#home-lab — Public Fediverse posts

Hey #homelab folks, I could use a little help with #ethernet cables. I've installed CAT7 S/FTP cables from basement -> ground floor and one from ground floor -> first floor using keystones and dual mounting boxes. My router is placed in first floor. When plugging my laptop in ground floor I do get a signal.
However If bridge the two cables using a normal shielded patch cable I don't get a signal in the basement.
Is this expected or is something wrong with the cable to the basement?
#fedihelp

Duplicati canary drops a new native VSS snapshot provider for Windows. No more VCRedist dependency, works on x86/x64/Arm64, and VSS now applies to full-disk backups too. #selfhosted #homelab

https://github.com/duplicati/duplicati/releases/tag/v2.4.0.100_canary_2026-09-04

Traefik v3.7.13 lands with critical ACME fixes, a basic auth user enumeration patch, HTTP/3 transport improvements, and better Kubernetes ingress handling. Check the migration guide before upgrading. #selfhosted #homelab

https://github.com/traefik/traefik/releases/tag/v3.7.13

I used to think reaching for a rebuild meant giving up. Now I think knowing when to stop debugging is its own skill.

Some services I'll chase a weird bug on all weekend because I want to understand it. Others I nuke and pave the second something feels off, since the config is in git and I have better things to do.

The hard part is telling those two apart before I've already sunk three hours.

Where's your line? What makes you stop poking and just start over?

#homelab

Pangolin 1.22.2 brings bug fixes for the AI Gateway release plus configurable tab titles in branding. Make sure Badger and Gerbil are updated before upgrading. #selfhosted #homelab

https://github.com/fosrl/pangolin/releases/tag/1.22.2

Spent the night tinkering around in my #homelab until 2 a.m..

The result: an offsite #backup off all my homelab data to Hetzner Storage Box, using Zerobyte.

There seems to be some interest, so I'm going to stream at ~4ish UK time on Twitch (sorry, don't have the energy to figure out a new platform today).

Repeating the rough plan:

• Hook up the Pi with a TTL serial cable, Ethernet, and power it through a relay board.
• Build a minimal U-Boot that chainloads a full U-Boot over serial, flash that to the SD card
• Build a full U-Boot (with my patches) that sets up netconsole and loads a signed FIT image with kernel, initramfs, and maybe devicetree from my TFTP server
• Cross-compile a Linux kernel and modules for the Pi
• Statically (musl) cross-compile BusyBox (with patches) for the Pi
• Statically (musl) cross-compile Dropbear for the Pi
• Statically (musl) cross-compile rsync (and whatever dependencies it has) for the Pi
• Statically (musl) cross-compile gpsd for the Pi
• Statically (musl) cross-compile chrony for the Pi
• Statically (musl) cross-compile my temperature logger for the Pi
• Script up something to build the initramfs
• Set up runit as the init system and script an overlayfs setup
• Iterate until it works properly.

https://www.twitch.tv/rya_nc

#linux #embedded #embedded_systems #embeddedsystems #homelab

Obsidian LiveSync 1.0.25 fixes a nasty bug where one bad file could block all syncing on startup. Better error reporting, smarter conflict handling, and long filename warnings for Android/Linux users. #selfhosted #homelab

https://github.com/vrtmrz/obsidian-livesync/releases/tag/1.0.25

Tmux is one of those amazing tools that you wonder how you ever got along without.

#Linux #HomeLab #Tmux #LinuxTerminal

Tmux Fundamentals: Free Course on Terminal Multiplexing https://linuxhandbook.com/courses/tmux/

Traefik v2.11.57 patches key security and stability issues including HTTP/3 transport fixes and h2c upgrade header handling. Read the migration guide before updating. #selfhosted #homelab

https://github.com/traefik/traefik/releases/tag/v2.11.57

new blog post:

The Watchtower Had No Windows

Stood up What's Up Docker to watch 50 containers. counted afterward... 14 were producing no update signal at all. unreadable registry (fixed with a hostname change instead of a token), digest watching that ships disabled, digest pins that are structurally invisible to any tag watcher. every failure silent, every component working as configured.

it also shipped holding a read-write docker socket. three days of root-equivalent for a notify-only tool. added :ro, full watch across all 50, zero permission errors.

the whole audit is docker ps -a in one column and containers actually reporting in the other. ten minutes. do it the day the tool goes in, not the month after.

See the full article with all the bells, whistles, and Easter eggs at:

https://mpdc.dev/the-watchtower-had-no-windows/

#selfhosted #docker #homelab #infosec

I've been looking to get workflows setup on my AI chatops solution, I've got it plumbed into things like Patchmon and ManageLM however while i can start a patch run on servers, I can't reboot any of my servers using the MCP servers. So with the help of an LLM I've written an MCP front end which iltelliGPT can plug into and hopefully via SSH i can reboot the servers on an agenda. This isn't something i'd use outside of my home setup as its not very secure, however it fits my purpose well. ITs interesting understanding how MCP Servers work.

Blog Post: https://www.daveknowstech.com/2026/09/05/building-remoteops-giving-my-home-ai-assistant-hands-and-feet-via-mcp/

#daveknowstech #mcpserver #homelab

The rough plan, which will probably be immediately amended upon contact with reality:

• Hook up the Pi with a TTL serial cable, Ethernet, and power it through a relay board.
• Build a minimal U-Boot that chainloads a full U-Boot over serial, flash that to the SD card
• Build a full U-Boot (with my patches) that sets up netconsole and loads a signed FIT image with kernel, initramfs, and maybe devicetree from my TFTP server
• Cross-compile a Linux kernel and modules for the Pi
• Statically (musl) cross-compile BusyBox (with patches) for the Pi
• Statically (musl) cross-compile Dropbear for the Pi
• Statically (musl) cross-compile rsync (and whatever dependencies it has) for the Pi
• Statically (musl) cross-compile gpsd for the Pi
• Statically (musl) cross-compile chrony for the Pi
• Statically (musl) cross-compile my temperature logger for the Pi
• Script up something to build the initramfs
• Set up runit as the init system and script an overlayfs setup
• Iterate until it works properly.

I've done most of this before, and already have configs for several parts, so it should be relatively smooth. In theory.

#linux #embedded #embedded_systems #embeddedsystems #homelab

Paperless-ngx v3.1.3 is a solid bug fix release tackling AI suggestions, sidebar UI quirks, Celery mail errors, and file consumption failures. Lots of polish under the hood. #selfhosted #homelab

https://github.com/paperless-ngx/paperless-ngx/releases/tag/v3.1.3

Interest check: I'm considering doing a stream at around 4-6pm UK time this afternoon building an minimal netboot-into-ram Linux image for my Raspberry Pi NTP server.

Boosts welcome.

#linux #embedded #embedded_systems #embeddedsystems #homelab

Multi-scrobbler 0.17.0 brings full feature parity for the new UI, improved play processing with queue workflows, and updated Listenbrainz support. Last release before the new UI becomes default so test it now #selfhosted #homelab

https://github.com/FoxxMD/multi-scrobbler/releases/tag/0.17.0

multi-scrobbler 0.17.2 fixes the Listenbrainz User-Agent config so contact info is now fully optional for regular users. Also includes bug fixes for Deezer and Last.fm sources plus quieter logging. #selfhosted #homelab

https://github.com/FoxxMD/multi-scrobbler/releases/tag/0.17.2

Zigbee2MQTT 2.14.1 is here with a critical fix for inverted cover states plus 7 new devices including Aqara, Tuya, and Lincukoo sensors. If your covers were opening when they should close, update now. #selfhosted #homelab

https://github.com/Koenkk/zigbee2mqtt/releases/tag/2.14.1

multi-scrobbler 0.17.1 fixes route schemas, loosens webscrobbler scrobble validation for real-world usage, and adds global validation failure logging. Solid quality of life improvements for music tracking. #selfhosted #homelab

https://github.com/FoxxMD/multi-scrobbler/releases/tag/0.17.1

Tianji v1.32.33 adds AI gateway live log observing, improved log payload views, session ID forwarding, and workspace mutation auditing. Solid updates for self-hosters running AI workloads. #selfhosted #homelab

https://github.com/msgbyte/tianji/releases/tag/v1.32.33

hmmmmmmm, this cluster was mostly smooth for like an entire year or more

but now one OSD has ate shit with an obscure error, and also the jellyfin PVC refuses to mount? what in the heck?

uggggh I just want to watch shows tonight #Homelab #Kubernetes #Ceph