In this article, we're going to look at Vaultwarden vs. Bitwarden to determine the key differences between both. Vaultwarden and Bitwarden are both password managers, and to be clear, Vaultwarden is Bitwarden, but it's self-hosted. Vaultwarden is an unofficial version…
In this article, we're going to look at the differences between Hubitat vs. Home Assistant. If you're looking to build a smart home, there's a chance that you're interested in designing a system around a specific platform. Hubitat and Home…
In this tutorial, we will look at how to SSH into Home Assistant. There are various times when you might have to SSH into your Home Assistant installation (installing HACS is a great example). In cases like this, there are…
In this article, we're going to look at the differences between openHAB vs. Home Assistant. If you're looking to build a smart home, there's a chance that you're interested in designing a system around a specific platform. Home Assistant and…
Today we're going to take a look at how to install HACS on Home Assistant. HACS stands for Home Assistant Community Store and is a tool that allows you to customize Home Assistant by downloading different integrations and themes. Following…
This tutorial will take a look at how to install Plex on a Synology NAS. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7gDTpN6O2o Plex is one of the best applications that you can run on a Synology NAS. In general, most people who purchase a Synology NAS…
In this article, we're going to look at TrueNAS Core vs. Scale and compare both solutions for home lab and enterprise environments. TrueNAS Core and Scale are both open-source network-attached storage (NAS) operating systems. TrueNAS Core (initially FreeNAS), is based…
In this article, we're going to look at the differences between Homebridge vs. Home Assistant. If you're looking to build a smart home, there's a chance that you're interested in designing a system around a specific platform. Apple's HomeKit and…
In this article, we will look at Jellyfin vs. Plex by comparing them side-by-side. Jellyfin and Plex are both media streaming services that are self-hosted on many different types of devices. From a pure usability standpoint, Jellyfin and Plex offer…
AdGuard Home and Pi-hole are both network-wide ad blockers, working to filter out advertisements and tracking across all devices on a network. Pi-hole relies on blocklists and is popular for its simplicity and easy setup. AdGuard Home, while similar to…
