homelab

Growcast: Replacing OBS with a Single Container for 24/7 Grow Streaming

Growcast: Replacing OBS with a Single Container for 24/7 Grow Streaming

How I replaced a Guacamole + OBS Studio stack with a single Go container that streams my grow tent 24/7 using FFmpeg, GPU acceleration, and live sensor overlays.

NAS in the Homelab: From Drobo to Synology to TerraMaster

NAS in the Homelab: From Drobo to Synology to TerraMaster

How our homelab storage evolved from proprietary Drobo units to a three-NAS setup with Synology and TerraMaster — and the slow, rsync-powered migration to retire the last Drobo standing.

Isley: A Self-Hosted Cannabis Grow Journal

Isley: A Self-Hosted Cannabis Grow Journal

How I built Isley — a self-hosted grow journal in Go — to consolidate sensor monitoring, grow documentation, and harvest tracking into one app, and what a year of daily use has looked like.