October 29, 2026 TrueNas Running iSponsorBlockTV on TrueNAS SCALE – Automatically Skipping YouTube Ads and Sponsors I regularly watch YouTube on my Samsung TV running Tizen OS. While I use SmartTube on Android TV for an ad-free experience, things are a little different on Samsung's Tizen platform. | more
September 25, 2026 DevOps & Administration, TrueNas Running a Lightweight GitLab CE Instance on TrueNAS I already use Forgejo as my primary Git service in the homelab. It runs on my PROD TrueNAS system, is lightweight, does everything I normally need from a Git forge and integrates nicely with Forgejo Actions. | more
June 12, 2026 DevOps & Administration vi settings for YAML files When editing YAML files for Kubernetes, Ansible, Docker Compose or CI/CD workflows, indentation mistakes are one of the easiest ways to break a configuration. | more
March 25, 2026 TrueNas Readeck: Install Custom App + Logo via YAML While the current App catalogue has a lot to offer but you may end up with a deprecated project ( think booklore ) or an app wich has been requested but not yet implemented ( eg. | more
December 8, 2025 HomeAssistant Deprecation of legacy template entities in 2025.12 Legacy template entities (alarm_control_panel, binary_sensor, cover, fan, light, lock, sensor, switch, vacuum, weather) are being deprecated in 2025.12. Legacy template entities will no longer work after 2026. | more
December 2, 2025 DevOps & Administration, Proxmox Unattended Windows 11 install on Proxmox using Ansible I recently transitioned from VMware ESXi and built a new server for a fresh Proxmox setup. I had no prior experience with Proxmox, but how complicated could a simple Windows installation be? | more
November 4, 2025 HomeAssistant Fire Alarm! HA will call your phone via FritzBox This automation allows you to transform a text in an audio file, make a VoIP call to a SIP url and play them to any given phonenumber. Prerequisites 1.) Home Assistantion Installation2. | more
October 16, 2025 TrueNas Immich Disaster Recover Guide for TrueNas Scale – “Common Mistakes and How to Avoid Them” So while i was working on the article for the Immich Storage Layout migration, i accidently deleted the wrong instance of Immich .... nice .. NOT ! | more