Pick the itch, not the technology. Every path below starts with something I have actually built and written up, and each one links onward to the full series or topic when you want to go deeper. If you already know what you are looking for, use Search or the Explore index.
ITCH 01
I have a Raspberry Pi doing nothing
- Block ads for your whole network with Pi-hole
- Run your own local AI with Ollama
- Take control of your smart home with Home Assistant
ITCH 02
I want my data back from Big Tech
- Own your email address (the one account that controls all the others)
- Host your own website
- Run a full self-hosted mail server with Mailcow
ITCH 03
I have old hardware and a free weekend
- Build a homelab from e-waste
- Project NOMAD: a self-hosted internet in a box
- Run your own RMM and manage your estate like an MSP
ITCH 04
I want to get properly good at Linux
- Set up SSH keys and never type a password again
- Harden your SSH server
- Finally understand chmod and chown
ITCH 05
I want the cloud skills that pay
- Which Azure landing zone do you actually need?
- Subscriptions vs resource groups: the decision that stops cloud sprawl
- Identity is the new castle walls
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