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May 13, 2026
Every search you type goes somewhere. Google gets it. Bing gets it. Even DuckDuckGo forwards a chunk of requests to Microsoft. I got tired of it — so I set up my own private search engine on my TrueNAS home server. Here's exactly how to do it.Whoogle was one of the go-to self-hosted options for years, but the project went end-of-life in April 2026. I tested every serious replacement — LibreY,
Apr 15, 2026
In a single day, my home network logged over 56,000 DNS requests --- and more than 17% of them were ads, trackers, and telemetry phoning home. That number surprised me. So I decided to do something about it.The solution: a DNS-based network ad-blocker. Unlike browser extensions that only protect one device, a DNS blocker sits between your entire home network and the internet, silently refusing to
Feb 17, 2026
For almost a decade, a little 2‑bay Synology NAS quietly handled most of my storage needs. I’d even treated it to a pair of new 6 TB drives not long ago. But as my self‑hosting ambitions grew—and as that NAS turned into a bottleneck—it became clear that it was time for a proper upgrade. I didn’t just want “a bit more storage.” I wanted a home server that could act as a NAS, run vir
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