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Pi-hole Blocked 25% of My DNS Queries. My Internet Got Faster.

I installed Pi-hole on a Raspberry Pi. It now blocks ads, trackers, and malware at the network level. Every device in my house is protected.

troysk · 3 min read

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I Built My Own VPN with WireGuard and Headscale. Here Is Why You Should Too.

Tailscale is amazing but depends on their servers. Headscale lets you run the same thing on your own infrastructure.

troysk · 2 min read

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Your First Reverse Proxy: Stop Using IP:Port Like a Caveman

You have services running on random ports. You connect by remembering numbers. There is a better way and it takes five minutes.

troysk · 3 min read

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I Put a Server in My Closet and Ditched the Cloud

I was paying $60/month for cloud VPS. Now everything runs on an ITX PC in my closet — and Cloudflare Tunnel makes it feel like a datacenter.

troysk · 3 min read

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