Home Assistant is by far the best home automation software I have used. One thing that would make it even better is if I could control home assistant with Google Home. The biggest advantage of Smart Home hubs such as SmartThings, Wink, etc., over home assistant, was the integration with … read more
Note: Traefik v1.X.X is quite old. An updated version of this guide is now available: Ultimate Traefik Docker Compose Guide [2024]: LE, SSL, Reverse Proxy. Traefik Reverse Proxy is one of my best finds of 2018 that has taken my home server to the next level in some ways. Few … read more
In this updated best working Kodi addons list for 2018, you will find addons to cover pretty much all of your needs from streaming to smart home applications. A Kodi addon is a package which brings new features and functionality to the Kodi media center. Although many addons provide legitimate … read more
Docker has revolutionized setup of server stacks. This step-by-step guide will describe building a Kick-ass Docker Media Server with Ubuntu 18.04 from scratch.
Torrent downloads remain a popular way to quickly download files from the Internet. Unfortunately, most Internet service providers (ISPs) throttle Internet speeds and occasionally send a notice warning you to stop downloading media. Usenet is here to save the day. In this Usenet guide, you will learn what is Usenet … read more
We discussed virtualization in our previous articles. But we haven’t talked about Hyper-V. Hyper-V is a native hypervisor where you can create virtual machines running on the same computer. You can enable Hyper-V in Windows 10. However, it was foemerly available in Windows 8 as a component that could be … read more
In our previous posts, you learned how to install Plex in Docker, which allows you to organize and stream your media library easily. Additionally, you learned how to install Transmission using Docker for downloading torrents. But wouldn’t it be nice to have all your services gathered in one location, with … read more
The Raspberry Pi 3 is not a very powerful device for everyday computing, but it can be used as a media player without any issues. There is a lot of debate for the best operating system(OS) to run on the Raspberry Pi, and today i will show you how to … read more
Massively popular torrenting website ExtraTorrent.cc went offline for good on May 17, 2017. Days later, ExtraTorrent.cd emerged. While many sources speculated the resurrected ExtraTorrent used mirror information from its predecessor, that’s not accurate. The ExtraTorrent alternative ExtraTorrent.cd is simply a copycat featuring mirror information gleaned from The Pirate Bay. Excellent … read more