The project goal was to be able to stream YouTube videos that were downloaded using MeTube, over a tailscale connection where the player streaming the video was minimized, so just the audio could be listened to instead of having to watch the video as well. The videos were downloaded to an external SSD attached to a proxmox server, and the whole thing was turned into a network Samba server for file storage. The videos were the first item put on it.

This guide documents how to install and set up AI HedgeFund from GitHub and requires an API key that must be purchased for a small amount. Since we were using Claude, we bought our API key from Anthropic. AI Hedgefund takes stock symbols input and then allows you to pick from one or more or all of 18 investors to analyze your stock picks and recommend buy, sell, short, or hold strategies.

This guide documents how to install and set up BookLore, after using the more widely known Calibre-web for almost a year. There was nothing wrong with Calibre-web, other than the setup was wonky with having to install Calibre first to create the database, then moving the whole thing to a server, etc. BookLore may not be as feature-rich as Calibre-web, but I may never know since I just want to be able to stream my books to my phone or iPad wherever I am over tailscale. Simple usage

This guide documents how to install and setup MeTube after fully evaluating the more popular alternative, Tube Archivist. MeTube downloads YouTube videos to my network storage for streaming later in a minimized app (phone or pc) so just the audio portion is used.

This guide documents how to configure Windows machines to access the Samba network storage server

This guide documents setting up a centralized Samba network storage server on Proxmox using an external SSD

This guide explains how to connect an external SSD to a Proxmox host, pass it through to a VM, configure Samba for network sharing, and access it from Linux and Windows clients.

Complete guide for installing Ghostfolio using Docker on Ubuntu 24.04, setting up paper trading portfolios and real investment tracking, and migrating to the latest version.

I maintain two Proxmox servers and keep a fully updated Ubuntu Server 24.04 template VM ready for deployment. This template includes SSH with my key pair, Fish shell, ATUIN, Docker, Docker Compose, and my user configured in the Docker group. When deploying a new VM from this template, I only need to update the IP address, configure a static DHCP reservation, change the hostname, and install the target application. I keep the master template on NUC5. For deployments on NUC5, I clone the template directly. For deployments on NUC3, I copy the template over first, then complete the configuration. This document outlines the steps to transfer the template between servers—a process I perform infrequently enough to warrant documented procedures.

Updated my Linux Mint 22.2 laptop to use pipewire instead of pulse audio that I've been using for almost a year due to original sound issues with the laptop. This document also details the installation and setup of a program called Easy Effects which is a sound program add-on to be able to fine-tune the sound coming from your speakers in my case laptop speakers.