Introduction
Dynamic DNS is one of those things that sounds trivial until it breaks your entire remote access setup.
Because #lazy, I was relying on the router’s built-in DDNS (noip.com), which worked… until it didn’t. The DNS record stopped reflecting the actual WAN IP, and suddenly my WireGuar...
Motivation
Centralizing certificate issuance is step one. Step two is making nodes consume that certificate automatically, without copying files by hand like it’s a 2004 LAN party.
In this guide we’ll pull the wildcard cert for yourdomain.com from a “cert VM”, store it locally, and use it in...
Motivation
When running multiple services in a #homelab, private certificates become a nuance, also, when sharing these services with other people it can become a "support nightmare" the security risks notifications in browsers for non tech-users.
By enabling one Debian VM/LXC container as the...
Motivation.
When installing Emby Server following the guides, most standard setup will leave your installation running the Emby-media SystemD service under the user name emby. This can lead to an additional user to be created and maintained in Networked file stores and overall, end up conflicting...
What is it? Self-hosting describes the practices of installing, configuring, and maintaining services used by individuals, groups, or organizations for their own consumption. In short, it’s creating your own space where your data, communications, etc., don’t depend on third parties (as much as poss...