Home Assistant
Home Assistant Ecosystem
An intro to Home Assistant. Plus an extended link list to the surrounding ecosystem.
Andrej Friesen
Hey, I am Andrej and I run this blog.
Home Assistant
Roto Window Cover with Home Assistant
Control your Roto Window Covers with Home Assistant via a Becker USB stick.
Self-Hosting
Major Version Upgrades for PostgreSQL Docker Containers
Learn how to do major version upgrades for PostgreSQL Docker containers with Docker Compose and pg_dumpall.
Replacing the Battery in my APC BX700-GR UPS
How to replace the battery pack on an APC Back-UPS BX700-GR.
Sport
Swimming Tips
A collection of tips for becoming a better swimmer.
Self-Hosting
Upgrade umami v1 to v2
How I upgraded umami docker compose from v1 to v2.
Home Lab and Hardware
Jonsbo N3 - A new NAS case with 8 HDDs bays
A new 8-bay NAS case is on the market!
Self-Hosting
Tailscale to the Rescue - Self-Hosted Services without Port-Forwarding + your Domain and SSL Certificates
Learn how to access your self-hosted services outside your home network. With HTTPS, your own domain and share that with you friends, SO.
Self-Hosting
A new NAS motherboard enters the market for self-hosters
This might be the next NAS motherboard for DIY NAS builders.
✍️ I am writing a book about self-hosting 📖
I am starting to write a book about self-hosting.
Docker
How to find all the docker run flags from running Docker container
You learn how to get the docker run command from a running container.
My year 2022 in review
My year 2022 in review
Home Automation
Free your robot vacuum from the cloud
How to use the robot vacuum without a cloud and integrate it with Home Assistant. With that, some pros and cons of a used older robot vacuum.
Linux
Why is Ubuntu using WiFi when I use a dongle with ethernet?
How to set priorities for ethernet and WiFi connections in Ubuntu 20.04.
pc-switch
Long due pc-switch update and testing a Discord server
Small pc-switch update. Let's try a Discord server to help each other out on pc-switch problems.
Weekly Musings
Moving and Internet Chaos
Moving to a new home and chaos with internet in Germany.