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Meet Scrypted – Stream ANY Camera to ANY Home Hub

June 2, 2023June 2, 2023 Timothy StewartNo Comments

Meet Scrypted an Open Source app that will let you connect almost any camera to any home hub, certified or not! You can connect popular devices from UniFi, Amcrest, Hikvision, Nest & Google, Tuya, Reolink, and many others to your home hub of choice, whether that be Apple’s HomeKit, Google Home, Alexa, or even Home Assistant. This lets you choose and reuse your own devices and take advantage of the automation and integration you get with your Smart Home Hub.

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Low Power Cluster – Small, Efficient, BUT Powerful!

April 22, 2023April 22, 2023 Timothy StewartNo Comments

I built a lower power, efficient, and near silent server cluster! Although this cluster is small and efficient, it’s still powerful enough to run a high availability Kubernetes cluster with many services running in High Availability mode! There are so many options with running a small cluster like this, the possibilities are endless!

A HUGE thanks to Datree for sponsoring this video!
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Building a Low Power, All-in-One, Silent Server

April 8, 2023April 8, 2023 Timothy StewartNo Comments

I built a lower power, efficient, and silent server! Although this server is small and efficient, it’s still powerful enough to run Proxmox with multiple virtual machines like pfSense as my router, TrueNAS as my NAS, Ubuntu Server running Portainer with lots of Docker containers, and I have even passed through the hardware and video card to a Virtual Machine and turned this into a Desktop, all while transcoding Plex streams!

A HUGE thanks to Protectli for sending this device for me to test!

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Automate Cloudflare with Terraform and GitHub Actions! – Terraform Tutorial for Beginners

March 25, 2023March 25, 2023 Timothy StewartNo Comments

Terraform is a powerful infrastructure as code tool to help you create and manage infrastructure across multiple public or private clouds. It can help you provision, configure, and manage infrastructure using their simple and human readable configuration language. Using Terraform helps you automate your infrastructure and your DevOps workflow, do it consistently, and allows you to collaborate with teams in Git.

Today, we’re going to set up and configure Terraform on your machine so we can start using Terraform. Then we’ll configure cf-terraforming to import our Cloudflare state and configuration into Terraform. After that we’ll set up a GitHub report and configure GitHub actions so you have CI and CD for deploying your Infrastructure automatically using a Git Flow. If you’re new to Terraform, that’s fine! This is a beginner tutorial for Terraform and by the end of this, you will feel like an expert!

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Configuring VLANs, Firewall Rules, and WiFi Networks – UniFi Network Application

March 4, 2023March 4, 2023 Timothy StewartNo Comments

In this video, we will explore the capabilities of the UniFi Network Application for setting up VLANs and enhancing network security. With the UniFi Network Application , you can easily create and manage VLANs to segment your network and improve performance, as well as implement security policies to protect your network from unauthorized access. Whether you’re a small business owner, a home user with IoT devices, or running a small HomeLab, this video will provide you with valuable insights on how to utilize the UniFi Network Controller to optimize your network performance and security using VLANs.

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00:00 – What is a VLAN and How Do They Help?

01:48 – How to Create a VLAN with UniFi

07:33 – Creating Wireless Network for a VLAN

09:41 – Assigning a VLAN to a Switch Port

11:07 – Testing Default Firewall and Security Rules for a VLAN

13:29 – Inter VLAN Communication

14:35 – Configuring Firewall Rules Using Profiles

23:38 – Testing Our Firewall Rules

24:43 – Configuring Trusted Networks & VLAN Hopping

26:20 – Firewall Rule Order / Block & Allow

29:59 – Stream Highlight – “So many people have asked for this video”

Scaling the PiKVM – Using the Raspberry Pi PiKVM with Multiple Machines

February 18, 2023February 18, 2023 Timothy StewartNo Comments

The PiKVM is a fantastic device to remote control your Windows, Mac, or Linux machines. It turns a Raspberry Pi into an IP based KVM switch that lets you remote control any machine from anywhere in the word! You can build your own, or buy a pre-assembled PiKVM like I did. In this video we try to scale the PiKVM to 8 devices, but things don’t always go as planned.

You can find the full text version of this video here

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Deploying Machines with MaaS and Packer – Metal as a Service + Hashicorp Packer Tutorial

January 28, 2023January 28, 2023 Timothy StewartNo Comments

MaaS or Metal as a service from Canonical is a great way to provision bare metal machines as well as virtual machines. MaaS allows you to deploy Windows, Linux, ESXi, and many other operating systems to your systems helping you to build a bare metal cloud. You can even use Packer from Hashicorp to configure custom images too! We’ll cover all of this and more in this tutorial on how to install and configure MaaS from start to finish with Packer!

If you’re looking for the web version of this tutorial, you can find it here: https://docs.technotim.live/posts/metal-as-a-service-packer/

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Chapters

00:00 – What is MaaS (Metal as a Service) from Canonical?

02:00 – Micro Center / $25 Off CPUs! (Sponsor)

03:00 – Installing MaaS

06:56 – Initial MaaS Configuration

09:41 – Importing your SSH Key

10:23 – Networking Configuration & Discovery

14:05 – PXE & Network Boot with DHCP

15:33 – Commissioning a Machine (Initial Discovery)

18:45 – Power Types & Wake on LAN (WOL)

20:50 – Commissioning a Machine Part 2 (For real this time)

24:00 – Deploying Ubuntu

26:15 – SSH in to machine

26:54 – Creating Custom Images with Hashicorp Packer

33:40 – Uploading a Custom Image to MaaS

38:40 – What do I think of MaaS from Canonical?

39:57 – Stream Highlight – “100 + 50 subs dropped 🫳🎤”

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The EASIEST way to Expand Your ZFS Pool in TrueNAS (But is it the Best?)

January 14, 2023January 14, 2023 Timothy StewartNo Comments

ZFS is a great file system that comes with TrueNAS and can meet all of your storage needs. But with it comes some complexity on how to manage and expand your ZFS storage pools. Over the last week I learned all about storage pools and how to move them, expand them, and even what not to do when trying to grow your storage pool. Join me as I figure out how to move a 20 TB pool to my new storage server with 100 TB of raw data.

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Chapters

00:00 – What are my options for expanding ZFS?

00:25 – Use ZFS Snapshot Replication (My First Attempt)

02:20 – Just Copy the Data to the New Pool (My Second Attempt)

03:01 – Expand the Pool by Replacing All Disks (My Third Attempt)

04:27 – Replacing All of the Drives & Resilvering

07:16 – Pool has Expanded!

07:43 – My Beef with ZFS and Recommendations

09:20 – Stream Highlight – This is how I got into this mess with ZFS…

A clip used in this video was from Tom Lawrence’s channel. Thanks Tom!

Links

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🚀 Don’t forget to check out the 🚀Launchpad repo with all of the quick start source files

Techno Tim HomeLab Services Tour (Late 2022) – What am I Self-Hosting in my HomeLab?

December 31, 2022December 31, 2022 Timothy StewartNo Comments

Wow, what a year of self-hosting! After showing off my Home Lab hardware in my late 2022 tour, many of you asked what services are self-hosted in this stack. This is always a moving target so I decided it was time to share which services I am running here at home. Today, we walk through everything I am hosting including: Dashboard, Hypervisor, Virtualization, Containerization, Network Attached Storage (NAS), DNS, Network Management, Home Security, Kubernetes, Kubernetes Storage, Docker, Reverse Proxy, Certificates, Monitoring, Logging, Syncing Data, File Sharing, Link Page, Link Shortening, Home Entertainment, Home Automation, Battery / UPS Monitoring, CMS, Static Site Generators, Dynamic DNS, CI/CD, Git Ops, Dev Ops, and many, many others. Enjoy the virtual tour!

Worth mentioning, I have videos on almost every service mentioned in this video!

Be sure to check out the 2022 HomeLab Hardware Tour!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzh3so5wOro

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00:00 – What is Techno Tim Self-Hosting?
01:05 – Dashboard
01:36 – Hypervisor
07:09 – Network Attached Storage
09:37 – DNS
11:48 – Network Management
13:05 – Home Security
13:42 – Containers (Kubernetes & Docker)
17:59 – -Kubernetes Storage
21:04 – Git Ops
22:35 – Reverse Proxy (Internal, External, and Ingress Controller)
25:26 – Monitoring
26:10 – Metrics & Data Visualization
27:02 – Logging
28:28 – Home Automation
30:08 – Data Synchronization
30:55 – Link Page (Contact Page)
31:41 – Link Shortener
32:24 – Home Entertainment
33:00 – UPS Battery Monitoring
33:37 – CMS (Content Management System)
34:25 – Websites (Static Sites & Custom Code)
34:46 – Dynamic DNS (External DNS)
35:16 – CI/CD (Continuous Integration & Continuous Delivery)
37:04 – Everything Else
37:41 – How do I get started self-hosting?
38:30 – Thanks for Watching

Techno Tim HomeLab Server Room Tour! (Late 2022)

December 24, 2022December 27, 2022 Timothy StewartNo Comments

Well, here it is! My Late 2022 Server Rack and HomeLab tour! This is a special one because I just revamped my entire rack. I’ve upgraded, replaced, added, and consolidated quite a bit since my last tour! New servers, new networking, new UPS, new power management, and even a whole entire wall of tech gear. I also added lots of automation and IoT devices! Join me as we walk through my server rack transfer and upgrade!

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UniFi Flex Mini – https://amzn.to/3BVV2NM
UDM SE – https://amzn.to/3VdeCf6
UDM Pro – https://amzn.to/3HXUvia
UniFi 48 Port Pro Switch Gen 2 – https://amzn.to/3FHbBxS

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14 TB Exos Seagate Drives – https://amzn.to/3GbtXsk
NetApp DD4246 Disk Shelf – https://amzn.to/3o2AOKh
PC Conversion Case – https://amzn.to/3YGXx03
Smart ZigBee LED Controller – https://amzn.to/3jtCpKI
Cooler Master SickleFlow 120mm RGB Fans – https://amzn.to/3I68AtA
1 TB Samsung SSDs – https://amzn.to/3PPcedo

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Axxtra Power Strip – https://amzn.to/3qbzIhT
Eaton 5P1500R UPS – https://amzn.to/3OC2D90
Tripp Lite 2200VA 1920W UPS Smart 2U Rackmount – https://amzn.to/3XrnC2q
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HDHomeRun Network Tuner – https://amzn.to/3Gdkd0x
Hue Light Strip https://amzn.to/3I124o3
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Hue v2 Dimmer Switch – https://amzn.to/3hH6pCh
Hue Smart Bulb Starter Kit – https://amzn.to/3jljCRA
Nest Protect – https://amzn.to/3hMZcR8
Cloud Lamp – https://amzn.to/3GZji24
Fire Extinguisher – https://amzn.to/3GeB2s4

Kit

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Chapters

00:00 – What does Techno Tim’s HomeLab Look Like?

00:50 – HomeLab Music Video

02:13 – What’s all that stuff on the wall?

04:05 – New Server Rack

05:06 – Networking

07:13 – Smart PDU (Power in the front???)

10:36 – TBD Gear / Room for Growth

11:14 – 1u Servers

12:21 – Storinator

13:42 – PC Conversion Server

14:25 – Disk Shelf

15:27 – UPS

16:08 – Back of the Rack

17:08 – Power Channels

17:57 – Non Critical Power Devices

18:25 – Practical RGB Lighting (it has utility)

19:35 – Cable Management

20:51 – UPS Battery Extender

21:24 – Don’t be discouraged, Home Labs come in all shapes and sizes

23:05 – HomeLab Music Video Outro

Links

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🚀 Don’t forget to check out the 🚀Launchpad repo with all of the quick start source files