The Minisforum MS-01 runs hot. Anyone who owns one will tell you that. Forums, Reddit, YouTube — the advice is always the same: repaste, undervolt, or deal with it. Repasting means tearing…
Tag: Linux
The Mosquitto Change That Kept Kicking My HASS.Agent Client
Mosquitto is the MQTT broker most people run when they have Home Assistant. HASS.Agent is a Windows app that turns your PC into a sensor node for Home Assistant — via MQTT….
My MS-01 Kept Kernel Panicking. Here’s What Finally Worked.
The Setup I’ve been running a Minisforum MS-01 as my homelab for the better part of two years. It’s a solid little box — Intel i9-12900H, 64GB RAM, Proxmox underneath, handling a…
The Power of Containers: Getting Started with Docker for Home Lab Projects and Isolated Applications
If you’ve ever found yourself struggling to install specific software, wrestling with conflicting dependencies, or wanting to try out new services without cluttering your main computer, containers are a technology worth understanding….
Ditching the Digital Bloat: My Journey from Windows to a Lean, Mean Linux Machine
Many of us have experienced the perpetual struggle with Windows, where the operating system often feels more like a marketing platform than a tool designed for our productivity. This was precisely my…
Your Notes, Your Rules: Taking Back Control with Self-Hosted Alternatives
Ever felt that low-level hum of anxiety when your favorite note-taking app changes its pricing, revamps its interface, or worse, hints at discontinuing a feature you rely on? For many of us…