Getting Your SkyConnect ZBT-2 Working With Docker Home Assistant, Mosquitto & Zigbee2MQTT 🛰️✨

So… you finally got your shiny new SkyConnect ZBT-2 — and then reality hit:It doesn’t work out of the box. At all. 😅 Don’t panic. I’ve been there. After some digging (and let’s be honest, a few cups of coffee), I figured out exactly what needs to be done:✔️ Update the firmware✔️ Use a temporary…
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23.11.2025 0

🌐 Aruba CX Configuration Backup Tool – Secure, Automated & Easy to Deploy

Looking for a simple and powerful way to back up your Aruba CX switch configurations?The Aruba CX Configuration Backup Tool provides a complete, Docker-based solution for automated, secure, and user-friendly config management – with a clean web interface and full backup history. 🔧 Key Features 📦 Project Repository 🔗 GitHub:https://github.com/Virtruvian/ConfigManager Includes full documentation, issue tracking,…
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22.07.2025 0

MikroTik Internet Failover Like a Pro ⚡🌐

Even the best internet connection has its bad days. But what if your router could automatically switch to a backup line when the main one goes down — and just as smoothly, switch back again when things recover? Spoiler: It can.In this post, we’re giving our MikroTik router a failover setup using WinBox, so it’ll…
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27.06.2025 0

Your Own Local ChatGPT — With Ollama + Open WebUI 🤖✨

Let’s face it: AI is awesome.But running AI locally, on your own server, offline, without sending anything to the cloud?That’s next-level awesome. In this post, we’re setting up our very own private LLM chat server using Ollama and Open WebUI.Fully containerized with Docker. One YAML file. Local AI fun. 💻🧠 🤔 Wait, What’s Ollama? Ollama…
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29.05.2025 0

Privacy Upgrade – Say Hello to DNS over HTTPS 🌐🔐

So far, we’ve been busy turning our Raspberry Pi into a full-blown homelab boss.We’ve got Docker, Portainer, Pi-hole, websites, reverse proxy magic — the whole deal. But today… we’re tightening the screws on privacy just a little more.Because let’s be honest: standard DNS is still kinda… naked. 🔒 Meet DoH (DNS over HTTPS) DoH encrypts…
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18.05.2025 0

Giving Ads the Boot with Pi-hole 🕳️🚫📡

Alright, we’ve set up our Raspberry Pi with Docker, Portainer, Nginx reverse proxy, and even a WordPress site — not bad for a glorified creditcard-sized computer. Now it’s time to level up your home network privacy game:Enter Pi-hole — your personal DNS sinkhole that nukes ads, trackers, and analytics right at the network level. Yup.…
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17.05.2025 0