Build Your Own Netflix - A Return to the Golden Age of Media Ownership 🚀

Remember when streaming services promised a simple, single solution to all your entertainment needs? A one-time subscription to replace expensive, bloated cable packages. It was a golden age of convenience. But today, we’ve come full circle. The media landscape is more fragmented than ever. Your favorite shows and movies are scattered across a dozen different apps, each demanding its own monthly subscription. One show might have its first season on Netflix, with new seasons exclusive to a different platform, forcing you to subscribe to both.
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Building Your Own Personal Photo Cloud - A Journey to Digital Freedom 📸

Are you tired of subscription fees, limited storage, and compromises on photo quality from commercial cloud services? What if I told you that you could build your very own personal photo cloud, offering unlimited storage, full control, and advanced features, all while saving money? This blog post will take you through my journey of creating a robust and flexible self-hosted photo backup solution, designed to keep precious memories safe and accessible for my family and friends.
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Building My Personal AI Stack in a Homelab — A Journey to Smarter Tools

Ever dreamt of having your own AI stack that you can control, tweak, and build upon — without relying entirely on cloud APIs? That’s what I’ve done with my homelab. This post walks you through the components of my AI stack, how I use it across different tools, and hopefully inspires you to build your own. 🚀 Why I Built a Personal AI Stack In a world where most AI tools are cloud-locked and usage-limited, I wanted something private, flexible, and local — an AI assistant I could shape to my needs.
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Building My Personal AI Stack in a Homelab — A Journey to Smarter Tools

Ever dreamt of having your own AI stack that you can control, tweak, and build upon — without relying entirely on cloud APIs? That’s what I’ve done with my homelab. This post walks you through the components of my AI stack, how I use it across different tools, and hopefully inspires you to build your own. 🚀 Why I Built a Personal AI Stack In a world where most AI tools are cloud-locked and usage-limited, I wanted something private, flexible, and local — an AI assistant I could shape to my needs.
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Self-Hosted Obsidian Note Sync with TrueNAS, Syncthing, and Docker

Tags: #homelab #obsidian #syncthing #truenas #docker #selfhosted #proxmox ! 📌 Objective Create a self-hosted, premium Obsidian experience that: Syncs notes across devices (Windows, Android, future devices) Uses Syncthing to replace Obsidian Sync Runs a local Obsidian Docker instance accessible via Cloudflare Tunnel Leverages TrueNAS for data protection and redundancy Avoids vendor lock-in and monthly subscription fees 🗂️ Step 1: Dataset and User Setup on TrueNAS ✅ Create Dataset # Create dataset /mnt/[data-set]/obsidian ✅ Create User Username: obsidian ✅ SMB Share Shared path: /mnt/[dataset]/obsidian SMB enabled Set ownership and permissions appropriately
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