Building The “Ultimate” Router – [PFSense + Pi-hole + PIVPN]
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Frank
- March 6, 2023
- 2.5gb ethernet
- 2.5gb router
- 2022
- 2022 router
- building router
- debian
- diy router
- Docker
- docker with pfsense
- home server
- homelab
- Linux
- low power server
- mini
- mini server
- pfsense
- pfsense docker
- pfsense firewall
- pfsense proxmox
- pfsense router
- pfsense setup
- pfsense vm
- pfsense with pihole
- pihole
- pivpn
- proxmox
- proxmox router
- proxmox ve
- router
- running pfsense and docker
- self hosted
- single board computer
- virtualizing pfsense
- wireguard
Hardware Haven shows us how to build the ultimate router. I built a virtualized router similar to this a while back, but now I’m going to take it to the next level and build my “ULTIMATE” router. Or something along those lines…
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ARM yourselves! The Compute Blade is here.
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Frank
- February 6, 2023
- 1u
- ARM
- arm64
- Banana Pi
- bigq
- bigtreetech
- Blade
- bpi
- cb1
- ci
- clone
- cluster
- cm3
- cm4
- compute
- compute blade
- computing
- continuous integration
- Ethernet
- homelab
- infineon
- ivan
- jetbrains
- k3s
- kioxia
- Kubernetes
- labs
- leondardo
- merocle
- module
- neopixel
- network
- ninja
- Orange Pi
- Pine64
- poe
- power over ethernet
- rack
- rackmount
- radxa
- Raspberry Pi
- red shirt jeff
- replacement
- rtc
- server
- soquartz
- sysadmin
- tpm
- trusted platform module
- uptime lab
Jeff Geerling. shows off some new cool hardware.
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How to Hacking Your Garage Door with the Raspberry Pi Pico W
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Frank
- November 14, 2022
- Android
- apple watch
- Automation
- Beginner
- close
- Cloud
- connected
- door
- enforcer
- esp32
- esp8266
- esphome
- garage
- Getting Started
- Guide
- helpful
- home assistant
- homelab
- honeywell
- house
- Install
- internal
- internet of things
- IoT
- iphone
- Learning
- LED
- light
- micropython
- nag
- notification
- open
- phone
- pico
- pico w
- Privacy
- Programming
- push
- Raspberry Pi
- reminder
- seco-larm
- sensor
- Software
- testing
- Tutorial
- wife
- WiFi
- Wired
- wireless
- YAML
A high tech solution to not leaving the garage door open all day! Here’s the open source Raspberry Pi Pico W garage door sensor project, with instructions for how you can set up the same thing at your house: https://github.com/geerlingguy/pico-w-garage-door-sensor
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“Alexa, build me a Virtual Machine”
Network Chuck continues to amaze. With one, simple request to Alexa, I can deploy lab machines to Proxmox, AWS, and Linode with Ansible!! I’ve automated my entire lab creation process!! In this video, I’m going to tell you an automation story, a tale of how I tried to automate everything and….went a little crazy in […]
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How to Build the Ultimate Home Lab Dashboard!
A home lab dashboard allows you to organize and aggregate the services, applications, and other solutions you have running inside your home lab environment without having to save cumbersome browser bookmarks and other means. It provides a centralized portal to share across all the devices you have on the network for easy access to your […]
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Laptops make GREAT Linux Servers
In this video learn how to install Fedora Server edition on this older ThinkPad laptop and using it as a media server, docker dashboard, and Microsoft code server.
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The Best Budget x86 Router Reviewed
Fujitsu S920 is well reviewed for a home network router.
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How to Build an Incredible Budget Home Server! (Minecraft, Plex, Home Assistant, NAS)
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Frank
- March 15, 2022
- beginner homelab
- budget builds
- Budget cpu
- budget nas
- budget pc
- budget server
- build nas
- cheap home assistant server
- cheap minecraft server
- cheap nas
- cheap plex server
- Computer restoration
- Docker
- free pc
- home assistant
- home assistant docker
- homelab
- how to build
- how to set up
- HP
- hp pavilion 500-a60
- inexpensive home server
- Minecraft
- old computers
- old pc
- PC
- pc building
- Plex
- quad core
- scrap pc
- scrap pc build
- ubuntu
- ubuntu desktop
- ubuntu server
If you have an old PC laying around gathering dust, then you may want to watch this video for ideas on how to make the most of it.
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2 Tiny Raspberry Pi Routers
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Frank
- July 15, 2021
- 802.11ac
- access point
- benchmark
- client
- compact
- connected
- connection
- dfrobot
- efficient
- FAST
- flash
- Gigabit
- Home
- home network
- homelab
- Internet
- internet of things
- IoT
- LAN
- Linux
- mode
- network
- networking
- Open Source
- openwrt
- performance
- Power
- Raspberry Pi
- rj45
- router
- router board
- SBC
- Seeed
- seeed studios
- small
- smallest
- smb
- speed
- tiny
- usb c
- vyos
- wan
- wap
- wireless
Jeff Geerling takes a look at the two smallest Raspberry Pi Routers in existence: The DFRobot IoT Router Board Mini and the Seeed Studio Routerboard.
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