Essential Media Server Hardware Acceleration Guide for Smooth Streaming
If you run a home media server, enabling media server hardware acceleration is the single biggest performance upgrade you can make. Whether you use Jellyfin or Plex, offloading…
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Logs from VahaC — Homelab, Docker, Proxmox, AI Tools
A hands-on tech blog by a developer who builds, breaks, and documents real self-hosted infrastructure — so you don’t have to figure it all out from scratch.
Every post is written the way I wish I’d found it: exact configs, honest troubleshooting notes, and clear explanations of why things are set up this way — not just how.
What you’ll find here:
🖥️ Self-Hosted Services — Deploying and securing Bitwarden, Nextcloud, Jellyfin, qBittorrent, and more in Docker containers on home servers.
🔧 Proxmox & Storage — Installing Proxmox VE, ZFS pools, LXC containers, backups, WireGuard VPN, and SMART monitoring with Scrutiny.
🏠 Home Assistant & ESPHome — Dashboards, automations, LVGL touch displays, CrowdSec security, Zigbee devices, and custom integrations.
⚡ Hardware & DIY — ESP32 projects, TDS/flow sensors, OpenWrt routers, 3D printing, and real-world wiring experiments.
📡 Networking & Security — Nginx Proxy Manager, Cloudflare, reverse proxies, SSL, VPN access, and intrusion detection
Posts: 76
Tools: 19
Status: ONLINE
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Latest Blogs
Create Proxmox LXC From Web UI: The Safe, Complete Guide
Create Proxmox LXC from web UI with Stashboard (V6.13.1 create, V6.13 destroy): every New LXC field, the double gate that is OFF by default, deterministic 403 / 409 / 502 handling, real task-UPID success polling, auto re-scan, and a full audit trail.
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Tools
Free vCard QR Code Generator for Instant Contact Sharing
This vCard QR code generator lets you create a standards-based digital contact card and instantly convert it into a scannable QR code — right in your browser 📱....
Free Base64 Encoder and Decoder for Text and Files
This base64 encoder and decoder turns any text or file into Base64 and back again, instantly, without uploading a single byte. URL-safe alphabet, data URI output, MIME line wrapping, automatic type detection on decode, and inline image previews — all running entirely in your browser.
Free URL Encoder and Decoder — Percent-Encode 4 Ways
This free url encoder and decoder percent-encodes text for query values, whole URLs, and form bodies — and decodes any of them back. Four RFC-correct modes, a URL inspector that splits any link into its parts, and an editable query-parameter table. 100% client-side, nothing is ever uploaded.
Free Online Text Diff Tool for Instant Text Comparison
This online text diff tool lets you compare two blocks of text and instantly see every addition, deletion, and change — line, word, or character level, right in your browser. No sign-ups, no uploads, no tracking. Paste, compare, and copy the result in seconds.
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About Me
I'm VahaC — I build and document homelab setups, self-hosted services, Docker stacks and small AI tools. Expect practical notes, working configs, and no fluff.
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Blog Edit Proxmox LXC Config Web UI: A Safe, Complete Live Guide
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Tool Free Text Diff and Merge Tool — Compare and Combine Text
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Tool Free JWT Token Decoder — Decode and Verify Any Claim
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Blog How to Root a Chinese Tablet: A Painful but Proven Guide
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Blog The Clean Way to Install Debian 13 on CM3588 NAS Kit with Docker Ready