What I’m Doing Now

Homelab Migration

I’ve been using SBCs as the backbone of my homelab for several years now. But after increasing the amount of apps that I run locally, I needed beefier hardware. I migrated the majority of my homelab to a Lenovo M920Q running Proxmox. It took some trial and error, but so far everything is running smoothly. Proxmox is pretty cool. Now if only DDR4 RAM prices were at 2024 pricing…but I’ll take what I can get.

Getting Off DigitalOcean

I’ve run this blog on a WP DigitalOcean droplet for 6 years. But managing VPS and AI traffic has gotten old.

I’m now running this site on WordPress.com and signed up for a 3-year personal plan for $2.75 a month. That was too good of a deal to pass up. They even helped me migrate the site.

Home Network Upgrades

I finally have ceiling mounted access points. I’ve bounced around rental properties for many years and have always had to deal with the limitations of renting when it comes to mounting networking hardware. 

But that’s finally changed.

With the help of a friend (Thanks, Caleb!) I’ve now got mounted Unifi APs on each floor of my house, dedicated Cat6a runs, and drops in all the right places (for now.)

I can’t tell you how exciting that is for me. I’ve dreamt of having my networking gear in logical places for over a decade, and now my dream has come true.

Family

Time waits for no man. Both of my grandfathers are 80+ and seeing them age continues to remind me of life’s beauty and how precious it is. It’s a privilege to spend time with them and glean from their experiences. I’m also encouraged by my parents. They’re caregivers and counselors. Their strength and ability to rally around suffering is sobering and lifegiving. If you’re the praying type, please pray for them. Spend time with family, even when it’s hard.