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Block ads across your entire home network with Pi-hole on OpenMediaVault — no Raspberry Pi required. In this guide, you’ll learn how to install Pi-hole using Docker on OMV, fix common port conflicts, and configure your router for network-wide ad blocking. It’s the perfect self-hosted solution for faster, cleaner, and more private browsing at home.
Homelab
5 min read
2025-06-04Read
Struggling to get audio working on a Chinese motherboard with zero driver support? I was too — until I discovered a surprisingly simple way to fix it using nothing but Windows Device Manager and a bit of detective work. In this post, I’ll walk you through how I got sound working on my BKHD 1264 board without any official drivers, and how you can do the same for almost any mystery motherboard.
Homelab
5 min read
2025-05-26Read
In this post, I’ll show you how to deploy Vaultwarden **securely and privately** using **Tailscale’s MagicDNS and HTTPS proxying features**, all within **Docker containers** — no domain name, no NGINX, no open ports.
Homelab
5 min read
2025-05-23Read

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