Hello, World!
Hi, I'm Ariel, a tech enthusiast and hobbyist web developer living in Florida. Welcome to my personal blog, really just collected guides and other documentation I've written for myself about various things I've learned in web development, using Linux, self-hosting, networking, etc.
Though I mostly write for myself, I figured I may as well make my writings available for others who may also need help with some of this stuff. In addition to having them online for my own access from anywhere, I hope some of it will be helpful to someone out there. If not, that's ok, it's still helpful for me to come back and reference. Either way, thanks for visiting!
Recent Posts
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How to use Pi-hole from anywhere with Tailscale
Tailscale is my new homelab toy. I've been using it to access my media on the go, to connect to a VPS for sharing my Plex library with family, and now with on-the-go adblocking on my phone, tablet and laptop. Here's how.
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How to securely expose Plex from behind CGNAT using Tailscale and a free Oracle VM
I wrote before about securely exposing Plex for external access, but my previous solution relied on Cloudflare Tunnel and it was technically against their TOS. So I switched to using a Oracle VM on their free-tier, connecting it to my home network with Tailscale, and exposing Plex via reverse proxy. It works like a charm!
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How to securely expose Plex from behind CGNAT with Cloudflare Tunnel
Exposing Plex normally involves port forwarding from the router, which is very insecure and not recommended. If your home network is behind CGNAT - very common with most ISPs nowadays -- you can't even port forward if you wanted to. Here's how I did it in a fairly secure way that limits access by using Cloudflare.
Recent Links
- Dockge Type: self-hosted GUI to manage container stacks via Docker Compose, created by the person who made Uptime-Kuma.
- Forgejo Type: self-hosted A self-hosted software forge -- really just means it's a self-hosted GitHub alternative.
- Home Assistant Type: self-hosted Open-source home automation platform that puts local control and privacy first. Usable as a dedicated OS, a Docker container or you can purchase an appliance with it installed.