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Pi Cluster Rebuild Guide Rebuilding my five-node Raspberry Pi 4 homelab cluster with Ubuntu Server, k3s, Rancher, Helm, and cert-manager.
2026-08-28
Raspberry Pi 4 USB Boot How to update the Raspberry Pi 4's EEPROM bootloader, change its boot order, and move from an SD card to USB storage using an M.2 SSD for a cleaner and more reliable setup.
2022-09-30
Raspberry Pi Cluster Upgrading my four-node Raspberry Pi Kubernetes cluster with PoE HATs and a PoE switch, replacing separate power supplies with a cleaner single-cable setup for both power and networking.
2022-05-01
How to Install Arch Linux on RPi4 with USB Boot A step-by-step guide to installing Arch Linux ARM on a Raspberry Pi 4 and configuring it to boot from an SSD over USB instead of relying on an SD card.
2022-01-18
What's a Raspberry Pi? An introduction to the Raspberry Pi, the inexpensive ARM-powered computer that became a favorite among developers and makers, along with some of the projects and experiments you can build with one.
2022-01-16
Dell T5600 Turning a Dell Precision T5600 into a 16-core, 128 GB homelab server running Plex, monitoring, and custom home automation services with Ubuntu Server, Docker, Traefik, and a custom Philips Hue API.
2022-01-11
Thinkpad T14 Fedora My search for a better Linux development laptop led me to the AMD-powered ThinkPad T14. Here's why I chose it, how Fedora handled the hardware, and my experience moving away from macOS for development.
2022-01-10
Intel Nuc Home Server Turning a pair of used Intel NUCs into compact Arch Linux home servers, including hardware upgrades, a troublesome Skull Canyon HDMI issue, and my experience using NUCs as more powerful Raspberry Pi alternatives.
2022-01-06

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