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Running Pi-hole alongside services like Nextcloud or Jellyfin sounds easy to manage, easy to back up, and perfectly functional—at least on paper. That setup worked fine for a while, but over time, it ...

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balenaCloud is a free service to remotely manage and update your IoT devices through an online dashboard interface, as well as providing remote access to the AdGuard Home and Home Assistant web ...

Want to gain privacy, online security, and freedom on your Raspberry Pi? We explain how to use a VPN for Raspberry Pi to encrypt your internet connection and bypass online restrictions. Whether you ...

Hedy Phillips is a freelance lifestyle writer based in New York. While she's not writing on topics like living on a budget and tips for city dwelling, she can usually be found at a concert or ...

Have you ever felt like your smart home setup is more chaotic than convenient? With countless devices, apps, and cloud services vying for your attention, managing it all can feel overwhelming. Enter ...

The brand-new Home Assistant Yellow box had been collecting dust in my “gadgets to install” cardboard box for four months, with me randomly sighing and proclaiming to my husband, “We should set up ...

In my last article I discussed running VMware's ESXi 8 hypervisors and how I planned to install it on a Raspberry Pi 5-based system, specifically the Pi 500, which is basically a Pi 5 housed inside of ...