I turned three security cameras into an automatic bird identification system using BirdNet-Go. Now my wife and I can track every bird species that visits our yard in real-time.
I automated our Sunday night YouTube watching with Youtarr, because apparently managing a Google Sheet wasn't complicated enough. Now to see if I actually improved anything.
I built my own launcher for docker containers because Heimdall and Homepage didn't quite fit. Here's why rolling my own dashboard was worth it.
I've been self-hosting my music library for a while, but discovery was always the missing piece. Explo fixes that by turning your ListenBrainz listening history into an automatic Discover Weekly playlist right inside Plex.
Fix a corrupted Plex database on Unraid, Docker, or bare metal with PlexDBRepair. Step-by-step guide to stop Plex, repair, and restart.
How I built a script that snapshots my Unraid box (hardware, disks, shares, Docker, etc.) and publishes it as pretty Markdown pages in WikiDocs.
Upgrading from old laptops to a larger server for managing my homelab. Plex & Homebridge and a slew of other docker containers.
Making Unraid just a tiny bit more useful on your mobile device
Some notes for myself on the beginnings of a big scanning project and how to organize the files that were scanned.
Each week, my wife Jen and I enjoy watching our favorite YouTube channels together. Using a Python script generated by ChatGPT, I automated the process of curating a playlist of unwatched videos. Now, our custom playlist updates every Sunday, making our viewing routine seamless and hassle-free.