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Practical guides for home tech, smart homes and small websites.

Free guides for planning, improving and maintaining small systems. Topics include home servers, Home Assistant, local DNS, WordPress, backups and setup planning.

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Each guide is written for practical use. The goal is to help you understand the next step before you change more things.

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Home Server & Self-hosting

Docker, Portainer, Pi-hole, AdGuard, Nginx Proxy Manager, Tailscale, Jellyfin, Plex and small self-hosted systems.

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02

Home Assistant

Dashboards, automations, sensors, local control, backups and smart home reliability.

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03

Small Websites & WordPress

WordPress, WooCommerce, service pages, mobile layout, contact routing, basic SEO and small business websites.

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04

Local Network & DNS

Local DNS, home network structure, routers, Pi-hole, AdGuard, local domains and network troubleshooting.

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05

Backups & Maintenance

Simple backups, update planning, documentation, maintenance routines and reducing setup risk.

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06

Setup Planning

Planning practical home tech, smart home and website setups before changing more things.

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How to use these guides

Use free guides for the basics.

The guides are useful when you want to understand a topic, plan a cleaner setup or avoid common mistakes before changing your system.

Good for

  • Learning the basics
  • Planning a small setup
  • Checking your own assumptions
  • Preparing for a written review

Not a replacement for

  • A setup-specific review
  • Emergency troubleshooting
  • Remote repair work
  • Security incident support

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Small Websites & WordPress, Setup Planning

How to document your home network before something breaks

Local Network & DNS, Backups & Maintenance

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