One Media Server to Rule Them All – Part 2
FreeNAS WOAH! It was around the time my head was exploding from carrying around USB hard drives that my brother introduced me to FreeNAS. MIND BLOWN All I could say…
De-virtualizing and migrating FreeNAS
Since I began my HomeLab journey, I've virtualized and de-virtualized FreeNAS a few times. FreeNAS has backup and restore functionality, so it should be easy right? Where it was highly…
The HomeLab Mutation
I would be lying if I said that when I got interested in something, I don't take it to the extreme. I've always had computers at home. And for at…
From media to Home Lab
For years, I've been running a Media server, outlined here. Over time, it's evolved from a strict XBMC machine, to an Ubuntu server running Plex, sabnzbd, SickBeard, CouchPotato and more.…
One Media Server to Rule Them All – Part 1
After The Burning, it's really not that difficult to understand why I wanted to take control of my media. I felt betrayed and stabbed in the back by my oldest…
A #MovieMan
I have always been a HUGE consumer of media. Even before Netflix, there was nothing better for me than spending a whole weekend vegging out and binge watching my favorite…
