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Timothy Farren

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I like thrift stores, technology, outer space, wine, and spicy food. Eurodance. I dabble in data analytics, Linux, self hosting, and breaking my homelab. Corgis run my life. Host OS: XCP-ng.

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#LibreOffice 26.2.1 is here – the first minor update to our newest stable branch: blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/02... #foss #opensource #freesoftware

26.02.2026 12:34 πŸ‘ 46 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
PegaProx - The Ultimate Datacenter Management Solution for Proxmox VE

Need a way to manage your Proxmox nodes? Using Proxmox Datacenter Manager? Why not check out Pegaprox.com? This has a beautiful GUI and customization.

26.02.2026 01:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Good stuff. Thanks πŸ‘

22.02.2026 13:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm pretty sure someone forgot to tell George that it is still only February. No need for this summer weather right now.

19.02.2026 22:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Working on setting up a dedicated Frigate NVR. Last weekend, I re-structured my switches and vlans in prep for the change

16.02.2026 23:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Unraid booting from an SSD? It’s happening. πŸ’Ώ
Ed & Stefano drop the Internal Boot teaser in the new episode of Unleashed. Plus:

βœ… 40TB Drives: SMR vs CMR breakdown.
βœ… The 2026 RAM shortage impact.
βœ… Local AI: Why VRAM is king for your LLMs.

14.02.2026 03:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Frigate up and running in a Debian VM! Took a little bit of RTFM and back and forth. The next step is trying detectors. I don't have a Coral TPU, so OpenVino.

14.02.2026 13:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hmm.. not going as planned. My attempt to use CasaOS was not the easy way. I have to now find the admin password that was generated. Guess I'll be going straight docker on this one.

13.02.2026 22:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

5GbE is such an odd include. Still a pretty neat little set up.

09.02.2026 17:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ordered an Amcrest camera. Time to set up a frigate nvr and see if I can watch some squirrels. #homelab #cctv #selfhost

08.02.2026 23:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
NUT Server Monitoring on APC Enterprise Grade UPS
NUT Server Monitoring on APC Enterprise Grade UPS YouTube video by Jim's Garage

This UPS is a monster + NUT Server tutorial youtu.be/C5d04hCUe-U

06.02.2026 16:10 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I've been meaning to do this for some time. Thanks for the reminder and the walkthrough. Cheers.

07.02.2026 18:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Lost dimm A4 today.. 😒

11.01.2026 00:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Screenshot of Gmail tweet saying: Welcome to the Gemini era, reposting a Google tweet that explains the latest update on Gemini.

Screenshot of Gmail tweet saying: Welcome to the Gemini era, reposting a Google tweet that explains the latest update on Gemini.

Gmail welcoming the Gemini era?

That's it. Guide to disable Gemini everywhere: tuta.com/blog/how-to-...

09.01.2026 08:53 πŸ‘ 3265 πŸ” 2418 πŸ’¬ 26 πŸ“Œ 68

Same for me. I was looking through documentation on adding microcode and saw the reference.

29.12.2025 22:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Why did I just now upgrade to PVE 9? I'm falling behind the times.

29.12.2025 22:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Just swapped over from #Tailscale to #Netbird. Netbird installation was easy enough and working as well. The next plan is to #selfhost on Proxmox as LXC. What are your thoughts on Netbird?

27.12.2025 18:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I may have to try VSCodium. Lately, I have been on an anti Microsoft kick.

26.12.2025 12:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm on my 3rd glass of wine and it's not even dinner time. Going to be a long day.

25.12.2025 19:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Blueberry lemon cheesecake, wine, and #Midsomer Murders. A great way to spend the holiday week. 😁

24.12.2025 00:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I've set up so many IP groups today.. I'm tempted to just let my network run wild. 😡

20.12.2025 01:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Stack of mini PCs with text that says "This is my MicroCloud"

Stack of mini PCs with text that says "This is my MicroCloud"

Be sure to check out my new video! Canonical MicroCloud: My Honest Homelab Review

Watch Now! https://youtu.be/ke1QVar-uCQ

Would love to know what you think!

#SelfHosting #Homelab #Canonical

12.12.2025 00:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

First time hearing about MicroCloud. Looks decent enough for a small cluster. Might have to take it for a spin on one of my minis. Thanks for the review!

12.12.2025 00:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I've got a label maker... everything needs a label now.

28.11.2025 00:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm off work tomorrow. I'm excited to do nothing. 😁

13.11.2025 22:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Steam Machines and Frames and More MacOS, OH MY! - Talking Heads Ep.408 Welcome to Talking Heads, your once weekly show about everything happening in the world of Homelab, Servers, craft beer and cocktails. Check out this episode in Podcast form over at https://open.spot...

Join me and @craftcomputing.bsky.social ⁩ for a live stream starting at 9PM EST today!

www.youtube.com/live/YsuSmK4...

13.11.2025 01:40 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

See a rack post a rack

06.11.2025 11:26 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm all for staying on standard. You?

02.11.2025 23:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Check out the latest stable Unraid.

01.11.2025 13:28 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A cuttlefish in a tank. It is on the bottom of the tank above the gravel and in front of a small corral.

A cuttlefish in a tank. It is on the bottom of the tank above the gravel and in front of a small corral.

Here's a cuttlefish. Well, I guess there are two.

27.10.2025 20:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0