Author: Mike
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My 3-2-1 backup plan (and the gaps I found)
An honest look at what my home server backs up today, the gaps I found, and how a new 10 TB drive…
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Scrutiny: catching failing hard drives before they die
Scrutiny reads the S.M.A.R.T. health data from every drive in my server and warns me before one fails. Here’s how to set…
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My home lab dashboard: Homarr and Glances
How I use Homarr as a start page for every self-hosted service and Glances to keep an eye on CPU, memory, disks…
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Litchi: the app that makes older DJI drones better
Why Litchi is one of the best upgrades for older DJI drones like the Spark and Mavic Pro: waypoint missions, orbit, focus…
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Watchtower: automatic Docker updates, done safely
Watchtower updates my containers every night and reports to Discord. The important part is choosing what it should never update automatically.
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DJI Super-Patcher: what it does, and why to be careful
A look at DJI Super-Patcher, the community tool that modifies the firmware on older DJI drones like the Spark and Mavic Pro:…
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Finding legal places to fly a drone around Cork
There’s no list of approved drone spots in Cork. Here’s how to work out where you can fly: airspace, the A3 rules,…
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NCT preparation checklist: what to check at home
Most NCT failures are simple things you can spot and fix at home. A checklist covering lights, tyres, visibility, warning lights, brakes…
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UrBackup: backing up every computer in the house
How I use the open-source UrBackup server to back up my Windows PC and a Raspberry Pi automatically over the network.
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Replacing Pi-hole with Technitium DNS, on two servers
Why I swapped Pi-hole for Technitium DNS Server as my ad and malware sink, and how I run it on two machines…