Tech Pi-hole: The Ultimate Network-Wide Ad Blocker for Your Home Lab My smart TV’s ad-riddled interface drove me to set up Pi-hole, a network-level ad blocker on a Raspberry Pi.
Tech From Developer To DevOps: A Beginner's Guide to Gemini CLI The command line is getting a massive upgrade with AI. This post introduces you to the Gemini CLI, a powerful tool that turns natural language into terminal commands.
Tech Komodo: The Free, Open-Source Docker GUI Your Home Lab Needs Tired of command-line chaos and looking for a free, powerful way to manage your Docker containers? This post dives into Komodo, the open-source GUI that's a fantastic alternative to Portainer.
Tech The Omniscient Agent: The Definitive Guide to Model Context Protocol (MCP) The "USB-C" for AI has arrived. This exhaustive report covers the Model Context Protocol (MCP) in extreme detail—from JSON-RPC internals and security threat modeling to code tutorials and the Linux Foundation partnership.
Home Lab Cloudflare Tunnels: The Home Lab Game-Changer You Didn't Know You Needed Tired of complex port forwarding and firewall rules for your home lab? Cloudflare Tunnels offers a simpler, more secure way to expose your self-hosted services to the internet.
Home Lab Level Up Your Automation Game: Why n8n is My Self-Hosted Secret Weapon Unleash automation power with n8n! Discover how to self-host n8n in Docker for server updates, Twitch alerts, Jellyfin monitoring, and language learning.
Personal Stop Using "Password123"! A password manager is your digital superhero, generating and securely storing unique, strong passwords for every online account.
Home Lab Why Every Home Lab Nerd Should Be Running Docker Discover the benefits of running Docker in your home lab! Learn why containers are a game-changer for home servers, self-hosted apps, and automation.
Home Lab Why You Should Use Nginx Proxy Manager in Your Home Lab Nginx Proxy Manager is the ultimate reverse proxy solution for your home lab. Learn why it's essential and how Docker makes it even better.
Tech Inside My Home Lab: A Tour of My Self-Hosted Setup Explore a full breakdown of my self-hosted home lab setup, from Docker services and NAS storage to automation and remote access with Rustdesk and n8n.
Personal Howdy! Hi there, and welcome to my blog! My name is Jerome, and I’m an IT engineer based in Orange County, California. I created this space as a personal outlet to share what I’m learning, building, and exploring—both in the world of technology and in my broader creative
