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The goal with a Network Video Recorder (NVR) is to free yourself from cloud subscriptions for security cameras. You can (and probably should) run a standalone NVR, but in this guide we'll setup Frigate NVR as a Home Assistant Add-On. Equipment To run an NVR ...

I've used several different Wyze cameras over the years (Cam V3, Cam OG, and Floodlight), and while each camera may work slightly differently, overall they all have the same issues. This page covers my most common issues with Wyze cameras and why I recommend c...

If you are having difficulties flashing your ESP based device following any of the many online tutorials (I used this one), try these common solutions. ESP Device Not Entering Flash Mode First, don't expect any lights to come on when your device enters flash...

About The Tapo C720 (The Tapo TC55 is the exact same thing) is a combination floodlight and Tapo security camera. It is designed for mounting to an electrical box or replacing an existing floodlight. Connection requires connecting bare wires and it does not p...

Instructions for setting up the Tesla Fleet integration in Home Assistant. This is an advanced setup process (for now). Sign in with your Tesla Account credentials and create a new app. Give it a unique name to ensure no one else has used the same name: ...

The Most Dangerous Game By Richard Connell Originally posted in Collier’s on January 19, 1924 Also available in paperback OFF there to the right—somewhere—is a large island,” said Whitney. “It’s rather a mystery——” “What island is it?” Rainsford asked. ...

Auto Mounting a Network SMB or CIFS Drive As always, backup your working fstab first:sudo cp /etc/fstab /etc/fstab.bak The following is a way to automatically mount a network share without the risk of it blocking you computer from booting. This is useful for...

Low Disk Space Running out of disk space can cause all sorts of havoc. Get list of directories & files that are taking up the most space. This checks from the current dir, but replace the * with a specific dir to check it specifically. du -hsx * | sort -rh ...

Percona Tools can help perform schema updates on a busy DB without needing to take it offline. You will need enough performance overhead to perform the migration and keep up with normal traffic at the same time. WARNING: This still requires getting a table met...

This is not a full review of the Tapo Wifi plugs, this page is a warning about a potentially dangerous yet common failure mode for Tapo wifi plugs that all owners need to be aware of. The Problem Reports online show that many models of Tapo Wifi plug have ...

This page lists my unorganized thoughts on Frigate NVR which I plan to turn into a full review eventually. Thoughts Configuration is complicated and error prone. Configuration in the UI is generally great, but more advanced config that's required in th...

Lady Catterton isn't allowed outside, but she doesn't let that stop her from keeping a close eye on the neighborhood cats that pass by. Here's how she does it completely locally. Lady Catterton runs Home Assistant OS on a spare HP Mini PC. You can read about ...

There are several people online who have written JS scripts to turn a Mastodon thread into a comment thread on a website. The ones I came across did not directly work with Bookstack however. This is a quick guide for doing the same with Bookstack, although the...

Install mp3check Probably already available in your distro. Example: sudo apt install mp3check Scan a directory of MP3 files with: mp3check -erBR3 "SOME_DIR" This only scans files and reports issues, it does not make any changes This is recursive...

The End of the World By Geoffrey Dennis Originally published 1930 Also available in hardcover and paperback How? The origin of the world is unknown. When geological time begins, some short thousand million years ago, the earth is already a globe, in sh...

These are native MySQL Alter Table recommendations for 8.0 and above production systems. If they don't fit your needs, check out Percona Tools as well. The advice below will always suggest the least-blocking option. In general: ALGORITHM=INPLACE - Requires a ...

The Pangolin Pro 16 is a new linux-first 16 inch laptop with an AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 processor and a 2K LTPS display at 16:10. I will continue to expand this review as I use the laptop more. Purchase Date: 2026-04-23 Review Date: 2026-04-30 First Impressions Bu...