Your friendly guide to what's running around here.
A small self-hosted alternative to Big Tech's cloud: tips for fellow homelabbers, plus simple step-by-step help for anyone invited to connect.
Why this exists
Big Tech would rather host your photos, messages, and shows than let you own them. This is my attempt to opt out: running my own services instead of renting space in someone else's cloud. If that idea appeals to you, the guides below cover how.
What's running around here
A few things from the guides below. Reload for a different set.
Recyclarr
Keeps Radarr/Sonarr's quality rules in sync with the community-curated TRaSH Guides, automatically preferring WEB-DL and Bluray over CAM, fakes, and other low-quality releases.
Read the guide
Moonfin
A TV-style Jellyfin client with a much nicer interface than Jellyfin's own, the app used for actually watching everything.
Read the guide
MQTT
The lightweight messaging protocol that lets smart-home devices and services talk to each other locally.
Read the guide