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Home Assistant - Nest Doorbell Notifications

TL;DR I figured out how to embed a GIF from a Nest Doorbell into a Home Assistant notification, even though ChatGPT said it could not be done. Watch the video Prerequisites A working Home ...

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Watchtower - Monitor remote hosts

TL;DR To have watchtower monitor a remote Docker endpoint you first need to enable TCP port 2375 for external connection. Remote Host On the remote host, follow these steps: Run vi /etc/docker...

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Proxmox - Creating a Ubuntu Server template

Setup Setup a server of your choice. The commands in this tutorial will be for Ubuntu Server 22.04 but the steps should be the same. Here are the specifications I use for my templates. You cann...

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FileCloud - Login loads indefinitely

Issue When logging into the admin console for the first time, the login loads indefinitely. Why? This TONIDOCLOUD_SECURE_COOKIE setting is turned on by default without ever being configured for HT...

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FileCloud - MongoDB connection failed

Issue MongoDB fails to connect because of incompatible CPU. Why? The most likely reason for this error is actually on the installation guide. Generally, CPUs with the commercial denomination “C...

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Diceware

What is Diceware? Diceware™ is a method for picking passphrases that uses ordinary dice to select words at random from a special list called the Diceware Word List. Each word in the list is pre...