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ESPHome: DIY IoT Without Cloud
ESP32 boards + ESPHome's YAML firmware = your own cloud-free smart sensors and switches. Sensors, OTA updates, and Home Assistant integration in 30 minutes.
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10GbE NIC Cheat Sheet: Mellanox, Intel, Chelsio
Used 10GbE NICs for your homelab in 2026: which Mellanox, Intel, or Chelsio card to buy, which ones to skip entirely, and exactly why the X540 runs hot.
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Bazzite vs Nobara vs CachyOS Gaming
Three Linux gaming distros, three approaches. Immutable Bazzite, tweaked Nobara, performance-tuned CachyOS. Here's which one to pick for gaming Linux.
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Zigbee2MQTT vs ZHA
Two paths to running Zigbee in Home Assistant, Zigbee2MQTT for power-user flexibility, ZHA for plug-and-play. Coordinator hardware, range, and the migration myth.
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DIY Patch Panel and Rack Cabling for Sanity
Stop living with spaghetti rack cables. A practical guide to DIY patch panels, structured rack cabling, and a cable layout that will not haunt you at 2 AM.
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Flatpak vs Snap vs AppImage in 2026
Flatpak owns desktop. Snap dominates Ubuntu. AppImage is portable. Here's how to pick the right Linux app distribution format for your use case.
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Home Assistant on Proxmox
Running Home Assistant OS as a Proxmox VM beats Docker for full Add-ons, USB passthrough, and Supervisor features. Setup, USB sticks, and zero-headache backups.
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SFP+ Optics and DACs Without Getting Burned
SFP+ optics, DACs, AOCs, and fiber for home lab 10G networking, what to buy, what to avoid, and how to stop vendor lock-in from wrecking your wallet.
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Wayland vs X11 in 2026: It's Time
X11 is officially legacy. NVIDIA works, screen share works, color management is here. Here's the actual state of Wayland in 2026 and when X11 is still needed.
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Jitsi Meet Self-Hosted
Self-host Jitsi Meet as your private Zoom alternative: encrypted video calls, no SaaS bill. Here's how to deploy it with Docker without it falling over.
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COSMIC vs KDE vs GNOME in 2026
Three Linux desktops, three philosophies. COSMIC is opinionated Rust. KDE is maximally customizable. GNOME is workflow-first. Here's how to pick.
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Hailo-8 vs Coral: AI Accelerators for the Edge
Hailo-8 vs Google Coral: which edge AI accelerator actually wins for Frigate NVR, Whisper transcription, and local home lab inference workloads in 2026?
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