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Just now realizing that @bitwarden implemented an SSH agent into their desktop app. This is a game changer for managing my #Homelab :D
I'm conflicted, do I migrate to OPNsense or take the time and build a NixOS router.
OPNsense is much of the same with a few fluffier features, but NixOS would allow me to expand the usage of the router a bit more.
The downside is having to learn NFTables, and my home network config is complicated.
Question to the home lab and self hosted communities: what's the go-to cloud backup service these days? I've been using Backblaze, but there have been some controversies about their future. Are those irrelevant?
Additional context: I need to run backups both from Linux (doesn't matter the tool) and Synology (their native backup tool).
TIA (thanks in advance)
Edit: people have been asking what happened to Backblaze. I'm not in a place to judge anybody, so I would say you can do some research about their finances, and make your own judgement.
Updated #OPNsense to 25.1.11… required a reboot.
Everytime I need to reboot the router, I also need to reboot one of my VMs because of the VLAN routing.
Looking forward to 25.7…
Yesterday I took an old i7 first generation I had lying around, added a couple of other things I had lying around, cleaned them up, put them all in a box, and now I have a FreeBSD server in a box.
Total cost: 0 $
Don't throw away old hardware!
There's so much you can do with those unused computers everyone have at the bottom of a drawer.
I'm in the middle of migrating my HA from docker to an HAOS VM. As part of the cleanup, I did a fresh install of Node-RED to a separate #docker container so I could use tailscale to proxy it.
I wrote up how at https://unixorn.github.io/post/homelab/nodered-homeassistant-and-tailscale/
#homelab #nodered #NodeRedInstallation #HomeAssistant #Tailscale @homeassistant
With most of the vacation chores out of the way, I can finally continue with the Tinkerbell Pi project. Sadly, I can only do it today, as I will be going on a family visit tomorrow, without my Pis.
The goal for today is to at least get a basic initramfs going that can mount the real HookOS initramfs and pivot into it.
movers today, homelab racks return. finally. and having 5GbE symmetric fiber is a proper match. let's see... bunch of amd64, various eras of arm64, POWER9 ppc64le, and a Mac G5 PPC-970MP (water-cooled) off-screen...
looking forward to rebuilding the networks
Today I tried AI MCP agents for the first time. I read about these agents before, so I had to see them with my own eyes. I mixed GitHub Copilot with a local agent that inspects my Kubernetes cluster. Very cool functionality. I will try to blog about it at some point (when I can confirm I'm doing this the right way).
Yo #homelab homies! I think I'm in need of a new AP! What's the vibe out right now. I'm not in the ubiquity eco system so.. I guess not them.
Hi. I'm kbob. Intro time.
I used to get paid to write software. Now that I'm retired, I do it for free. I also play with 3D printers and electronics and stuff.
I love learning, and I like to make things the hard way. I often create a #BuildThread about a project and update it for months.
Interests
#3DPrinting
#CAD
#electronics
#FPGA
#synth
#BassGuitar
#solar
#geothermal
#homelab
#homeassistant
#pinball
#ev
#ebike
#biking
... and more
New blog post: https://blog.mei-home.net/posts/tinkerbell-5-hookos-direct-boot/
I'm trying to directly boot Tinkerbell's HookOS without using EFI/iPXE. I'm failing to, but I have a plan.
This post is mostly a bit of detective work on why HookOS' initramfs is not booting properly. The answer is: The Raspberry Pi's firmware.