I didn’t start out planning to write this article.  I mentioned this in passing last post,  I created a dataset and NFS share for running virtual machines.  At the time,…

As can be seen in the previous post, I did end up buying a LSI SAS 9305-16e [1] Host Bus Adapter.  This wasn’t out of a direct desire to actually…

I wasn’t really sure whether to write this article. It isn't very long and may not be worth an entire post all on its own.  However, every other major component…

After I had the Virtual Reality VM working for a few hours I noticed something weird was happening. It didn’t seem to be able to download anything quickly. I...

Z-Wave Migration Okay, when I last discussed the Home Assistant VM, I had just completed getting the Aoetec Z-Wave stick working.  Now I’m going to cover the installation of the…

Domain Name System One thing I have always wanted to set up for my home systems is a Domain Name System.  For those that are unfamiliar, the Domain Name System…

As I have been finalizing my plans for the storage system, I have been contemplating how it compares to my older storage system.  I have replaced the Hard Disk Drives…

The price of silence finally hits me.  Way back in the build section I mentioned how I replaced every fan in both chassis with low noise fans from Noctua.  Noise…

The Home Assistant VM will be roughly based on my previous Home Assistant VM, and the raspberry pi before that.  There is a guide on how to deploy Home Assistant…

The last time I attempted to passthrough a video card was about 5 years ago.  It did not work.  I remember trying a dozen things, getting confused, and eventually giving…