (via Authelia). Read more
restic: Encrypted Offsite Backup With Ransomware Protection for Your Homeserver This article explains how to set up restic (with the resticprofile wrapper) for automated scheduled backups of your home server. Read more
ownCloud Infinite Scale With OpenID Connect Authentication for Home Networks This article explains how to set up ownCloud Infinity Scale with OpenID Connect authentication to Authelia or authentik. Read more
