Blogs
My First Autocross - A Learning Experience
#motorsport#autocross#miata#automotive
I came into my first autocross event very ambitious, but it ended up becoming a great learning experience for future events.
March 15, 2025
Homelab V3 - Low Power Edition
In my latest homelab iteration, I've shifted from raw power to efficiency by replacing power-hungry enterprise servers with compact mini-PCs. This major overhaul reduced power consumption by over 50%—from 386W down to just 180W—while actually improving performance through newer architecture. The new setup features HP Elitedesks with efficient laptop CPUs, a ProLiant Microserver for storage, and my old R720 repurposed as an offsite backup solution in a datacenter colocation.
October 15, 2024
Traefik Reverse Proxy in Docker with TLS Certs
This comprehensive guide provides a step-by-step walkthrough for implementing Traefik as a reverse proxy with TLS certification in Docker, incorporating Authelia for secure authentication. From Cloudflare DNS configuration to proper certificate issuance and service integration, the tutorial covers all essential components required for deploying a secure, locally-hosted application environment with proper HTTPS implementation.
September 25, 2022
Virtualizing TrueNAS in Proxmox
My comprehensive guide on virtualizing TrueNAS in Proxmox based on my experience running it for two years. After impulse-buying 64TB of SAS drives (as one does), I documented the entire setup process from VM creation to storage configuration, including all those little gotchas like PCIe passthrough, IOMMU settings, and proper disk identification that took me forever to figure out originally.
September 2, 2022
pfSense, The Humble Beginning (Homelab V1)
I finally documented the journey of my first homelab setup, starting with a humble pfSense box in my college dorm. From solving the single ethernet jack problem to eventually building out a full rack with Proxmox, mining rigs, and proper networking—it's wild to see how quickly things escalated from that tiny USB-powered switch.
August 30, 2020