I think this just about summarizes my hatred for #AI "Let me save this as feedback so I never downgrade a hard prerequisite to "optional" again. I already have the feedback memory. The failure here was that I had the knowledge, referenced it in my own plan as "optionally," and still got it wrong."

I asked google.com what 7am CDT was in India Standard Time (IST). Quick, what's 7 + 10.5 ? #AIfail #AIsucks @IhateAI

It is REALLY nice to finally be able to pull out a server and not have to deal with unracking or even uncabling it, just to do maintenance! #SelfHosting #Homelab

A mysterious but repeatable Pi 4 Reboot Mid Docker-Pull https://rant.mvh.dev/a-mysterious-but-repeatable-pi-4-reboot-mid-docker-pull/ #selfhosted #selfhosting #docker #raspberrypi #homelab

So, I’m getting into #plants..

Maxing Out Docker Hub Pulls Across A Multi-Host Homelab https://rant.mvh.dev/maxing-out-docker-hub-pulls-across-a-multi-host-homelab/ #selfhosted #selfhosting #docker #registry #homelab #ratelimit

My recent project involves the complete rebuild of my home network. Much of this has been documented on my blog, mauveRANT. https://rant.mvh.dev

I was very surprised today when I attempted to have Google's built-in AI in Sheets perform a simple task like, "dedupe this row". It took 4 tries until it finally got it right. I'm honestly in shock at how absolutely awful the experience was for something so simple. #AI #AISUCKS

Harsh way to start the week.

Upgrading a Tangled Knot Goes Through atcr.io and an ATProto App-Password https://rant.mvh.dev/upgrading-a-tangled-knot-goes-through-atcr-io-and-an-atproto-app-password/ #selfhosted #selfhosting #tangled #knot #docker #komodo #git #fediverse

Self-Hosting SearXNG and Providing My Own Privacy Search https://rant.mvh.dev/self-hosting-searxng-and-providing-my-own-privacy-search/ #selfhosted #selfhosting #docker #search #privacy #dracula

A Caddy Cert Expired Because systemd-resolved Was Selectively Broken https://rant.mvh.dev/a-caddy-cert-expired-because-systemd-resolved-was-selectively-broken/ #selfhosted #selfhosting #caddy #tls #matrix #dns

It's 2026 and #Verizon is still artificially limiting passwords to 20 characters max.

Pangolin/Newt Was Designed for One Docker Host. But I'm Moving to a Swarm. https://rant.mvh.dev/pangolin-newt-was-designed-for-one-docker-host-but-im-moving-to-a-swarm/ #selfhosted #selfhosting #docker #swarm #pangolin #networking

One rsync, a Load of 30, and the ZFS Pool Topology I Got Wrong https://rant.mvh.dev/one-rsync-a-load-of-30-and-the-zfs-pool-topology-i-got-wrong/ #selfhosted #selfhosting #zfs #truenas #performance

This is fine... 15:58:52 up 25 days, 19:30, 5 users, load average: 906.38, 735.92, 461.88 #sysadmin

Flatcar Container Linux: Immutable VMs for Docker Hosts I Never Log Into https://rant.mvh.dev/flatcar-container-linux-immutable-vms-for-docker-hosts-i-never-log-into/ #selfhosted #selfhosting #flatcar #proxmox #terraform #linux

Building an Enterprise Homelab - Part 7: Wiring the Storage Network https://rant.mvh.dev/building-an-enterprise-homelab-part-7-wiring-the-storage-network/ #selfhosted #selfhosting #storage #networking #proxmox #truenas

Building an Enterprise Homelab - Part 6: The First Pool https://rant.mvh.dev/building-an-enterprise-homelab-part-6-the-first-pool/ #selfhosted #selfhosting #truenas #zfs #proxmox #storage

Building an Enterprise Homelab - Part 5: The Synology Btrfs Trap https://rant.mvh.dev/building-an-enterprise-homelab-part-5-the-synology-btrfs-trap/ #selfhosted #selfhosting #synology #btrfs #mdadm

Building an Enterprise Homelab - Part 4: The Storage Controller Problem https://rant.mvh.dev/building-an-enterprise-homelab-part-4-the-storage-controller-problem/ #selfhosted #selfhosting #homelab #proxmox #truenas #zfs

Building an Enterprise Homelab - Part 3: Installing Proxmox and Making It Talk https://rant.mvh.dev/building-an-enterprise-homelab-part-3-installing-proxmox-and-making-it-talk/ #selfhosted #selfhosting #truenas #proxmox #monitoring #dell

F*ck you, Amazon! No more of my money goes to your bullshit and predatory business practices! #TakingBackMyData #Self-Hosted #Selfhosting

Building an Enterprise Homelab - Part 2: First Boot and a Thermal Rabbit Hole https://rant.mvh.dev/building-an-enterprise-homelab-part-2-first-boot-and-a-thermal-rabbit-hole/ #selfhosted #selfhosting #homelab #dell #idrac #R730xd

The Expansion Chassis That Couldn't Wait Two More Days https://rant.mvh.dev/the-expansion-chassis-that-couldnt-wait-two-more-days/ #selfhosted #selfhosting #synology #nas #hardware

Tracking the Pangolin Memory Leak Upstream: A Next.js Gzip Bug https://rant.mvh.dev/tracking-the-pangolin-memory-leak-upstream-a-next-js-gzip-bug/ #selfhosted #homelab #proxy #pangolin #docker

Pangolin Was Consuming My Reverse Proxy: How a Slow Memory Leak Killed the Host Twice https://rant.mvh.dev/pangolin-was-consuming-my-reverse-proxy-how-a-slow-memory-leak-killed-the-host-twice/

The Aftermath: btrfs Metadata Fragmentation and the Week-Long Fix https://rant.mvh.dev/the-aftermath-btrfs-metadata-fragmentation-and-the-week-long-fix/ #selfhosted #btrfs #synology #performance #troubleshooting

btrfs Is Not ext4: How `docker image prune` Wedged My NAS for a Day https://rant.mvh.dev/btrfs-is-not-ext4-how-docker-image-prune-wedged-my-nas-for-a-day/ #selfhosted #docker #btrfs #synology #troubleshooting

Ripping Out Three Backup Systems and Replacing Them with One (Part 4: Layering What I Have) https://rant.mvh.dev/ripping-out-three-backup-systems-part-4-layering/ #selfhosted #selfhosting #backups #bacula

Ripping Out Three Backup Systems and Replacing Them with One (Part 3: The Tape Library) https://rant.mvh.dev/ripping-out-three-backup-systems-part-3-the-tape-library/ #selfhosted #selfhosting #backups #infrastructure #lto

Me: "Search in folder1/ (but NOT sub2/) and do the following ..." AI: "Done" Me: "Can you tell me what you just did wrong?" AI: "I did the opposite of what you asked. I searched only in the directory you told me not to and ignored the one you [...] https://defcon.social/@mauvehed/116365820908222116

Ripping Out Three Backup Systems and Replacing Them with One (Part 2: Building Bacula) https://rant.mvh.dev/ripping-out-three-backup-systems-and-replacing-them-with-one-part-2-building-bacula/ #selfhosted #selfhosting #backups #docker #bacula #homelab

Holy SHIT! Why have I been sleeping on paperless-ngx?! This is #ADHD paradise!!

Building an Enterprise Homelab - Part 1: Hardware and Architecture https://rant.mvh.dev/building-an-enterprise-homelab-part-1-hardware-and-architecture/ #selfhosted #selfhosting #homelab #proxmox #truenas

Everything Goes on the SAN https://rant.mvh.dev/everything-goes-on-the-san/

Deploying Nextcloud: The Sync Layer I Thought I Didn't Need https://rant.mvh.dev/deploying-nextcloud-the-sync-layer-i-thought-i-fidn/ #selfhosted #selfhosting #nextcloud #docker #homelab #storage

The Docker Layer That Would Not Die https://rant.mvh.dev/the-docker-layer-that-would-not-die/ #selfhosted #docker #homelab #debugging #monitoring

Flashing Firmware on an LSI 9300-8e: The Hard Way https://rant.mvh.dev/flashing-firmware-on-an-lsi-9300-8e-the-hard-way/ #firmware #linux #macos

"I presented a confident recommendation built on something I made up. That's worse than not knowing — it's bullshitting. I'm sorry." #AI is coming for your jerbs!

It's 2026 and we're still writing stupid password limitations. This is better than most, but still. There is no reason to limit the length... unless you're storing it plaintext..

Adding Logical Database Backups to a Homelab That Only Had File-Level Ones https://rant.mvh.dev/adding-logical-database-backups-to-a-homelab-that-only-had-file-level-ones/ #selfhosted #selfhosting #databases #docker #bacula #homelab #postgresql #mariadb

Adding Centralized Logging to My Monitoring Stack with Loki https://rant.mvh.dev/adding-centralized-logging-to-my-monitoring-stack-with-loki/ #selfhosted #selfhosting #loki #grafana #docker #homelab #logging

FerretDB Was Eating My CPU: Migrating Komodo from SQLite to Postgres https://rant.mvh.dev/ferretdb-was-eating-my-cpu-migrating-komodo-from-sqlite-to-postgres/ #selfhosted #databases #ferretdb #postgresql #performance #komodo #homelab

Writing a Permissions Script for Matrix Because the Admin API Won't https://rant.mvh.dev/writing-a-permissions-script-for-matrix-because-the-admin-api-wont/ #selfhosting #matrix #python #automation #scripting #synapse

It still blows my mind to think that "1TB of free space remaining" could be considered low disk space.

Ripping Out Three Backup Systems and Replacing Them with One (Part 1: The Mess) https://rant.mvh.dev/ripping-out-three-backup-systems-and-replacing-them-with-one-part-1-the-mess/ #selfhosted #bacula #backups #homelab #rsnapshot #rsync

You Don't Own Your Kindle Books (So I Took Ours Back) https://rant.mvh.dev/we-dont-own-our-kindle-books-so-i-took-mine-back/ #selfhosted #ebooks #audiobooks #drm #kindle #dataownership

Feeding a Lonely Pixelfed Instance https://rant.mvh.dev/feeding-a-lonely-pixelfed-instance/ #pixelfed #fediverse #activitypub #selfhosted #mastodon #docker #scripting

Here’s what I don’t understand about BlueSky. Yes, it uses the AT Protocol which allows me to run my own identity provider. But, BlueSky App is still a single point of ownership and moderation. With investors… How is this better or different than Twitter?