Welcome to my collection of technical documentation, troubleshooting guides, and configuration notes. These resources are based on real-world implementations in my homelab environment.
Note Categories
🏗️ Infrastructure & Virtualization
- Home Assistant VM Migration: TrueNAS Core to Proxmox - Complete guide to migrating Home Assistant VM from TrueNAS Core to Proxmox using ZFS ZVOL export and automated scripts with zero downtime and data integrity verification
- PowerShell to Go Migration: Containerized Web Scraper - Complete modernization of legacy PowerShell scraper to containerized Go application with Kubernetes deployment - achieving 90% container size reduction and 10x performance improvement
- Syncthing Kubernetes Pod with FluxCD - Deploy Syncthing in Kubernetes with FluxCD, dual NFS mounts, SSL certificates, and consolidated LoadBalancer services
- Legacy Wiki Redirect - Hugo configuration for redirecting legacy wiki URLs to maintain SEO and user experience during site migrations
- Redirect my.intermedia Portal - Cloudflare rule for redirecting legacy my.intermedia access to the new destination securely
- Plex LXC Container Setup - Setting up Plex LXC Container on Proxmox with NFS and GPU Passthrough
- Proxmox GPU Passthrough Q35 NIC Issues - Troubleshooting network interface issues when using GPU passthrough with Q35 machine type
- Proxmox LVM Thin Pool Auto-Extend Fix - Fix for Proxmox LVM thin pool warning by configuring automatic extension to prevent storage exhaustion
🎬 Media Server & Performance
- Plex GPU Transcoding in Proxmox LXC - Complete guide to enable Intel GPU hardware transcoding for Plex Media Server running in a Proxmox LXC container using VA-API
- Plex Server Downgrade Fix - Complete guide to downgrading Plex Media Server from 1.42.x to 1.41.6 to resolve core component errors on Ubuntu systems
- Plex NFS Performance Optimization - Optimizing NFS mount configurations for improved Plex Media Server performance
🤖 AI/ML & Local Services
- Setting up GitHub MCP Server for Warp AI with Multiple Accounts - Complete guide to install and configure GitHub MCP Server with dual GitHub account support for Warp AI Agent Mode on macOS
- Ollama LXC Setup with GPU Acceleration and Web Interface - Complete guide to deploy Ollama in a Proxmox LXC container with Intel GPU acceleration and create a lightweight Python web interface for local AI chat
🔒 Security
- Bridging legacy TLS 1.0 to modern TLS 1.2 with stunnel - Use a localhost-only TLS 1.0 listener and upstream TLS 1.2 client hop to keep legacy apps working without weakening server security
- DNS Leak Test - Simple DNS leak testing guide to verify data exfiltration via DNS requests.
🌐 Networking & Troubleshooting
- AT&T Nokia Router Device Identification Workaround - How to identify devices by MAC address when AT&T/Nokia routers show cryptic device names in NAT rule configuration
🚀 GitOps and K8S lab
- GitOps and K8S Lab - Comprehensive Kubernetes and GitOps laboratory documentation including OCI Kubernetes Lab, Proxmox/Talos setups, and FluxCD implementations
These notes are continuously updated based on real-world deployments and troubleshooting experiences. Each guide includes step-by-step instructions, troubleshooting sections, and lessons learned.