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Two shunt sensors, one battery, and a surprising amount of swearing
An INA226 at 0x44, voltage readings that disagreed with the meter, and an INA228 replacement with suspicious VBUS-to-GND continuity. What we checked, what we learned, and what remains unproven.
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Automatic LUKS unlock with Tang and Clevis
Set up automatic encrypted-root unlock with Tang and Clevis, understand TPM policies and theft limits, and test recovery before trusting unattended reboots.
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Install Proxmox VE on LUKS-encrypted Debian: step by step
A fresh Debian 13 installation with LUKS-encrypted root, swap and Proxmox guest storage: real installer screenshots, Bash commands, networking and tested recovery keyslots.
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Why I’m encrypting my Proxmox homelab
If someone walks off with the garage server, I want them to get the hardware—not my documents. A visual introduction to LUKS, Proxmox storage and the unattended-reboot problem.
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NVIDIA GPU passthrough into an unprivileged Proxmox LXC
Getting NVIDIA GPU acceleration working in an unprivileged Proxmox LXC: host drivers, device permissions, shared libraries and the extra mounts needed for Docker.
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UniFi camera VLANs with OPNsense and FreeRADIUS
My IP cameras record locally, so they don’t need Internet access. I keep them on a separate VLAN, with firewall rules that let the recorder reach them and block everything else they…
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Coral TPU driver install for Proxmox 9.0 / Debian 13
Another version, another error. Here is a working script to install the Coral TPU driver on a fresh Proxmox VE 9.0 system.
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CWWK i3-N305 Benchmarks & Power Consumption
As previously admitted I have a bit of an obsession with mini-ITX / SBC (single board computers). I love the concept of getting maximum performance in a small form factor, preferably using…
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CWWK i3-N305 NAS mini-ITX board
I’ve been keeping an eye for a while on new boards based on the Intel N305. I’m a great fan of the Alder Lake N100, so a similarly low-powered offering with double…
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Mele Quieter 2Q in Proxmox Cluster?
You might think it a little odd for anyone to get excited about a J4125-based mini-PC in 2024, and you’d be right, but being a couple of generations short of cutting edge…