When I first started the homelab it was intended to be used mainly for learning. However, as time has gone on I’ve ended up using it more for home infrastructure. This has resulted in an infrastructure that is fairly fragile and difficult to make changes in, defeating the purpose of using it as a learning … Read more
Traditionally when we assign DNS servers to hosts we assign more than one. For example, we may assign 8.8.8.8 as a primary an 8.8.4.4 as a secondary so in the unlikely event that one is ever down, we have a second one to fall back on. When we set up a single Pi-hole server with … Read more
The easiest way to provide full secure access to your local network from remote locations is using a VPN to encapsulate your traffic in an encrypted tunnel to access your local network.
While ad-blocking generally results in a faster, more secure and less cluttered browsing experience it is not without its drawbacks. Increasingly pages are refusing to work with ad-blockers and links will redirect to an advertising or tracking domain before redirecting you to the page you requested. In these cases, rather than enhancing your browsing experience, … Read more
Kodi has long been a favourite among media centre enthusiasts, its full screen interface gives a set-top-box like feel to your media PC and its remote control apps for iOS and Android make for a much better TV-watching experience than having to constantly reach for a keyboard and mouse. With version 18 Kodi also includes … Read more