Complete guide to eliminating gaming stutter on Linux using sched_ext (kernel 6.12+). Automatically switch between scx_lavd (low-latency gaming) and scx_rusty (desktop throughput) schedulers using Gamemode. Works on Intel and AMD. Includes Steam integration, polkit setup, and optional Ryzen X3D core pinning. Same tech used by Steam Deck.
Two approaches to backing up a portable Arch Linux drive: a full block-level image with dd and zstd compression via WSL2, and a filesystem-level rsync backup for incremental use. Plus how to restore from each.
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A practical guide to fixing the three things that consistently break after a BIOS update on a dual-boot Arch Linux + Windows 11 setup: Ethernet ID changes, Windows stealing the EFI boot order, and Secure Boot key loss.
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How to configure Secure Boot on Arch Linux with a dual-boot Windows 11 setup — using sbctl to generate and enrol custom keys, sign the bootloader and kernel, and recover after a BIOS update wipes your keys.
How to configure L3 inter-VLAN routing on a USW Pro Max 16 PoE switch so that PC-to-NAS traffic never hits the Dream Machine's 1Gbps backplane — unlocking the full 2.5Gbps path between devices on the same switch.
When UniFi inter-VLAN routing breaks port forwarding and makes gaming NAT go Strict, the fix is OS-level VLAN tagging — keeping NAS traffic on a tagged path while internet and gaming traffic flows through the Dream Machine as normal.
When my ISP started rotating my residential IP weekly, I stopped updating Cloudflare manually and built a Kubernetes CronJob that does it automatically every 15 minutes.
Stop single-point failures. Build a production-grade k3s cluster with 3 master nodes, external MySQL, and load balancing—all on budget Pi hardware. Step-by-step guide with troubleshooting.
How to install Loki on K3s using Helm and connect it to Grafana for centralised log aggregation — including the X-Scope-OrgID gotcha that catches most people out.
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How to deploy Pi-hole as a Helm chart on K3s, assign it a stable IP via MetalLB, and use it for ad blocking and internal DNS resolution across your homelab.
How I built a council of specialist AI models running on AWS Bedrock inside Kubernetes — fanning questions out in parallel and deliberating for a verdict.
Run your entire Arch system from a Samsung T7 SSD—LUKS encryption, Secure Boot, GPU support (AMD/Nvidia/Intel). Works on any hardware. No dual-boot, no VM, just plug and go.
With Raspberry Pi supply still constrained, is RISC-V the future of single-board computing? An exploration of the open ISA and the hardware making a play for the homelab.
How to integrate AI tooling into CI/CD pipelines to automate code review, test generation, and deployment decisions — and where it actually adds value.
What the UK's minimum guaranteed download speed rules actually mean, how ISPs measure compliance, and what you can do if your broadband line underperforms.
Install and configure k3s on Raspberry Pi 4 & 5 with Ansible: static networking, cgroup setup, kubectl configuration, and real-world cluster deployment.
A walkthrough of the AWS Well-Architected Framework Sustainability Pillar and how to apply its principles to reduce the environmental footprint of your cloud workloads.