#  @technotim Techno Tim Techno Tim posts on YouTube about lab, how to, network, hosted the most. They currently have [-------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [------] engagements in the last [--] hours. ### Engagements: [------] [#](/creator/youtube::UCOk-gHyjcWZNj3Br4oxwh0A/interactions)  - [--] Week [-------] +18% - [--] Month [-------] -26% - [--] Months [---------] -9.20% - [--] Year [---------] +66% ### Mentions: [---] [#](/creator/youtube::UCOk-gHyjcWZNj3Br4oxwh0A/posts_active)  - [--] Week [--] +63% - [--] Month [--] +26% - [--] Months [---] +33% - [--] Year [---] +116% ### Followers: [-------] [#](/creator/youtube::UCOk-gHyjcWZNj3Br4oxwh0A/followers)  - [--] Week [-------] +0.31% - [--] Month [-------] +0.95% - [--] Months [-------] +7% - [--] Year [-------] +19% ### CreatorRank: [-------] [#](/creator/youtube::UCOk-gHyjcWZNj3Br4oxwh0A/influencer_rank)  ### Social Influence **Social category influence** [technology brands](/list/technology-brands) [stocks](/list/stocks) [finance](/list/finance) [social networks](/list/social-networks) [products](/list/products) [gaming](/list/gaming) [cryptocurrencies](/list/cryptocurrencies) [currencies](/list/currencies) **Social topic influence** [lab](/topic/lab) #153, [how to](/topic/how-to), [network](/topic/network) #2378, [hosted](/topic/hosted) #247, [virtual](/topic/virtual) #992, [pi](/topic/pi) #858, [build](/topic/build) #3856, [pro](/topic/pro), [tutorial](/topic/tutorial), [app](/topic/app) #2156 **Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by** [@technotimtalks](/creator/undefined) [@technotimtinkers](/creator/undefined) [@ucrdxc1voovs8nhavccrzhg](/creator/undefined) [@mauker](/creator/undefined) [@lawrencesystems](/creator/undefined) [@networkchuck](/creator/undefined) [@slack](/creator/undefined) [@jeffgeerling](/creator/undefined) [@level1techs](/creator/undefined) [@craftcomputing](/creator/undefined) [@45drives](/creator/undefined) [@ttthefineprinttt](/creator/undefined) [@trentthetraveler](/creator/undefined) [@nascompares](/creator/undefined) [@hardwarehaven](/creator/undefined) [@wundertechtutorials](/creator/undefined) [@notafbihoneypot8487](/creator/undefined) [@randomteq](/creator/undefined) [@everythingsmarthome](/creator/undefined) **Top assets mentioned** [Alphabet Inc Class A (GOOGL)](/topic/$googl) [Cloudflare, Inc. (NET)](/topic/cloudflare) [Microsoft Corp. (MSFT)](/topic/microsoft) ### Top Social Posts Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours "Boost ZFS Performance with a Special VDEV in TrueNAS Curious about how a special metadata VDEV can boost ZFS performance especially with spinning disks In this video I walk through what it is why it matters and how to set it up in TrueNAS and some from the terminal. Ill also share real-world benchmarks comparing pools with and without a special VDEV so you can see the difference for yourself. While enterprise gear is great for businesses I have found that if you have a good warranty redundancy and understand the trade-offs consumer gear works great for home. Samsung [---] Pro:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=2PdLHsSRHto) 2025-05-10T15:47Z 320K followers, 96.7K engagements "Meet netboot.xyz - Network Boot Any Operating System Imagine all of your favorite operating systems in one place available anywhere on your network and you'll never need to use your flash drive again. That's the promise of netboot.xyz a network boot service that lets you install or boot to any operating system simply by booting to the network. netboot.xyz: https://netboot.xyz/ Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/netbootxyz-tutorial/ Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=4btW5x_clpg) 2023-11-11T16:01Z 320K followers, 914.2K engagements "TrueNAS vs Unraid - Which one is the BEST NAS OS for my HomeLab Which is the best NAS operating system to use at home and in your HomeLab Is it Unraid for maximizing storage efficiency Or is it TrueNAS for bringing enterprise ZFS to home Let's find out. Support me and get something in return with merch: https://l.technotim.live/shop Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/truenas-vs-unraid/ Related Videos: Getting the Most Performance out of TrueNAS and ZFS: https://youtu.be/3T5wBZOm4hY I tried Unraid for the FIRST time in 2024: https://youtu.be/Hu6WemKa__k Support me on Patreon:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=4p-INidMqxY) 2024-06-09T14:01Z 320K followers, 287.4K engagements "Wildcard Certificates with Traefik + cert-manager + Let's Encrypt in Kubernetes Tutorial Traefik cert-manager Cloudflare and Let's Encrypt are a winning combination when it comes to securing your services with certificates in Kubernetes. Today we'll install and configure Traefik the cloud native proxy and load balancer as our Kubernetes Ingress Controller. We'll then install and configure cert-manager to manage certificates for our cluster. We'll set up Let's Encrypt as our Cluster Issuer so that cert-manager can automatically provision TLS certificates and even wildcard certificates using" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=G4CmbYL9UPg) 2022-08-06T15:00Z 320K followers, 118.5K engagements "Meet Guacamole Your Remote Access Gateway Do you have a lot of virtual machines Are you running Windows Linux and Mac and need remote access from a single UI Well Apache Guacamole is for you Apache Guacamole is a clientless remote access gateway that give you a web portal to access any of your clients over standard protocols like VNC RDP SSH TELNET and more. Join me in this step by step tutorial as we set up a self-hosted version of Guacamole in your homelab. As an added bonus we'll set up 2FA (multifactor authentication) to help secure Guacamole. Oh yeah and we'll do this all in Docker and" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=LWdxhZyHT_8) 2020-09-26T14:00Z 320K followers, 273.1K engagements "Ultimate Plex Dashboard Monitor All the Things Learn how to monitor your Plex server like a pro using Prometheus Grafana and Docker. In this video Ill show you how to track CPU GPU disk health network usage and Plex streams in a single dashboard. Stop Plex buffering catch server issues early and get full visibility into your media server. Huge thanks to Plex for inviting me to Plex Pro Week [----] and for sponsoring this video https://www.plex.tv/pro-week/ Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/monitor-your-plex-server-like-a-pro/ Merch Shop 🛍: https://l.technotim.live/shop Support me on" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=MmBN2Ahbdao) 2025-09-22T16:32Z 320K followers, 32.7K engagements "PiKVM Switch: The Best KVM Solution Yet I tested the PiKVM Switch Multiport Extender with every device I had. Here's how it went. Thanks to PiKVM for sending over the switches to test with all of my many random and stubborn devices. They did not pay me to make this video nor do they have any input into the contents of this video. https://docs.pikvm.org/switch/ Other Products in this Video: (Affiliate links may be included below. I may receive a small commission at no cost to you.) - 7" Monitor with HDMI: https://amzn.to/3Cn1yAg - Keychron K3 Max Slim BT/2.4 GHz Wireless Mechanical Keyboard:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=NKSIpHNQCUA) 2025-01-18T16:09Z 320K followers, 106.4K engagements "Building a Low-Power Fully Loaded Plex Server I built an efficient good looking Mini ITX Plex server that doesnt skimp on the processing power storage or features like transcoding all while using only [--] watts of power. Each part is hand-picked and every setting is tweaked with efficiency in mind. Oh and it would even look nice in your living space too If you already have a Plex server you can still follow this guide to be sure you are getting the most efficiency out of your hardware and saving the most power. A huge thanks to Plex for sponsoring this video during Pro Week Explore and learn" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=VLSWyTmM2ro) 2024-09-16T14:29Z 320K followers, 203.3K engagements "UniFi Travel Router: My Network Follows Me I took the UniFi Travel Router (UTR) and set it up the way Id actually use it: bind to my home site with Teleport bring my SSID with me and even record a G6 Instant back to my UNVR. Also tested WiFi uplink vs wired WAN vs USB phone tethering. UniFi Travel Router: https://store.ui.com/us/en/products/utra_aid=TechnoTim (affiliate link) UniFi Cloud Gateways: https://store.ui.com/us/en/category/all-cloud-gatewaysa_aid=TechnoTim (affiliate link) The UTR was sent to me for testing. Merch Shop 🛍: https://l.technotim.live/shop Support me on Patreon:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=_UiLa-8lZzY) 2025-12-29T17:20Z 320K followers, 109.4K engagements "Proxmox [---] Can Now Run Containers But Should You Proxmox [---] adds support for OCI container images bringing Docker-style workloads to Proxmox through LXC. In this video I show how it works how to deploy OCI images like Grafana and what limitations still exist in this tech preview. Is it ready for your homelab Merch Shop 🛍: https://l.technotim.live/shop Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim Become a YouTube member:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=gDZVrYhzCes) 2025-11-20T18:01Z 320K followers, 126.4K engagements "Self-Host Your Own Automation Platform with n8n + Docker If you've used products like Zapier and If This Then That you know how powerful workflow automation can be. n8n is a powerful self-hosted workflow automation tool that lets you do all of that and more. In this tutorial Ill show you how to self-host n8n on Linux using Docker. Youll learn how to set up the environment configure it with a .env file and build workflows that connect to services like Google Sheets Google Drive Ollama Self-Hosted LLM and Discord. Well start with a simple manual trigger then create a scheduled workflow and move" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=gyn8bcOLdcA) 2025-07-11T15:30Z 320K followers, 101.4K engagements "Put Wildcard Certificates and SSL on EVERYTHING - Traefik + Portainer Tutorial Today we're going to use SSL for everything. No more self-sign certs. No more http. No more hosting things on odd ports. We're going all in with SSL for our internal services and our external services too. We going to set up a reverse proxy using Traefik Portainer and use that to get wildcard certificates from Let's Encrypt. Join me and let's secure all the things. Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/traefik-portainer-ssl/ Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=liV3c9m_OX8) 2021-04-24T16:00Z 320K followers, 652K engagements "Traefik [--] and FREE Wildcard Certificates with Docker Save 20% on UptimeRobot today https://l.technotim.live/uptime-robot-technotim In today's Traefik tutorial we'll get FREE Wildcard certificates to use in our HomeLab and with all of our internal self-hosted services. We're going to set up Traefik [--] in Docker and get Let's Encrypt certificates using Cloudflare as our DNS Provider (we'll cover how to set up others too). Then we'll configure local DNS using PiHole (or any other local DNS) to route to our services that are now protected with secure certificates Thanks to UptimeRobot for" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=n1vOfdz5Nm8) 2024-04-30T14:58Z 320K followers, 253.5K engagements "Unlocking More PCIe NVMe Storage with OCuLink and U.2 I thought my server was maxed out. but I found a way to unlock even more PCIe lanes using OCuLink with U.2 In this video I install an OCuLink adapter connect a Samsung [---] Pro and an Intel Optane SSD and test their real-world performance both sequential and random 4K. We also talk about what U.2 and OCuLink actually are check if I'm getting full PCIe speeds and dive into latency differences between these two very different drives. Parts List (some may be affiliate links) - ICY Dock NVMe to U2. Adapter: https://amzn.to/3Yk882t - OCuLink to" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=6gKOi56npgQ) 2025-04-26T15:01Z 320K followers, 60.1K engagements "Low Power Cluster - Small Efficient BUT Powerful I built a lower power efficient and near silent server cluster Although this cluster is small and efficient it's still powerful enough to run a high availability Kubernetes cluster with many services running in High Availability mode There are so many options with running a small cluster like this the possibilities are endless Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/low-power-cluster/ A HUGE thanks to Datree for sponsoring this video Combat misconfigurations. Empower engineers. https://www.datree.io Disclosures: - I purchased everything with" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=8DeG3qO-HIA) 2023-04-22T15:00Z 320K followers, 250.6K engagements "Meet Jekyll - The Static Site Generator Jekyll is a static site generator that transforms your plain text into beautiful static web sites and blogs. It can be use for a documentation site a blog an event site or really any web site you like. It's fast secure easy and open source. It's also the same site generator I use to maintain my open source documentation site. Today we'll be installing and configuring Jekyll using the Chirpy theme. We configure the site create some pages with markdown automatically build it with a GitHub action and even host it for FREE on GitHub pages. If you don't want" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=F8iOU1ci19Q) 2022-05-28T15:00Z 320K followers, 137.9K engagements "Self-Hosted AI That's Actually Useful Secure your privacy with Surfshark Enter coupon code TechnoTim for [--] months EXTRA at https://surfshark.deals/TechnoTim I built a private local and self-hosted AI stack to help me out with daily tasks. If you're looking for the walkthrough tutorial you can find it here: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=yoze1IxdBdM Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/private-practical-local-ai/ Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=GrLpdfhTwLg) 2024-07-05T14:34Z 320K followers, 223.6K engagements "Paperless-ngx + Local AI (Optional): Better OCR Self-Hosted No Cloud Build a complete Paperless-ngx stack in Docker and take control of your documents. Well get Paperless running first (works great on its own) then optionally add local AI with Ollama + Open WebUI and upgrade OCR using Paperless-GPT and Paperless-AI for more accurate searchable text - no cloud required. Full Guide Here: https://technotim.com/posts/paperless-ngx-local-ai/ Code Here: https://github.com/timothystewart6/paperless-stack Paperless NGX: https://github.com/paperless-ngx/paperless-ngx Paperless AI:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=NMAwHjleqHg) 2026-01-27T15:30Z 320K followers, 93.8K engagements "I Rebuilt My Home Server Quieter Faster and Ready for [----] I rebuilt my home server from the ground up: CPU GPU RAM fans SSDs and power supply even some "accessory lighting". This thing is now quieter faster and built to handle just about anything I throw at it in [----] and hopefully beyond. Thank you to Noctua for helping to make this server quiet Thank you to Patrick from Serve the Home for the CPU upgrades (Both Noctua and Patrick gifted items for this upgrade.) Video notes: https://technotim.live/posts/home-server-upgrade-2025/ Parts List (some may be affiliate links) - Noctua NF-A12x25" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=NOaLlOAIWUU) 2025-04-12T16:00Z 320K followers, 228.6K engagements "High Availability PostgreSQL with Patroni Full Setup Tutorial Ready to take PostgreSQL to the next level In this in-depth tutorial well walk through setting up a self-hosted production-ready PostgreSQL cluster with high availability automatic failover and scalability in mind. Were doing it all from scratch using: - PostgreSQL - Patroni - etcd - HAProxy - Keepalived By the end of this video youll have a solid battle-tested setup that keeps your database onlineeven if a node goes down. Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/postgresql-high-availability/ Merch Shop 🛍:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=RHwglGf_z40) 2024-12-07T19:22Z 320K followers, 68.5K engagements "20 Ways to Use a Virtual Machine (and other ideas for your homelab) Looking for new ideas on how to use your virtual machines Well here's the top [--] ways to use your virtual machines in your homelab. Be sure to check out my follow up video on Virtualization vs Containerization 👉 https://www.youtube.com/watchv=pxwUXJmAER4 Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/20-ways-virtual-machine/ Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim Become a YouTube member:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=SVQmzaSabEQ) 2020-04-26T15:00Z 320K followers, 396.4K engagements "Build YOUR OWN Dockerfile Image and Container - Docker Tutorial We spin up all types of containers on my channel in my tutorials but we have yet to build our own custom Docker container image. Today we'll start from scratch with an empty Dockerfile and create build and run our very own custom Docker image We'll learn all the commands that everyone should know when building and maintaining images with Docker. This Docker tutorial is a great way to get started with Docker Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/custom-docker-image/ Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=SnSH8Ht3MIc) 2022-02-26T16:00Z 320K followers, 359.5K engagements "HIGH AVAILABILITY k3s (Kubernetes) in minutes Have you been thinking about running Kubernetes but don't know where to get started Let's start with k3s k3s is a highly optimized distribution of Kubernetes that can run on ARM IoT Raspberry Pis or even x86 hardware. It's small lightweight and gives you all the features in Kubernetes Join me as we set up k3s for your homelab or production use Looking for the etcd version Check it out here https://www.youtube.com/watchv=CbkEWcUZ7zM Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/k3s-ha-install/ Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=UoOcLXfa8EU) 2020-12-05T15:00Z 320K followers, 224.4K engagements "It's better with Proxmox. Beelink ME Mini PC NAS Everyone thinks this is a NAS. I don't. It's a low power Proxmox LXC Server and it's awesome Beelink ME - https://amzn.to/3J8vNxZ Beelink EQ14 - https://amzn.to/45vQEmp Merch Shop 🛍: https://l.technotim.live/shop Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim Become a YouTube member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOk-gHyjcWZNj3Br4oxwh0A/join Gear Recommendations: https://l.technotim.live/gear Get Help in Our" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=VZo-2Fq8v7M) 2025-08-09T15:00Z 320K followers, 186K engagements "Monitor Your HomeLab with Home Assistant Say goodbye to all of the other Home Lab Dashboards that you end up not using it's time to use something smarter Home Assistant. Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/homelab-assistant/ Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim Become a YouTube member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOk-gHyjcWZNj3Br4oxwh0A/join Merch Shop 🛍: https://l.technotim.live/shop Gear Recommendations: https://l.technotim.live/gear Get Help" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=XvNVYcC1HIA) 2024-08-26T15:00Z 320K followers, 99.4K engagements "I Built the PERFECT Game Server with Pterodactyl and Docker Pterodactyl is a free an open source dedicated game server. It comes with both a panel to configure and deploy your game servers as well as game server nodes to run your games. It runs games in Docker containers to keep them isolated and making them easier than ever to deploy. We're going to also use Docker to create our Pterodactyl server and the Wings agent making this truly Docker to the core. Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/pterodactyl-game-server/ https://pterodactyl.io Support me on Patreon:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=_ypAmCcIlBE) 2022-04-30T15:00Z 320K followers, 427.4K engagements "Scaling the PiKVM - Using the Raspberry Pi PiKVM with Multiple Machines The PiKVM is a fantastic device to remote control your Windows Mac or Linux machines. It turns a Raspberry Pi into an IP based KVM switch that lets you remote control any machine from anywhere in the world You can build your own or buy a pre-assembled PiKVM like I did. In this video we try to scale the PiKVM to [--] devices but things don't always go as planned. Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/pikvm-at-scale/ Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=aOgcqVcY4Yg) 2023-02-18T16:00Z 320K followers, 136.2K engagements "The BEST Tools for Windows - PowerToys Tutorial Today we're going to maximize your Productivity on Windows with Microsoft PowerToys. I'll show you step-by-step how you can use customize and be more efficient when using Microsoft PowerToys. Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/windows-powertoys/ Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim Become a YouTube member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOk-gHyjcWZNj3Br4oxwh0A/join Merch Shop:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=aynPEUO3fl0) 2023-08-20T14:00Z 320K followers, 183.7K engagements "My New Mini PC #homelab #minipc This super small low power Single Board Computer is awesome You can do so many unique things with it Check out ZimaBoard today ZimaBoard Official: https://bit.ly/3K9WZu7 ZimaBoard Official Shop: https://bit.ly/3DlTm0l ZimaBoard on Amazon: https://bit.ly/4478n1b 📦 See the entire Kit https://kit.co/TechnoTim/zimaboard-project-kit Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim Gear Recommendations: https://l.technotim.live/gear Get Help" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=clWEqMfnoV4) 2023-07-17T14:00Z 320K followers, 1.4M engagements "Take Control of Your Photos Self-Host Immich on Your Server Protect your personal photos and videos by hosting them yourself. In this video youll learn how to install Immich an open-source photo and video platform on your own home server using Docker. Take control of your data with a fast modern interface GPU-accelerated features and the ability to use your own NAS or network storage. Immich: https://github.com/immich-app/immich Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/immich-self-hosted/ Merch Shop 🛍: https://l.technotim.live/shop Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ehX0cl3IfdA) 2025-06-15T15:32Z 320K followers, 125.2K engagements "Meet keepalived - High Availability and Load Balancing in One In my quest to make my services highly available I decided to use keepalived. keepalived is a framework for both load balancing and high availability that implements VRRP. This is a protocol that you see on some routers and has been implemented in keepalived. It creates a Virtual IP (or VIP or floating IP) that acts as a gateway to route traffic to all participating hosts. This VIP that can provide a high availability setup and fail over to another host in the event that one is down. In this video we'll set up and configure" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=hPfk0qd4xEY) 2021-12-11T16:00Z 320K followers, 92.8K engagements "Using Pi-Hole for Local DNS - Fast Simple and Easy Guide Pi-Hole is a wonderful ad blocking DNS sever for your network but did you know you can also use it for a Local DNS server In this fast simple and easy guide we'll walk through how to create DNS Entries (A Records) for the clients on your network and also set up Aliases (pointers to A Records) so that you can start using DNS at home instead of relying on IP addresses. Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/pi-hole-dns/ Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=kKsHo6r4_rc) 2021-04-17T16:00Z 320K followers, 304K engagements "Homelab Services Tour [----] - What am I Self-Hosting After seeing my HomeLab Hardware tour many of you asked what I am self-hosting in it. Well here are all of the services and software I am running in my HomeLab in [----] Support the channel get something in return with merch 🛍: https://l.technotim.live/shop Merch Shop 🛍: https://l.technotim.live/shop Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim Become a YouTube member:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=l9yY_VWCWlM) 2025-01-31T17:51Z 320K followers, 292.5K engagements "Homelab Hardware Tour [----] Techno Tim HomeLab Hardware Tour [----] #homelab Merch Shop 🛍: https://l.technotim.live/shop Thank you for watching techno tim technotim homelab home lab techno tim technotim homelab home lab" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=mi-xJyBSxg0) 2025-01-25T17:37Z 320K followers, 850.4K engagements "Beelink ME Pro: No Business Being This Capable I took the Beelink ME Pro and tested it the way Id actually use a small NAS/homelab box: [--] SATA drives for bulk storage plus [--] NVMe (boot + fast app pool). Then I built pools set up SMB shares tested real file transfers on 2.5G vs 5G and finished with apps + Plex to see what the hardware can really do. Beelink ME Pro: https://amzn.to/3ZpYPxZ (affiliate link) Beelink ME Pro: https://www.bee-link.com/products/beelink-me-pro (non-affiliate link) ME Pro was sent to be for testing. Video Notes: https://technotim.com/posts/beelink-me-pro/ Merch Shop" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ngqe-vp7htk) 2026-02-09T15:59Z 320K followers, 44.8K engagements "Second Best Wi-Fi in the Neighborhood Helped my neighbor upgrade her Wi-Fi using old review gear. Not sponsoredjust the right tool for the job. More UniFi Gateways here: https://store.ui.com/us/en/category/all-cloud-gatewaysa_aid=TechnoTim (affiliate link) unifi unifi express tp-link deco home wireless mesh all in one wifi [--] fiber 10g [--] gig [--] gbe [---] 2.5g 2.5gbe [---] gig no more renting wifi unifi unifi express tp-link deco home wireless mesh all in one wifi [--] fiber 10g [--] gig [--] gbe [---] 2.5g 2.5gbe [---] gig no more renting wifi" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=pweGQyXhf_Q) 2025-06-25T17:28Z 320K followers, 641.1K engagements "Configuring VLANs Firewall Rules and WiFi Networks - UniFi Network Application In this video we will explore the capabilities of the UniFi Network Application for setting up VLANs and enhancing network security. With the UniFi Network Application you can easily create and manage VLANs to segment your network and improve performance as well as implement security policies to protect your network from unauthorized access. Whether you're a small business owner a home user with IoT devices or running a small HomeLab this video will provide you with valuable insights on how to utilize the UniFi" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=v0B2IDEfnjA) 2023-03-04T16:00Z 320K followers, 339.7K engagements "Low Power Efficient but Powerful Mini Cluster #homelab #minipc I built a small efficient but powerful mini cluster using Intel NUCs and it's awesome Intel NUC [--] - https://amzn.to/43TK8nS Intel NUC [--] - https://amzn.to/3MZjC6C SAMSUNG [---] PRO SSD 2TB PCIe NVMe - https://amzn.to/41vUOrk SAMSUNG [---] EVO SATA - https://amzn.to/3KQMriU G.Skill RipJaws DDR4 SO-DIMM Series 64GB - https://amzn.to/3AlstI8 Mk1 Manufacturing - https://www.mk1manufacturing.com/cart.php See the kit here: https://kit.co/TechnoTim/efficient-low-power-powerful-virtualization-server Want to set these up with Proxmox No" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=H1uCUO1XrBU) 2023-06-03T15:00Z 318K followers, 732K engagements "Meet Heimdall Your Homelab Application Dashboard Tired of bookmarking all of your self-hosted services only to lose them Want access to all your sites from anywhere in the world Well Heimdall can help with a clean responsive and beautiful dashboard for all of your Homelab services. So join me in this tutorial as we install and configure Heimdall on Docker and Kubernetes and build a dashboard with live icons. Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/heimdall-dashboard/ Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=PA01Z6-z8Qs) 2020-06-20T14:00Z 319K followers, 127.8K engagements "Beautiful Dashboards with Grafana and Prometheus - Monitoring Kubernetes Tutorial Grafana and Prometheus are a powerful monitoring solution. It allows you to visualize query and alert metrics no matter where they are stored. Today we'll install and configure Prometheus and Grafana in Kubernetes using kube-prometheus-stack. By the end of this tutorial you be able to observe and visualize your entire Kubernetes cluster with Grafana and Prometheus. Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/kube-grafana-prometheus/ A HUGE thanks to Datree for sponsoring this video Combat misconfigurations." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=fzny5uUaAeY) 2022-07-23T15:15Z 318K followers, 156.9K engagements "Power Over Ethernet is AWESOME #homelab #minipc #poe Want to power a mini PC with Power Over Ethernet (POE) No problem *Note: Be sure to check your device for the appropriate voltage and wattage. As with all power adapters using something that isn't intended for your device can break your device switch or both* - POE Splitter Gb 2.5mm (featured in video): https://amzn.to/3rNhvKw - POE Splitter Gb 2.1mm: (other plug size): https://amzn.to/3KG5g9p - POE Splitter Gb USB C: https://amzn.to/3KfvE9G - POE Splitter Gb Micro USB: https://amzn.to/3KjMWlU Support me on Patreon:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=qM1HUfcQJvA) 2023-07-28T17:15Z 318K followers, 722.3K engagements "Self-host your own internet speed test with LibreSpeed Internet speed tests are full of junk ads tracking and some even contain deprecated plug-ins. Who needs this when we can self-host an open source one LibreSpeed is a lightweight speedtest implemented in JavaScript using XHR requests and web workers. It's fast feature rich and supports every modern browser. Say goodbye to those other speed tests and host your own containerized in Docker or Kubernetes today Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/librespeed/ Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=FWhsEsh1P3Y) 2021-01-09T15:00Z 320K followers, 44.9K engagements "No more overclocking for me I want stability #overclocking #pcgaming #homelab I just want things to work Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim Become a YouTube member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOk-gHyjcWZNj3Br4oxwh0A/join Merch Shop 🛍: https://l.technotim.live/shop Gear Recommendations: https://l.technotim.live/gear Get Help in Our Discord Community: https://l.technotim.live/discord 2nd channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TechnoTimTinkers" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=PLm7no6DC6o) 2024-10-28T15:51Z 320K followers, 22.2K engagements "What is a HomeLab and How Do I Get Started What is a Home Lab and how do you get started It's easy. You can get started today in a few different ways. You can virtualize your entire home lab or build it on an old PC a Raspberry Pi or even some enterprise servers. The choice is really up to you. You'll need to first establish some goals for your homelab to determine capacity for your workloads. After that the rest is up to you. You can take it as far as you want to go and remember each home lab is almost as unique as the individual who builds it Please share this with anyone who asks what a" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=gPGf4Y8nQqM) 2021-02-28T15:30Z 320K followers, 553.2K engagements "Build your own DVR with Plex Server #plex #homeserver #antenna I built a DVR using Plex to get Free Over the air TV. See the full video here https://www.youtube.com/watchv=Q5okoyPewyU Thank you to Plex for sponsoring the longform version of this video 📦 Products in this video TV Tuner that supports 4K and up to [--] streams https://amzn.to/3r1v3SL TV Tuner that supports [--] streams https://amzn.to/3EKeGx5 Flat Indoor Antenna https://amzn.to/3Z5AQmR Indoor Outdoor Antenna with 60+ mile range https://amzn.to/3sHLST3 Adjustable Gain TV Antenna Preamplifier with LTE Filter https://amzn.to/3LgwB26 LTE" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=0HxtccUFtm8) 2023-09-21T16:23Z 320K followers, 497.8K engagements "Building My ULTIMATE All-inOne HomeLab Server Today I built the ultimate all in one HomeLab Home Server to handle everything. Sliger did send this case to me however asked for nothing in return. Other 4u Cases - Sliger CX4150a - https://www.sliger.com/products/rackmount/4u/cx4150a/ - SilverStone RM44 4U - https://amzn.to/3K0wpmk - RackChoice 4U - https://amzn.to/3UB8bEf Other Parts - Samsung SSDs - https://amzn.to/3USTxtj - Corsair Airflow Case (newer) - https://amzn.to/44BV0HI - 10g Ethernet adapter - https://amzn.to/3wkN0hP - LSI HAB - https://amzn.to/3UWBuCN (Affiliate links may be" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=1lXSdg-8evA) 2024-05-10T13:11Z 320K followers, 265.1K engagements "Meet LocalSend - A Cross-Platform Open Source Alternative to AirDrop and Quick Share LocalSend is a free and open source application that securely transfers files between devices without the internet. It's cross-platform meaning that it's available for Windows Mac Linux iOS (iPhone iPad) and Android devices. This is a great alternative to AirDrop or Quick Share and can send and receive files to other devices without a 3rd party service like Google Drive. I used LocalSend around 20x while creating this video and all transfers went flawless Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/localsend/" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=2ITezMkbAqE) 2024-03-09T16:01Z 320K followers, 192.1K engagements "Proxmox VE Install and Setup Tutorial Do you need to virtualize something at home Thinking of building your own Homelab (The answer is YES). Join me as we install and configure Proxmox VE step-by-step. Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/proxmox-setup/ Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim Become a YouTube member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOk-gHyjcWZNj3Br4oxwh0A/join Merch Shop: https://l.technotim.live/shop Gear Recommendations:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=7OVaWaqO2aU) 2020-03-14T22:30Z 320K followers, 189.9K engagements "How to Build a Slack Bot Slack is a great chat and communication tool used by small and large businesses as well as personal use. Slack has a great API and great official Node JS clients that help you automate many features of Slack. If you're thinking of building a bot for Slack be sure to follow this step by step tutorial on how to build a Slack bot in JavaScript using the Slack API and the Node Slack SDK. With this SDK we can connect to the Slack Web API and even hook into events using the RTM API and build a bot in just a few minutes that you can add to your Slack server today. Video" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=AajBk59nOgw) 2020-07-03T14:00Z 320K followers, 48K engagements "Self-Hosting Security Guide for your HomeLab When most people think about self-hosting services in their HomeLab they often think of the last mile. By last mile I mean the very last hop before a user accesses your services. This last hop whether thats using certificates or a reverse proxy is incredibly important but its also important to know that security starts at the foundation of your HomeLab. Today we'll work our way up from hardware security to OS to networking to containers to firewalls IDS/IPS reverse proxies auth proxies for authentication and authorization and even lean in to an" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Cs8yOmTJNYQ) 2022-01-29T16:00Z 320K followers, 653.6K engagements "Automate Cloudflare with Terraform and GitHub Actions - Terraform Tutorial for Beginners Terraform is a powerful infrastructure as code tool to help you create and manage infrastructure across multiple public or private clouds. It can help you provision configure and manage infrastructure using their simple and human readable configuration language. Using Terraform helps you automate your infrastructure and your DevOps workflow do it consistently and allows you to collaborate with teams in Git. Today we're going to set up and configure Terraform on your machine so we can start using" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=FmYvrxYvBP0) 2023-03-25T15:36Z 320K followers, 55.9K engagements "Fully MAXED-Out UniFi Mini Network Rack After building a mini rack that included an entire Homelab I decided to build [--] more custom mini racks that focus solely on networking. Thank you to DeskPi for sending this mini rack. Note: I was not paid to make this video nor did DeskPi or Ubiquiti have any input. I just love racks of all sizes and UniFi gear fits nicely in it not to mention there are quite a few 3D printed models for their gear. If you want to see more ideas on mini racks check out Project MINI RACK from Jeff Geerling - https://mini-rack.jeffgeerling.com/ -" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ghuc1vfiLiM) 2025-02-16T20:21Z 320K followers, 230.5K engagements "I tried Unraid for the FIRST time in [----] I knew nothing about Unraid until today. I finally installed Unraid in my HomeLab on one of my servers. Is it any good Does it live up to the hype Let's find out in my candid walkthrough of Unraid as you see and hear my successes as well as my struggles. - This video is NOT sponsored. - I bought Unraid with my own money. - If you'd like see more sponsor-free videos see one of the ways to support me below Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/unraid-first-time/ Quality USB Drives - SAMSUNG FIT Plus: https://amzn.to/3VfsHvR - SanDisk Ultra Fit:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Hu6WemKa__k) 2024-05-24T14:31Z 320K followers, 257.9K engagements "You should be using Proxmox Backup Server The disk network and computational savings are incredible with Proxmox Backup Server and you should be using it if you are running Proxmox VE. I used NFS for years and only now do I realize how inefficient that is. This is why I started using Proxmox Backup Server. Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/proxmox-backup-server/ Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim Become a YouTube member:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=KxPl8SHREcE) 2024-09-28T16:56Z 320K followers, 185.1K engagements "20 Home Server Projects You Can Start TODAY - CasaOS + ZimaBoard I've had a ton of fun setting up and configuring a ZimaBoard and CasaOS over the last few weeks While CasaOS is a great fit for your Home Server projects I also decided to walk through over [--] other home server projects you can start today. These projects are for everyone from the beginner to the tinkerer to the hardcore enthusiast Thanks to ZimaBoard for sending this device Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/zimaboard-projects/ Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=La3NJZtI5OE) 2023-07-14T15:00Z 320K followers, 387.8K engagements "Pi-hole Syncing But Smarter. Running multiple Pi-hole servers has always been a challenge until now. In this video Ill show you a tool called Nebula Sync that helps keep them in sync making DNS and blocklist management much easier. I'll walk through how it works how to set it up how to choose the right settings and why it might be useful for your network. This is a follow-up video to my other popular High Availability Pi-Hole videos but for version [--] and up Nebula Sync: https://github.com/lovelaze/nebula-sync Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/pihole-sync-nebula/ Merch Shop 🛍:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=OcSBggDyeJ4) 2025-03-21T15:46Z 320K followers, 139.8K engagements "Is the UniFi NAS Pro Right for You (UNAS-Pro Review) Ubiquiti just stepped into the storage game with a NAS. It's the UniFi NAS Pro but is it any good UNAS-Pro - https://store.ui.com/us/en/products/unas-proa_aid=TechnoTim (affiliate link) Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim Become a YouTube member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOk-gHyjcWZNj3Br4oxwh0A/join Merch Shop 🛍: https://l.technotim.live/shop Gear Recommendations: https://l.technotim.live/gear" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=PRIUnOJNaWw) 2024-10-21T14:20Z 320K followers, 100.1K engagements "My Private Mini Kubernetes Cluster - Powered by Tailscale A full Kubernetes cluster you can take anywhere - securely. I built a portable Kubernetes cluster that runs over 5G powered by Tailscale - no traditional VPNs no open ports no public exposure. This mini homelab rack runs Kubernetes and the Tailscale Kubernetes Operator making it easy to self-host apps expose private services and connect clusters together with GitOps and zero-trust networking. And yes Tailscale is giving away the exact mini rack from this project. Find all the giveaway details in the Tailscale Discord. Thank you for" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=T2D6ATbDGIw) 2025-11-07T17:21Z 320K followers, 54.6K engagements "FINALLY A New UniFi Dream Machine - UDM Pro Max The UDM Pro Max is here and it's packed with upgrades like a faster CPU more RAM an internal SSD more eMMC Dual Drive bays and more Today we check on the new UniFi Dream Machine Pro Max configure and test Shadow Mode and test network throughput to see if this really is the fastest UniFi Dram Machine yet. Get your UDM Pro Max here: https://l.technotim.live/udm-pro-max (affiliate link) Products were given for testing the new Shadow Mode feature and the new UniFi OS4 (coming soon). I wasn't paid money. Video Notes:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Vk32qJk_gLI) 2024-04-23T13:49Z 320K followers, 82.8K engagements "Build Enterprise-Grade UniFi Monitoring with Unpoller Prometheus & Grafana Build a UniFi observability stack with Unpoller Prometheus and Grafana to collect and visualize real network metrics over time. Get the code: https://github.com/timothystewart6/unpoller-unifi Video notes: https://technotim.live/posts/unpoller-unifi-metrics/ Unpoller: https://github.com/unpoller/unpoller Find a UniFi Gateway: https://store.ui.com/us/en/category/all-cloud-gatewaysa_aid=TechnoTim (affiliate link) Merch Shop 🛍: https://l.technotim.live/shop Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=cVCPKTHEnI8) 2025-12-21T16:01Z 320K followers, 46.6K engagements "Improving my WiFi Bridge with the UniFi U7 Outdoor and the UDB I am upgrading my wireless bridge to be faster and more reliable using the U7 Outdoor UDB and the UDB Pro. Thanks to MicroCenter for sponsoring today's video Shop Micro Centers Black Friday Event: https://micro.center/7weu Shop Qualcomm Powered Microsoft Surfaces: https://micro.center/rtkg Shop the AMD Ryzen [--] 7600X3D Bundle: https://micro.center/1115b4 Shop Micro Centers selection of Ubiquiti Networking gear: https://micro.center/lkgs In this video I take on the challenge of creating the fastest and most reliable wireless bridge" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=e3R-kFfR9tM) 2024-11-18T16:24Z 320K followers, 78.9K engagements "New HomeLab NAS - HL8 & HL4 #homelab #nas #storage New small efficient but powerful [--] bay and [--] bay NAS from 45Drives. Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim Become a YouTube member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOk-gHyjcWZNj3Br4oxwh0A/join Merch Shop 🛍: https://l.technotim.live/shop Gear Recommendations: https://l.technotim.live/gear Get Help in Our Discord Community: https://l.technotim.live/discord 2nd channel:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=g2L7rVQ2LL8) 2024-08-28T03:15Z 320K followers, 133.3K engagements "A Better Way to Run Docker Apps on TrueNAS Learn how to run Docker apps on TrueNAS like a pro - with full control clean YAML and no extra dashboards. This pattern also allows you to use docker networks and even assign dedicated IPs to containers using macvlan Have questions or a different setup that works for you Leave a comment I'd love to hear how others are running Docker on TrueNAS. Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/truenas-docker-pro/ Inspired by TrueNAS Forum Post: https://forums.truenas.com/t/electric-eel-how-i-am-using-dockerfile-env-files-compose-files/15252/6 Merch Shop 🛍:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=gPL7_tzsJO8) 2025-07-15T15:15Z 320K followers, 82.7K engagements "Building My ULTIMATE Linux Workstation I finally built my dedicated Linux workstation. What parts did I choose How does it perform And most importantly which distribution did I go with A huge THANK YOU to Micro Center who sponsored this video and this Linux workstation build Shop Micro Centers Holiday Savings Event: https://micro.center/xxvb Sign-Up for Early Access to Micro Center Santa Clara: https://micro.center/xkcd Full PC Build: https://micro.center/5wnc Shop the Intel Ultra [--] 265K Processor: https://micro.center/b52452 Shop AMD Ryzen 5500GT Processor: https://micro.center/2086a0 Shop" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=gj_7hBXd2wk) 2024-12-23T15:47Z 320K followers, 137.9K engagements "JetKVM: Promises Made Promises Kept I received my JetKVM from backing it on Kickstarter and I wanted to find out if it delivers on all of its many promises it made during their campaign. https://jetkvm.com/ (Since the Kickstarter campaign is still active and it is not being sold retail standard Kickstarter disclaimer applies.) Other Products I used (affiliate links below) - EZCOO Switch (hotkey model): https://amzn.to/3QKNGU4 - EZCOO HDMI Splitter: https://amzn.to/41GuWvb - PoE Splitter: https://amzn.to/41pxKeU - Mini Monitor: https://amzn.to/4ihjH1U Merch Shop 🛍:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=jaQAfVP0Yq8) 2025-03-05T16:01Z 320K followers, 363.5K engagements "Mini Rack HomeLab Stack - Mini Server Rack Let's try this again but WITHOUT the sponsorship. There's building a MINI SERVER RACK and then there's beating Raid Owl in the mini server rack build challenge. Let's see if I can do both. 📦 Mini Server Rack Parts List 📦 - DeskPi RackMate T1: https://amzn.to/3zVZk9w - DeskPi Rackmate Shelves: https://amzn.to/4di9gIZ - Protectli VP1210: https://amzn.to/4bWEyUF - Beelink EQ13: https://amzn.to/3Wfu9gR - RealHD 2.5G Switch: https://amzn.to/46gA3TG - Tenda 2.5G Switch (won't fit in rack but dual SFP+): https://amzn.to/3SlShx4 - PiKVM: https://pikvm.org/" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=kGZa-81IDGY) 2024-07-26T15:02Z 320K followers, 258.5K engagements "Proxmox Automation with Proxmox Helper Scripts Proxmox helper scripts is a collection of scripts to help you easily make changes to your Proxmox VE server along with installing many LXC Containers. This makes installing configuring and maintaining your Proxmox server in your HomeLab along with many applications as simple as running a script. Proxmox Helper Scripts on Github: https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/proxmox-helper-scripts/ (shows how to execute scripts pinned to a commit hash) Merch Shop 🛍: https://l.technotim.live/shop Support" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=kcpu4z5eSEU) 2024-05-30T15:09Z 320K followers, 223.1K engagements "HomeLab Hardware Tour (Early 2025) Here's all of the hardware I am running in my Homelab in [----] Software / services tour soon Merch Shop 🛍: https://l.technotim.live/shop 📦 Gear in this video 📦 Rack & Accessories - 32u Rack https://amzn.to/3TlhdXb - D Ring Hooks https://amzn.to/3FSxk5Y - 1u Brush Panels https://amzn.to/3hKNiaf - 1u Rack Mount Full Depth Shelf https://amzn.to/3jrm5Kp - Right Angle Extension Cord https://amzn.to/3Wl7gay - Black Outlet Covers https://amzn.to/3jrf7Vu - UniFi SmartPower https://l.technotim.live/ubiquiti - 10" Mini Rack https://amzn.to/4gMHfve Network - Patch" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=lDaVYAcOR9Q) 2025-01-06T17:30Z 320K followers, 274.9K engagements "I dont use AirDrop or Quick Share anymore #smartphone #opensource #tech LocalSend is a free and open source application that securely transfers files between devices without the internet. It's cross-platform meaning that it's available for Windows Mac Linux iOS (iPhone iPad) and Android devices. This is a great alternative to AirDrop or Quick Share and can send and receive files to other devices without a 3rd party service like Google Drive. I used LocalSend around 20x while creating this video and all transfers went flawless Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/localsend/ LocalSend:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=mrbvoQtwR7A) 2024-03-12T17:27Z 320K followers, 66.2K engagements "Buy Once Cry Once: How I Wasted $2857 on Switches I bought and replaced [--] switches trying to save money Then I finally spent $2742 on the one I shouldve bought in the first place. This isnt sponsored I paid for the switch myself along with all of the others included in the total. And its not really about networking. Its about the cost of solving the same problem over and over again. Buy once cry once. Pro XG [--] PoE (the one I bought): https://store.ui.com/us/en/category/switching-professional-max-xg/products/usw-pro-xg-48-poea_aid=TechnoTim Other Switches:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=p8Fa7keyXPU) 2025-06-06T15:21Z 320K followers, 284.6K engagements "Perfect Proxmox Template with Cloud Image and Cloud Init Using Cloud Images and Cloud Init with Proxmox is easy fast efficient and fun Cloud Images are small images that are certified cloud ready that have Cloud Init preinstalled and ready to accept a Cloud Config. Cloud Images and Cloud Init also work with Proxmox and if you combine the two you have a perfect small efficient optimized clone template to provision machines with your ssh keys and network settings. So join me as we discuss set up and configure Proxmox with Cloud Images and Cloud Init. Video Notes:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=shiIi38cJe4) 2022-03-19T16:00Z 320K followers, 154.6K engagements "A Hypervisor Built on Kubernetes - Cloud Native HCI with Harvester Rancher released a next generation open source HCI software hypervisor built on Kubernetes that helps you run virtual machines. With Harvester you can create Linux Windows or any virtual machine that can be easily scaled and cluster giving your high availability virtual machines with a few clicks. It also gives you a platform to automatically create HA RKE1 RKE2 and K3S Kubernetes clusters with etcd along with the virtual machines it runs on. Now you can run virtual machines and kubernetes on the edge on one machine. Video" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=tVsMen_e6OI) 2022-03-12T16:00Z 320K followers, 145.1K engagements "I'll NEVER run out of POWER - Eaton and Tripp Lite UPS Today I look at [--] (or [--] depending on how you count them) UPS systems from Tripp Lite and Eaton. These UPS devices couldn't be any different but they are awesome nonetheless. Each has it's own unique capabilities and features. Which on will you choose when looking for your next UPS Join me as we walk through and review these type UPS systems and rack them in my new rack Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/new-ups-rack/ Huge THANK YOU to Eaton / Tripp Lite for sending these UPS systems. If you're looking for a new UPS for home or work" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=tnrNGE5SRhQ) 2022-11-26T16:00Z 320K followers, 79.6K engagements "Network UPS Tools (NUT Server) Ultimate Guide Meet NUT Server or Network UPS Tools. It's an open source UPS monitoring tool that runs on many different operating systems and processors. This means you can run the server on Linux MacOS or BSD and run the client on Windows MacOS Linux and more. It' perfect for your Pi server or desktop. It works with hundreds of UPS devices PDUs and many other power management systems. This is the ultimate guide to configuring Network UPS Tools (NUT). We cover everything from installing and configuring the server on as Raspberry Pi configuring the client on" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=vyBP7wpN72c) 2021-09-25T15:00Z 320K followers, 302.9K engagements "Open Source & Collaborative Security with CrowdSec and Traefik - CrowdSec & Traefik Tutorial CrowdSec is a free open-source and collaborative IPS. Analyze behaviors respond to attacks & share signals across the community. With CrowdSec you can set up your own intrusion detection system that parses logs detects and blocks threats and shares bad actors with the larger CrowdSec community. It works great with a reverse proxy like traefik to help keep hackers at bay. Could this be a viable alternative to fail2ban Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/crowdsec-traefik/ Support me on Patreon:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=-GxUP6bNxF0) 2022-02-12T16:00Z 286K followers, 103.1K engagements "So I was banned on Twitch. 🛍 Merch - https://shop.technotim.live Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim Gear Recommendations: https://l.technotim.live/gear Get Help in Our Discord Community: https://l.technotim.live/discord 2nd channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TechnoTimTalks #TechnoTim #HomeLab #SelfHosted Thank you for watching" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=0b4MV69VMt8) 2025-01-04T21:51Z 261K followers, [----] engagements "Everything you need to know about the NEW Rancher UI Today we're going to talk about the new Cluster Explorer in Rancher. The Cluster Explorer is the new fancy user interface that will replace the old Cluster Manager. The new UI contains lots of new areas to explore from new dashboards to new workload and deployment views to service discovery to storage to RBAC and more. If you've been hesitant to use the new UI no need to worry we all have. But hopefully after this you'll switch over like I have done too Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/rancher-new-ui/ Support me on Patreon:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=2KSZlE4JTuM) 2021-04-03T14:00Z 291K followers, 39.3K engagements "Monitoring Your Kubernetes Cluster with Grafana Prometheus and Alertmanager Today in this step by step guide we'll set up Grafana Prometheus and Alertmanager to monitor your Kubernetes cluster. This can be set up really quickly using helm or the Rancher UI. We'll install and configure set up some dashboards and even set up some alerts using Slack. All this and more in this simple to follow easy tutorial. Setting up Grafana and Prometheus has never been so easy. Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/rancher-monitoring/ Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=4HIn5SBGjCg) 2023-10-25T18:41Z 170K followers, 26.4K engagements "Meet Renovate - Your Update Automation Bot for Kubernetes and More Keeping track of container image updates is hard. I started using Renovate Bot to to track these for me and I now get pull requests from a bot for my Docker and Kubernetes container images. It's a game changer. Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/renovate-bot-kubernetes/ A HUGE thanks to Datree for sponsoring this video Secure Your Kubernetes Prevent Misconfigurations https://www.datree.io Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=5CkCr9U_Q1Y) 2023-07-01T15:00Z 296K followers, 50.8K engagements "Virtualize Windows [--] with Proxmox VE Do you need to virtualize Windows [--] with Proxmox Join me as we install and configure Windows [--] on Proxmox VE step-by-step using the best performance options. Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/proxmox-windows/ If you're looking for the Windows [--] version you can find it here https://www.youtube.com/watchv=fupuTkkKPDU If you need to install Proxmox see my Proxmox Install and Setup Tutorial - https://www.youtube.com/watchv=7OVaWaqO2aU Proxmox - https://www.proxmox.com/en/downloads/category/iso-images-pve VirtIO Drivers -" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=6c-6xBkD2J4) 2020-03-18T12:00Z 258K followers, 206.6K engagements "Unlock the Power of Your Mac with This Case - Sonnet xMac Studio + ECHO III Desktop + PCIe Cards I debated buying a new Mac due to its limited options for expandability. This all changed when I found a way to not only rackmount my mac but add PCIe slots to add additional components like NVMe SSDs video capture cards dual [--] gig networking and even testing a video card. Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/mac-studio-rack/ Thank you to Sonnet for sending this xMac Studio / Echo III / M.2 8x4 Silent Gen4 PCIe Card to help complete my video editing / software development machine Find out" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=70Ad49CkPms) 2023-10-05T15:17Z 170K followers, 32.5K engagements "How to Build a Twitch Bot Using TMI.JS (a moderator bot). Let's build a bot Not a bad bot like a view bot but bot for good. Let's build a Twitch moderator bot using tmi.js The Twitch API is powerful and and already has lots of great bots however no bot has the flexibility of creating your own In this video I will show you how to build a Twitch bot using TMI.JS from start to finish. You'll see how to use the developer portal set up oauth set the correct scopes get an access token create a bot using JavaScript NodeJS and NPM invite the bot to your Twitch channel and have it moderate your chat." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=7uSjKbAUHXg) 2020-05-03T15:00Z 297K followers, 46.2K engagements "GPU Passthrough on Linux and Docker for AI ML and Plex We've already figured out how to pass through a GPU to Windows machine but why let Windows have all the fun Today we do it on an Ubuntu headless server that's virtualized run some AI and Deep Learning workloads then turn up the transcoding on Plex to [--]. Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/gpu-passthrough-linux/ 📦 Cards I mention that don't require external power GTX [----] https://amzn.to/3dnG31y GTX [----] https://amzn.to/2GQlOgO (Affiliate links may be included in this description. I may receive a small commission at no cost to" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=9OfoFAljPn4) 2020-10-10T14:00Z 300K followers, 54.4K engagements "NEW [--] HomeLab HL15 at the Creator Storage Summit I took a trip with [--] other Tech YouTubers to [--] Drives Headquarters to see the new [--] HomeLab HL15 and other devices during their first ever Creator Summit to discuss storage We take a look at lots of Storinators the HL15 HomeLab all flash Stornados and even the Storinator Jr. The HL15 has been released https://www.youtube.com/watchv=QGSaj5TYUB0 Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/45drives-creator-summit-day-1/ Disclosures: - I was not paid - [--] Drives did pay for my trip to this event Thank you so much to 45Drives for paying for this" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=CUvtDV6_AcE) 2023-09-14T14:02Z 281K followers, 52.6K engagements "The Best Way to Dual Boot Windows and Ubuntu Dual booting Windows and Ubuntu Linux can be a pain however there are many benefits do doing this if you do it right. In this tutorial we'll discuss how to dual boot Windows and Ubuntu on your PC or laptop in a few simple steps so that you can take advantage of all the hardware in your "best" machine with full access to your GPU. Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/dual-boot-windows-ubuntu/ See my hard drive recommendations here https://kit.co/technotim/best-ssd-hard-drive-flash-storage Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=CWQMYN12QD0) 2021-02-08T15:00Z 298K followers, 574.9K engagements "EVERYTHING You Should Know About the HL15 (HL15 Review) The HL15 from 45Drives is here. It brings a lot of unique features and was built and designed with the HomeLab community in mind. In this in-depth review we'll cover everything you want to know about this new storage server. Thank you to 45Drives for sending this unit You can get yours at: https://45homelab.com/ Check out their forums for updates: https://forum.45homelab.com/ Other Parts: - Universal Rack Shelves: https://amzn.to/3usoh9Q - Blank PCIe Covers (Black): https://amzn.to/3sK8ZwE - Blank PCIe Covers (White):" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=QGSaj5TYUB0) 2023-11-22T15:59Z 303K followers, 65.6K engagements "The Unrivaled Mini Server Rack - HomeLab Stack I built a Mini Server Rack to serve as my HomeLab Stack. I think I may have gone too far. Download the Temu app and use code dpm5787 to get a $100 dollar coupon bundle link: https://temu.to/m/uqkg1sb3mfu Check out Raid Owl's build here: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=wJUDhQ7s9HM 📦 Mini Server Rack Parts List 📦 - DeskPi RackMate T1: https://amzn.to/3zVZk9w - DeskPi Rackmate Shelves: https://amzn.to/4di9gIZ - Protectli VP1210: https://amzn.to/4bWEyUF - Beelink EQ13: https://amzn.to/3Wfu9gR - RealHD 2.5G Switch: https://amzn.to/46gA3TG - Tenda" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=TVzglRCMnkM) 2024-07-24T14:02Z 234K followers, [----] engagements "Build a Low Power Efficient Small Form Factor but Powerful Proxmox Server Have you been thinking about building a low power efficient small form factor but performant Proxmox server This is the perfect home server build for anyone who wanted to virtualize some machines while still staying green. This tiny silent and efficient build is one that won't drive up your electricity bill either. Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/low-power-efficient-proxmox/ Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=XoObI3L9xNA) 2022-01-15T16:00Z 289K followers, 347.3K engagements "45 Homelab HL15 by 45Drives - First Look #homelab #homeserver This is an early look at the [--] Homelab by @45Drives. Its targeting home sever and homelab users. Its shaping up to be a powerful and flexible machine The HL15 has been released https://www.youtube.com/watchv=QGSaj5TYUB0 Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim Gear Recommendations: https://l.technotim.live/gear Get Help in Our Discord Community: https://l.technotim.live/discord 2nd channel:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=edDxYXgN4R4) 2023-08-27T18:26Z 283K followers, 52.4K engagements "How to Virtualize Your Home Router / Firewall Using pfSense It's time to say goodbye to your home router and start virtualizing it using Proxmox and pfSense. Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/proxmox-pfsense/ pfSense Community Edition Download: https://www.pfsense.org/download/ Get started with Proxmox today: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=7OVaWaqO2aU Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim Become a YouTube member:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=hdoBQNI_Ab8) 2020-05-16T14:00Z 283K followers, 314.2K engagements "Setting Up Windows for JavaScript Development THE RIGHT WAY (WSL Terminal NVM Node Yarn VS Code ZSH) You want to get started developing JavaScript with NodeJS ReactJS or AngularJS but you're not sure how to get started This is a complete step by step guide on how to configure your Windows machines for JavaScript development the right way. You'll learn how to install and configure Windows the new Windows Terminal WSL Ubuntu ZSH with Oh My ZSH yarn NPM NVM NodeJS and VS Code. We'll also configure our git client for SSH access to GitHub. This is the perfect beginner tutorial for anyone trying to" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=kL8iGErULiw) 2020-03-12T17:00Z 305K followers, 25.1K engagements "RTX [----] for Machine Learning and Object Detection The NVIDIA RTX [----] is a beast. We all know it can beat the benchmarks in gaming but how about machine learning and neural networks Today we walk through the RTX [----] and then compile and run Darknet an open source neural network on Windows and then Ubuntu Linux and run object detection on pictures images and real-time video. You will be amazed at how much more you can get out of your video card than just gaming Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/3090-machine-learning/ See the entire Kit here" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=mDUa5sY4Jeo) 2021-01-30T16:00Z 282K followers, 38.5K engagements "How to Update Proxmox VE (No subscription required) Have you been thinking about updating your Proxmox VE server Well what are you waiting for Upgrade your Proxmox server in your home lab in just a few minutes with this step-by-step tutorial Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/proxmox-update/ Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim Become a YouTube member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOk-gHyjcWZNj3Br4oxwh0A/join Merch Shop:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=rfK8fc-ccoQ) 2020-04-02T15:00Z 280K followers, 35.1K engagements "Techno Tim HomeLab Services Tour (Late 2022) - What am I Self-Hosting in my HomeLab Wow what a year of self-hosting After showing off my Home Lab hardware in my late [----] tour many of you asked what services are self-hosted in this stack. This is always a moving target so I decided it was time to share which services I am running here at home. Today we walk through everything I am hosting including: Dashboard Hypervisor Virtualization Containerization Network Attached Storage (NAS) DNS Network Management Home Security Kubernetes Kubernetes Storage Docker Reverse Proxy Certificates Monitoring" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=yrMRZVvkxeA) 2022-12-31T16:00Z 252K followers, 213.1K engagements "Encrypt Your Sensitive Information Before Storing It - Encrypting with Mozilla SOPS and AGE Committing secrets to your Git Repo can expose information like passwords access tokens and other types of sensitive information. Some might think that committing secrets to a private Git Repo is OK but I am here to tell you it's not. If you're going to commit secrets to a git repo private or public you should encrypt them first using Mozilla SOPS (Secret Operations) and AGE. SOPS is an editor of encrypted files that supports YAML JSON ENV INI and BINARY formats and encrypts with AWS KMS GCP KMS Azure" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=1BquzE3Yb4I) 2022-10-01T15:00Z 317K followers, 54.1K engagements "Techno Tim Homelab Tour -- Server Rack and Network You asked for a tour of my homelab well here it is. In this tour I will take you through my home server rack and network setup. This includes my all of my home networking equipment my servers disk array and everything else in my server rack. Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/homelab-hardware-tour/ Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim Become a YouTube member:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=23jbcw_n20I) 2020-07-11T14:00Z 307K followers, 215.1K engagements "Getting the Most Performance out of TrueNAS and ZFS After setting up your TrueNAS server there are lots of things to configure when it comes to tuning ZFS. From pools to disk configuration to cache to networking backups and more. This guide will walk you through everything you should do after installing TrueNAS with a focus on speed safety and optimization. Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/truenas-performance-guide/ Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=3T5wBZOm4hY) 2024-02-09T15:00Z 317K followers, 210.3K engagements "Self-Hosted DIY Open Source Alternative to Linktree Meet LittleLink & LittleLink-Server - a DIY self hosted and open source alternative to the popular service Linktree. This web site inside of a container allows you to create and host your own web site with all of your social information and links giving your followers multiple ways to connect with you In this video we talk about what LittleLink-Server is what it does and how to create your own site using this Docker container with only a few environment variables no knowledge of web development required. Be sure to check the documentation" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=42SqfI_AjXU) 2021-08-14T17:03Z 315K followers, 36.8K engagements "The difference between a virtual machine and Docker #shorts #virtualmachine #docker What's the difference between a virtual machine and Docker Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim Gear Recommendations: https://l.technotim.live/gear Get Help in Our Discord Community: https://l.technotim.live/discord 2nd channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TechnoTimTalks (Affiliate links may be included in this description. I may receive a small commission at no cost to you.)" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=471TqBJzLEA) 2021-12-28T21:03Z 311K followers, 60.7K engagements "I hacked my PC RGB fans to use Zigbee #shorts #homelab #rgb In my quest to fid a better integrated and less proprietary RGB solution I hacked my RGB PC fans to use Zigbee with Home Automation. No PC software required ★ Subscribe https://l.technotim.live/subscribe Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim Gear Recommendations: https://l.technotim.live/gear Get Help in Our Discord Community: https://l.technotim.live/discord 2nd channel:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=6_Jym55aD1s) 2022-10-12T18:00Z 309K followers, 10.5K engagements "Building a Low Power All-in-One Silent Server I built a lower power efficient and silent server Although this server is small and efficient it's still powerful enough to run Proxmox with multiple virtual machines like pfSense as my router TrueNAS as my NAS Ubuntu Server running Portainer with lots of Docker containers and I have even passed through the hardware and video card to a Virtual Machine and turned this into a Desktop all while transcoding Plex streams Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/low-power-efficient-server/ Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Aq6eoMjW7V0) 2023-04-08T16:00Z 312K followers, 372.2K engagements "My HUGE (but small) 1U Server Upgrade I've been making great use of some older bigger servers but I decided to try and build upgrade and migrate to some 1U servers. Join me as we unbox and build my [--] new virtualization servers Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/1u-server-upgrade/ * Note everything here was purchased with my own money. [--] outside influence by brands. 📦 Products in this Video 📦 See the entire Kit here https://kit.co/TechnoTim/techno-tim-1u-servers Find it on Amazon Supermicro SuperServer 5018R-M - https://amzn.to/3nHyir5 Intel Xeon E5-2680v4 - https://amzn.to/35S2fyK" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=CMu5gsWKc9Y) 2020-11-21T15:00Z 318K followers, 216K engagements "Rancher vs. Portainer - Which one should I choose Rancher vs. Portainer which one is better" Which one should I choose Can Portainer manager Kubernetes Can Rancher manage Kubernetes We answer all these questions and more in this quick no fluff video. Side note this is one of the most asked questions in my live streams. Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/rancher-vs-portainer/ ★ Subscribe https://l.technotim.live/subscribe ★ Join me live on Twitch https://l.technotim.live/twitch ★ Get Help in Our Discord Community https://l.technotim.live/discord ★ Subscribe to Techno Tim Talks" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=FFh-k-oI4UQ) 2021-03-08T16:00Z 311K followers, 118.3K engagements "Before I do anything on Proxmox I do this first. After setting up my Proxmox servers there are a few things I do before I use them for their intended purpose. This ranges from updates to storage to networking and VLANS to uploading ISOs to clustering to NIC teaming with LACP and more. Join me as we pick up where the rest of the proxmox tutorials stop and that's everything you need to do to make these production ready (and maybe a bonus item too) Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/first-11-things-proxmox/ Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=GoZaMgEgrHw) 2020-11-28T15:00Z 312K followers, 1.1M engagements "Automate Your Battery Backups with a Raspberry Pi #ups #raspberrypi #homelab Automate your UPS system with an open source project called NUT a Raspberry Pi and script Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/nut-server-script/ Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim Gear Recommendations: https://l.technotim.live/gear Get Help in Our Discord Community: https://l.technotim.live/discord 2nd channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TechnoTimTalks" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=HgKeD4320c0) 2022-11-29T03:41Z 315K followers, 16.5K engagements "HomeLab Services Tour [----] - What Am I Self Hosting What a year of self-hosting Join me as we walk though my entire infrastructure and services that I have running in my HomeLab This time I also include network diagrams and dive deep into which services I have running where they are running and why I chose them Network diagram created with Figma https://l.technotim.live/figma (affiliate link) If you missed the hardware tour check it out here https://www.youtube.com/watchv=r4NCofJyOHE Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/homelab-services-tour-2024/ Support me on Patreon:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=MpaAu3HVDYE) 2024-01-04T16:00Z 314K followers, 599K engagements "PiHole on Docker and Kubernetes (I almost gave up) We know you've heard of Pihole and we know you are probably aware of how to install it but. have you tried running it on Docker and Kubernetes using Rancher Have you configured it for pfSense Don't worry I figured out all the hard stuff for you. So let's consolidate some hardware and services. Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/pihole-containerized/ Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim Gear" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=NRe2-vye3ik) 2020-05-30T14:00Z 307K followers, 91K engagements "A Mini Rack for Your Home I decided to go with another rack in my home but this time much smaller Thanks to Rackstuds for sending a few packs of Rackstuds Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/sysracks-12u/ Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim Become a YouTube member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOk-gHyjcWZNj3Br4oxwh0A/join Merch Shop 🛍: https://l.technotim.live/shop Gear Recommendations: https://l.technotim.live/gear Get Help in Our Discord" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=PjldIGDwkLk) 2023-07-26T15:18Z 314K followers, 153.1K engagements "Bridge Mode with UniFi Access Points (GarageLab Part 1) Do you have some places where you can't run ethernet Do want to extend your ethernet without pulling more cable Well this is the guide for you. In this step-by-step tutorial we'll use a Ubiquiti UniFi AP AC PRO and connect a second as a guest giving use remote ethernet to a remote site This is the pro tip guide to setting up a wireless bridge mode with UniFi access points Bonus we'll even do a live throughput test to see how much bandwidth we get running in bridge mode with [--] AC Pros Video Notes:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=UCB61jc0PUA) 2020-09-19T14:00Z 307K followers, 78.5K engagements "Building a Raspberry Pi Cluster #rpi #raspberrypi #homelab Building a Raspberry Pi Cluster using the Turing Pi [--]. Want to see the entire build Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=PX5UAtPeyd8 📦 Products in this video 📦 (Affiliate links may be included in this description. I may receive a small commission at no cost to you.) Turing Pi [--] - https://turingpi.com Raspberry Pi Compute Modules - https://www.raspberrypi.com/products/compute-module-4 NVIDIA Jetson - https://amzn.to/3eGDQje Rosewill 2U Server Chassis Case - https://amzn.to/3qxbygk EVGA [---] Power Supply -" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=UPfMIvWEFjM) 2022-01-03T21:00Z 310K followers, 36.2K engagements "The EASIEST way to Expand Your ZFS Pool in TrueNAS (But is it the Best) ZFS is a great file system that comes with TrueNAS and can meet all of your storage needs. But with it comes some complexity on how to manage and expand your ZFS storage pools. Over the last week I learned all about storage pools and how to move them expand them and even what not to do when trying to grow your storage pool. Join me as I figure out how to move a [--] TB pool to my new storage server with [---] TB of raw data. Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/truenas-zfs-expand/ Support me on Patreon:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Uzk6Janio0g) 2023-01-14T16:00Z 315K followers, 95.7K engagements "I made my servers quiet #shorts #technology #storage #homelab I made my server quiet by replacing fall of the fans with Noctua and Cooler Master fans The results are incredible Now I can tolerate the sound inside my home in my server rack and I also got a bonus of ZigBee controlled RGB fans 📦See all the parts in this kit here 📦 https://kit.co/TechnoTim/smart-rgb-fan-conversation Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim Gear Recommendations:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=VsjkMBiYDf8) 2022-10-25T13:00Z 310K followers, 37K engagements "What's running in my HomeLab If you've ever wondered what servers networking NAS and even low power PCs I am running in my HomeLab here it is Full Video: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=r4NCofJyOHE Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/homelab-hardware-tour-2023/ Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim Become a YouTube member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOk-gHyjcWZNj3Br4oxwh0A/join Gear Recommendations: https://l.technotim.live/gear Get Help in Our" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=VskDEMW0_1A) 2023-12-11T15:45Z 316K followers, 1.2M engagements "Meet File Browser a Small but Mighty Web File Browser Meet File Browser an open source self-hosted alternative to services like Dropbox and other web based file browsers. Today we'll configure a containerized version of File Browser and have you up and going in just a few minutes. We'll also walk through creating editing moving copying and even sharing files and folders so that you get a better understanding about what File Browser is all about. Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/meet-file-browser/ You can check out File Browser here: https://github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser Support" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=W2yZ5_sd9Hc) 2021-09-04T15:00Z 313K followers, 136K engagements "My HUGE UniFi Home Security Upgrade I am a huge fan of self hosted home security and I've been doing it for years. I love the idea of being able to check on my home when I am away. Also I've always kept my video footage on premise (on prem) and never sent it to the cloud. It started way back with a laptop and a webcam and it evolved into self-hosting my own DVR software on a virtual machine with many PoE and wireless cameras. but this became way too much to manage. Well this is the next evolution of my home security integrating it into my recently upgraded UniFi network. I wanted to simplify" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=W9XgDZAezkg) 2021-01-16T15:00Z 317K followers, 34.5K engagements "Virtualize Ubuntu Server with Proxmox VE Do you need to virtualize Ubuntu Server with Proxmox Join me as we install and configure Ubuntu Server LTS on Proxmox VE step-by-step using the best performance options. Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/proxmox-ubuntu-server/ If you need to install Proxmox see my Proxmox Install and Setup Tutorial - https://www.youtube.com/watchv=7OVaWaqO2aU Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim Become a YouTube member:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=YR9SNDD8WB4) 2020-03-20T14:08Z 309K followers, 105.6K engagements "Before I do anything on Linux I do this first. After setting up my Linux servers there are a few things I do before I use them for their intended purpose. This ranges from security to tools to config. Join me as we set up our first Linux server in this tutorial and walk through setting it up proper (and maybe some bonus items sprinkled in). Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/fist-13-things-linux/ Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim Become a YouTube" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZsjK4VDopiE) 2020-10-31T14:00Z 310K followers, 108.1K engagements "Will [--] Gigabit work with Cat5e - 10Gbe HomeLab Network Upgrade After deciding to upgrade my "old" [--] PoE switch to a new [--] port PoE switch with [--] SFP+ ports I decided to check to see if my old house with old Cat5e network wiring will work at [--] gigabit speeds If this works I will have a [--] Gbe network connection from my PCs to my HomeLab server rack Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/10gbe-cat5e-homelab-network/ A HUGE thank you to Micro Center for sponsoring today's video New Customer Exclusive Receive a FREE 256GB SSD in Store: https://micro.center/6af2da Check Out Micro Centers PC" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=_HaLU3ecUSY) 2022-07-09T15:00Z 307K followers, 150.7K engagements "Techno Tim HomeLab Server Room Tour (Late 2022) Well here it is My Late [----] Server Rack and HomeLab tour This is a special one because I just revamped my entire rack. I've upgraded replaced added and consolidated quite a bit since my last tour New servers new networking new UPS new power management and even a whole entire wall of tech gear. I also added lots of automation and IoT devices Join me as we walk through my server rack transfer and upgrade Be sure to check out the [----] HomeLab Services Tour https://www.youtube.com/watchv=yrMRZVvkxeA Video Notes:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=dzh3so5wOro) 2022-12-24T15:00Z 308K followers, 135.8K engagements "Cloud Native Distributed Storage in Kubernetes with Longhorn Storage in Kubernetes is hard complicated and messy. Configuring volumes mounts and persistent volumes claims and getting it right can be a challenge. It's also challenging to manage that storage and replicate it across all your Kubernetes clusters. It's also been very challenging to do this on bare metal outside of a cloud provider. That's where Longhorn comes. Longhorn is an open source a CNCF distributed block storage system for Kubernetes. It comes with a UI backups snapshots and cluster disaster recovery and it does all this" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=eKBBHc0t7bc) 2021-01-02T15:00Z 311K followers, 114.5K engagements "Silent Efficient Low power PC or Server #homelab #automation I built a silent low power PC / Server and it's awesome. It's efficient supports virtualization and powerful enough to run as a server Protectli Vault FW2B - [--] Port - https://amzn.to/3nRJfM1 Protectli Vault FW4B - [--] Port - https://amzn.to/3nVVU0u Protectli Vault FW6A - [--] Port - https://amzn.to/3zHWHop Protectli Vault Pro VP4630-6 Port - https://amzn.to/3GoYSRy Crucial RAM - https://amzn.to/41eks31 Samsung NVMe - https://amzn.to/3KIsKuD Samsung SSD - https://amzn.to/43fYb6Z See the entire Kit here -" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=fWhu7Ou6jZc) 2023-05-27T15:00Z 308K followers, 63.7K engagements "Remote Gaming (and Video Encoding using Proxmox and GPU Passthrough) Are you looking to build a remote gaming machine and passthrough your GPU to a virtual machine Do you want to use GPU acceleration for transcoding Plex or Adobe Media Encoder Do you dream of setting up Steam Link or Remote Play In Home Streaming and streaming games to any screen in your house If so this complete step-by-step guide of how to passthrough your Nvidia or AMD video card through to a guest VM using Proxmox VE If not well please watch this anyway. Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/gpu-passthrough/" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=fgx3NMk6F54) 2020-03-26T17:00Z 309K followers, 283.7K engagements "Virtualize Windows [--] with Proxmox the Right Way Windows [--] is here and with it comes new hardware requirements. These requirements not only affect physical hardware but also virtual hardware too. The TPM [---] requirement for Windows [--] is shaking the tech community HomeLab community and even virtualization too. Well have no fear today we're going to virtualize Windows [--] with a virtual TPM chip We're going to create a virtual machine according to proxmox best practices and even install a virtual TMP chip so that you can test Windows [--] with your hardware and software before upgrading Windows" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=fupuTkkKPDU) 2021-10-22T15:00Z 310K followers, 221.4K engagements "UniFi Pro Max Switches & Etherlighting Patch Cables Introducing the Pro Max [--] PoE and UniFi Etherlighting Patch Cables from Ubiquiti We'll discuss what makes this switch unique how they are different from the existing pro line and even take a close look at their new cables that are meant for this switch. Is it useful or just a gimmick Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim Become a YouTube member:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=gIa1M5zs_Fw) 2023-12-15T15:17Z 311K followers, 128.4K engagements "Meet Grafana LOKI a Log Aggregation System for EVERYTHING I've been on a quest to find a new logging system. I've use quite a few in the past some open source some proprietary and some home grown but recently I've decided to switch. I've switched to Grafana Loki for all of my logs for all of my systems - this includes machines devices docker systems and hosts and my all of my Kubernetes clusters. If you're thinking of using Grafana and are also looking for a fast way to log all of your systems join me as we discuss and configure Grafana Loki. Video Notes:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=h_GGd7HfKQ8) 2021-11-20T16:00Z 314K followers, 295.2K engagements "I Automated Watering My Lawn & Garden #lawncare #automation I automated watering my lawn and garden without irrigation and only using hoses and smart timers I found these smart timers and now I can water them on a schedule delay because of rain and even connect them to Home Assistant HomeKit and other Home Hubs Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/automate-lawn-garden/ 📦 See the entire Kit here https://kit.co/TechnoTim/automated-lawn-and-garden-care Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=jjUxJH3NWRs) 2023-07-03T22:10Z 311K followers, 30.1K engagements "I dont need USB flash drives anymore No more booting from USB when installing operating systems. netboot xyz is awesome. Full Video: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=4btW5x_clpg Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/netbootxyz-tutorial/ netboot.xyz: https://netboot.xyz/ Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim Become a YouTube member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOk-gHyjcWZNj3Br4oxwh0A/join Gear Recommendations: https://l.technotim.live/gear Get Help in" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ltFctTHpXPc) 2023-11-13T15:00Z 312K followers, 2.3M engagements "Meet Homepage - Your HomeLab Services Dashboard Meet Homepage your new HomeLab services dashboard homepage Homepage is an open source highly customizable homepage (or startpage) dashboard that runs on Docker and is integrated with over [---] API services. It's easy to set up looks good by default and helps you keep track of everything you are running in your HomeLab and more. Today we'll set up Homepage and get it running in Docker in no time. Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/homepage-dashboard/ Homepage: https://gethomepage.dev/latest/ Support me on Patreon:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=mC3tjysJ01E) 2024-01-15T15:02Z 310K followers, 293.5K engagements "Virtualize vs. Containerize (Which should I choose) Should I virtualize this Should I containerize this These are great questions to ask yourself when spinning up self-hosted services in your Homelab environment. We'll review my previous video (20 Ways to Use a Virtual Machine (and other ideas for your homelab https://www.youtube.com/watchv=SVQmzaSabEQ) and decide which should run in a Docker container which should be virtualized with Proxmox and which should run on hardware as bare metal. Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/virtualize-vs-containerize/ Support me on Patreon:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=pxwUXJmAER4) 2020-06-06T14:00Z 317K followers, 213.3K engagements "Meet Uptime Kuma a Fancy Open Source Uptime Monitor for all your HomeLab Monitoring Needs You've spun up lots of self-hosted services in your HomeLab but you haven't set up monitoring and alerting yet. We'll be glad you waited because today well set up Uptime Kuma to do just that. Uptime Kuma is a self-hosted open source fancy uptime monitoring and alerting system. It can monitor HTTP HTTP with keyword TCP Ping and even DNS systems Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/uptime-kuma/ https://github.com/louislam/uptime-kuma Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=r_A5NKkAqZM) 2021-10-03T15:00Z 311K followers, 168.5K engagements "Huge Network Upgrade for My Homelab I decided to give my Home Lab a proper upgrade for [----] and in to [----] I finally took the plunge and went all in with a UniFi UDM Pro and a UniFi Switch PRO [--] PoE switch and they are awesome Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/home-network-upgrade/ * Note everything here was purchased with my own money. [--] outside influence by brands. 📦 Products in this Video 📦 Ubiquiti USW-PRO-24-POE - https://l.technotim.live/ubiquiti Unifi Dream Machine Pro - https://l.technotim.live/ubiquiti Ubiquiti USW-Flex-Mini - https://l.technotim.live/ubiquiti Detroit" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=sWvEiVM9Yfw) 2020-10-24T14:00Z 311K followers, 121.3K engagements "My HomeLab Tour #shorts #homelab #proxmox #truenas A quick tour of the current state of my homelab including what's in my server rack what systems I use and what I am self-hosting #homelab #proxmox #truenas Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim Gear Recommendations: https://l.technotim.live/gear Get Help in Our Discord Community: https://l.technotim.live/discord 2nd channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TechnoTimTalks" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=t12_64KRpuU) 2022-06-05T21:10Z 313K followers, 141.3K engagements "Techno Tim HomeLab and NEW Server Room Tour (Late 2021) Well here it is My Late [----] Server Rack and HomeLab tour This is a special one because I just revamped and remodeled a spot in the basement for my new data center / server room (still picking out a name for it). I've upgraded replaced added and consolidated quite a bit since my last tour New servers new networking new UPS new Raspberry Pi and even a whole entire wall of tech gear. I also added lots of automation and IoT devices Join me as we walk through my server room upgrade Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/homelab-tour-2021/" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=u45Z4yGTgs8) 2021-11-06T15:00Z 308K followers, 181.9K engagements "2 Factor Auth and Single Sign On with Authelia Authelia is an open source Single Sign On and 2FA companion for reverse proxies. It helps you secure your endpoints with single factor and [--] factor auth. It works with nginx traefik and HA proxy. Today we'll configure Authelia with Portainer and Traefik and have [--] Factor up and running with brute force protection Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/authelia-traefik/ Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=u6H-Qwf4nZA) 2021-06-05T15:00Z 318K followers, 172.7K engagements "Automate EVERYTHING with Ansible (Ansible for Beginners) Ansible. Need I say more Well maybe if you've never heard of it. Ansible is a simple IT / DevOps automation that anyone can use. You can Automate anything with an SSH connection and WITHOUT installing any agents or clients. Join me as we set up configure and start automating with Ansible Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/ansible-automation/ See our collection of common homelab ansible playbooks here https://l.technotim.live/quick-start Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=w9eCU4bGgjQ) 2020-12-26T15:00Z 309K followers, 292.6K engagements "Meet Scrypted - Stream ANY Camera to ANY Home Hub Meet Scrypted an Open Source app that will let you connect almost any camera to any home hub certified or not You can connect popular devices from UniFi Amcrest Hikvision Nest & Google Tuya Reolink and many others to your home hub of choice whether that be Apples HomeKit Google Home Alexa or even Home Assistant. This lets you choose and reuse your own devices and take advantage of the automation and integration you get with your Smart Home Hub. Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/scrypted-home-hub/ Support me on Patreon:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=x1xsFRQYSv0) 2023-05-13T15:00Z 318K followers, 490.3K engagements "How to Create a Multiboot USB with Ventoy Fast Simple and Easy Guide In this quick no fluff video I will show you how to create a multi-bootable USB drive with Ventoy that can boot all of your ISO WIM IMG VHD and EFI files. It supports both MBR and GPT partitions. This is the last USB drive you will ever need and you won't ever need to format another one. Ventoy is free and open source. Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/ventoy-tutorial/ Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=z1FyoCswwAc) 2021-02-12T18:00Z 308K followers, 81.6K engagements "Meet Gatus - An Advanced Uptime Health Dashboard Meet Gatus a self-hosted open source health dashboard that lets you monitor all of you services and systems This dashboard not only tracks your uptime but also measure the results plotting the results on a chart over time. It also hooks into systems like Slack Team Discord Twilio and more Join me as we configure and deploy Gatus into our own environment to measure and monitor all the things Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/gatus-uptime-monitoring/ Gatus: https://github.com/TwiN/gatus Support me on Patreon:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=LeZQjWlDUHs) 2024-02-26T17:00Z 320K followers, 49.4K engagements "4 Ways to Install Plex (one is unexpected) I'm a huge fan of virtualization and containerization (if you couldn't tell already) Today in this tutorial we'll walk though the various ways to install Plex step-by-step. We also see how easy it is to get Plex running on Docker and Kubernetes using Rancher. Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/pihole-containerized/ Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim Gear Recommendations: https://l.technotim.live/gear Get" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=MG_1XQxWns0) 2020-05-23T14:00Z 320K followers, 81.2K engagements "Flux GitOps Tutorial - DevOps and GitOps for Kubernetes I think I found the perfect GitOps and DevOps toolkit with FluxCD and Kubernetes. Flux is an open source GitOps solution that helps your deploy app and infrastructure with automation. It can monitor git repositories source control image container repositories helm repositories and more. It can install apps using Kustomize Helm Kubernetes manifests so it's designed to fit into your existing workflow. It can even push alerts to your chat system letting you know when deployments happen. In this tutorial we'll cover all of this and more." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=PFLimPh5-wo) 2022-05-13T15:00Z 319K followers, 100.2K engagements "Build & Deploy Your Own Code in Your Homelab So you're a software engineer or a developer who wants to self-host your own code in your own homelab Well this is the tutorial for you In this step-by-step guide we'll walk through setting up a repo building and testing our own code (with unit tests) in a self-hosted Gitlab CI runner in our CI pipeline then we'll build a Docker image and push it up to a container registry then we'll use kubectl in our CD pipeline to deploy our Docker container to our self-hosted kubernetes cluster This all happens in a couple of minutes and then we'll truly have" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Xc94HJn1nNo) 2020-09-12T14:00Z 320K followers, 63.5K engagements "Self-Host All Your Homelab Services with DuckDNS -- Free Dynamic DNS Running on Docker Are you trying to access your self-hosted services outside of your firewall Are you tired of trying to remember your IP when away or worse yet having your ISP change your IP address Have you not purchased a domain yet but want to access your own personal VPN If you answered "YES" to any of these join me as we walk through this step-by-step tutorial and set up DuckDNS the free dynamic DNS service using Docker and then move on to use Rancher and Kubernetes. Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/duck-dns/" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=bVmUV1G5wpI) 2020-08-22T14:00Z 320K followers, 98.5K engagements "I Built My Own Access Point #homelab #minipc Many have asked why I bring a router / access point with me when I travel. They also asked what can I do with this mobile HomeLab that is running Proxmox as a hypervisor and can run Docker containers LXC containers and more. If you're curious what else you can do you can see the whole video here https://www.youtube.com/watchv=02gYwJ2G-vE Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim Gear Recommendations:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=kd1QRnwwRKY) 2023-06-25T21:49Z 319K followers, 429.9K engagements "Static site generators are awesome #shorts Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim Gear Recommendations: https://l.technotim.live/gear Get Help in Our Discord Community: https://l.technotim.live/discord 2nd channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TechnoTimTalks" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=uXXq21K6zMA) 2021-11-09T17:00Z 319K followers, 24.3K engagements "Introducing UniFi Express a SMALL device with BIG features The UniFi Express from Ubiquiti is here and it's going to shake up how we connect small and home networks. It's a gateway that has WiFi [--] that runs the UniFi network application and can transform into an access point or mesh when your network grows. We'll be taking a look at this device its features how to configure and manage it and discuss all the uses cases for this versatile device. Thank you to UniFi for sending these devices You can get yours at: https://l.technotim.live/ubiquiti Other items in this video (because I know you" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=v1FCTh8vNwk) 2023-11-29T14:42Z 319K followers, 127.9K engagements "My Mobile HomeLab (Travel Router with Proxmox Docker and OpenWRT) This has been months in the making my new Mobile HomeLab It's a device that I can take with me to provide secure internet access for all of my devices. Not only can it provide secure access but it can also let me bring apps and services with me when I travel. It's built on Proxmox OpenWRT PiHole and many other services. I'm taking this with me everywhere Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/mobile-homelab/ Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=02gYwJ2G-vE) 2023-06-18T16:00Z 320K followers, 232.2K engagements "Is adding [--] MILLION domains to your Pi-Hole Block List a good thing In some of my previous Pi-Hole videos many of you spotted my blocklist with over a millions sites added and you wondered how you can do the same. Well today I show you how to block more ads block more tracking block more malware and block more telemetry with these community lists. Bonus (and spoiler alert) I show you how to add [---] million Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/pi-hole-blocklists/ Thanks to Firebog for the great lists https://firebog.net/ Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=0wpn3rXTe0g) 2021-05-08T16:00Z 320K followers, 239.2K engagements "Run AI Models with Docker - No Setup No Headaches What is Docker Model Runner and why should you care Dockers new Model Runner makes it easy to run and develop with AI models no messy dependencies or complicated setup. In this video Ill walk you through everything from getting started in the CLI using it with Docker Compose and developing locally with my open-source Next.js app techno-boto-chat. Big thanks to Docker for sponsoring this video Try Docker Model Runner for free: https://dockr.ly/4nOGjdm Download Docker Desktop: https://dockr.ly/4nQHOYq Video Notes:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=4YA1n2zs6XA) 2025-10-18T15:09Z 320K followers, 36.3K engagements "Home Assistant on Docker and Kubernetes (Open Source Home Automation) Are you ready to start automating your smart home with the power of open source Do you already have Home Assistant running but need a little more power than a Raspberry Pi If so join me in this easy to follow step by step tutorial on installing Home Assistant on Docker Kubernetes and Rancher. We'll set it up walk through and configure the UI and then move on to configure some Wemo smart switches Phillips Hue bulbs Google Home / Chromecast devices and even create a Dark Mode / Light mode automation script using Phillips Hue" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=DK_Gdtn_wvw) 2020-06-13T14:00Z 320K followers, 47.5K engagements "High Availability Pi-Hole Yes please Dear Pi-Hole We love your product. It keeps our network safe from malware and other unwanted domains. While we love what is there so far please add a feature to your core product to keep multiple servers in sync and provide high availability DNS to our whole entire network. Then we won't have people asking us "Is the internet down" every time we reboot our Pi-Hole server. Until then we will use Gravity Sync. Sincerely Techno Tim (and probably thousands of other lovers of Pi-Hole). P.S. Keep up the good work Thank you Gravity Sync Support me on Patreon:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=IFVYe3riDRA) 2020-12-12T15:00Z 320K followers, 159.3K engagements "Meet the Turing Pi [--] - Mix Pis and NVIDIA Jetsons on a Mini ITX Board The Turing Pi [--] is a compact ARM cluster that provides a scalable computing on the edge. The Turning Pi [--] comes with many improvements over the Turning Pi [--]. This model ships with 32GB of RAM SATA III interface Raspberry Pi Compute module [--] support and support for NVIDIA Jetson boards. This means that you can mix and match both raspberry Pis along with Nvidia Jetson boards. This gives us a ton of flexibility to be able to run Pis for general compute workloads and then Nvidia Jetsons for AI or ML workloads. Join me as we" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=PX5UAtPeyd8) 2022-01-01T16:00Z 320K followers, 99K engagements "The Ultimate Guide to Configuring Live TV & DVR with Plex Today we'll dive deep into selecting a TV tuner an antenna dialing in your TV signal and configuring Plex help you get the most out of Live TV and build a powerful DVR Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/ota-tv-with-plex/ A huge THANK YOU to Plex for sponsoring this video during Plex Pro Week Get started with Plex today https://www.plex.tv/ Disclosures: - Plex did sponsor this video - I wrote all of the content myself - I purchased all hardware with my own money Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Q5okoyPewyU) 2023-09-18T14:00Z 320K followers, 166.4K engagements "I Freed Up 700GB+ Converting my Videos Using Tdarr Tdarr is a distributed transcoding system that runs on on Windows Mac Linux Arm Docker and even Unraid. It uses a server with one or more nodes to transcode videos into any format you like. Today we'll set up the Docker and Windows version of Tdarr using a GPU to regain up to 50% of your disk space back. I converted my video collection using Tdarr to h265 and saved over [---] GB of disk space. Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/tadarr-server/ A HUGE THANKS to our sponsor Micro Center New Customers Exclusive Get a Free 256gb SSD at Micro" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=UA1Sktq40pA) 2022-04-16T15:00Z 320K followers, 249.1K engagements "I tried the HexOS Beta. Here's how it went. I was invited to test out the recently announced beta of HexOS a NAS operating system that's attempting to shake up the home server market with simplicity built on a modern solid foundation. Here's what I think about it. Video notes: https://technotim.live/posts/hexos-beta/ You can read more about HexOS here: https://hexos.com/ Merch Shop 🛍: https://l.technotim.live/shop Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Vyyq0_aOkIo) 2024-12-01T16:55Z 320K followers, 126.4K engagements "From HomeLab to E-Waste: Giving Old Tech a New Purpose at Free Geek Ever wonder what to do with old homelab gear Join me as I visit a local e-waste facility to see how outdated tech can be recycled refurbished or given a second life. From nostalgic tech to responsible recycling Free Geek Twin Cities shows us the impact of handling e-waste the right way. Please consider donating to Free Geek Twin Cities using YouTube's donate button or directly on their website: https://www.freegeektwincities.org/donate Thanks to Free Geek Twin Cities for letting me interrupt your day and share your story." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=_TJ8qrte7vM) 2024-11-02T15:04Z 320K followers, 43.1K engagements "Advanced Kubernetes Networking with Multus (It's easier than you think) I just discovered Multus and it fixed Kubernetes networking In this video we cover a lot of Kubernetes networking topics from beginner topics like CNIs to advanced topics like adding Multus for more traditional networking within Kubernetes - which fixes a lot of problems you see with Kubernetes networking. Also I had to turn the nerd up to [--] on this one. Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/advanced-kubernetes-networking/ Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=atfLTiW5yvM) 2024-04-14T14:00Z 320K followers, 34.4K engagements "Designing My Multi Site HomeLab After moving some of my HomeLab servers into the new colocation I have so many choices to make when it comes to self-hosted services and architecture From networking to VPN to security to hypervisors to backups and even DNS I NEED YOUR HELP Help me decide if I have created a solid foundation for my new HomeLab in a Colo Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/homelab-colo-architecture-review/ Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=cqFEP4sCkU8) 2024-04-05T14:44Z 320K followers, 80.4K engagements "How one company is "De-Microsoft-ifying" and pushing Linux on the desktop 45Drives is De-Microsoft-ifying and leading the charge by replacing Windows with Linux desktops and replacing proprietary solutions with open source. This topic of "demicrosoftification" was discussed at the Creator Summit [----] at 45Drives headquarters. I attended along with many other tech YouTubers in this space. They also gave us a sneak peek at some new hardware too and an early look at some unique prototypes. Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/creator-summit-2024-demicrosoftification/ Thanks to 45Drives for" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=eJUFFYI0DOY) 2024-09-05T15:58Z 320K followers, 205.9K engagements "Deploying Machines with MaaS and Packer - Metal as a Service + Hashicorp Packer Tutorial MaaS or Metal as a service from Canonical is a great way to provision bare metal machines as well as virtual machines. MaaS allows you to deploy Windows Linux ESXi and many other operating systems to your systems helping you to build a bare metal cloud. You can even use Packer from Hashicorp to configure custom images too We'll cover all of this and more in this tutorial on how to install and configure MaaS from start to finish with Packer Video Notes:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=lEqD3mRcqSo) 2023-01-28T16:00Z 320K followers, 110.9K engagements "I think I found a Dropbox replacement with Nextcloud. Are you thinking about ditching Google apps or looking for a Dropbox replacement Are you ready to self host your own productivity platform Well Nextcloud may be for you In today's tutorial we'll walk though setting up Nextcloud with Docker and Kubernetes. We'll also walk through some of the new features installing apps from the app store exposing this Nextcloud publicly as well as setting up 2FA (2 factor authentication) with TOTP clients like Google Authenticator and Authy. Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/nextcloud-setup/" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=nt__J9Yr8_w) 2020-11-07T15:00Z 320K followers, 160.8K engagements "Meet ChangeDetection - A Self-Hosted Website Change Detector Thanks to Docker for Sponsoring this Video Get Actionable insights for software supply chain management with Docker Scout https://dockr.ly/45HWDnR Tracking things on the web just got a whole lot easier with ChangeDetection the free and open source Docker container Track website changes price changes of products and even track out of stock products with notifications all from a container you host yourself Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/change-detection-docker/ ChangeDetection on GitHub:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=o_iG4Wunh98) 2024-06-21T15:18Z 320K followers, 54.1K engagements "TrueNAS Scale Apps - Official Unofficial Docker and Kubernetes TrueNAS SCALE is here and with it comes new ways of installing and managing applications. You can install official apps unofficial and community apps using TrueCharts and also any Docker image or Kubernetes deployment with helm. Join me as we dive into managing applications and exploring TrueNAS SCALE's new app engine that runs Docker Kubernetes and K3S. Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/truenas-scale-apps/ Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=oafOky5GSzc) 2022-03-02T15:00Z 320K followers, 191.3K engagements "Self-Hosting Your Homelab Services with SSL -- Let's Encrypt MetalLB Traefik Rancher Kubernetes Are you self-hosting lots of services at home in your homelab Have you been port forwarding or using VPN to access your self-hosted services wishing you had certificates so that you can access them securely over SSL Well after this video you can In this step by step tutorial we'll walk through setting up Rancher and Kubernetes with a reverse proxy Kubernetes Ingress MetalLB Traefik Let's Encrypt and DNS giving you free certificates. Video Notes:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=pAM2GBCDGTo) 2020-08-15T14:00Z 320K followers, 170.5K engagements "Best Server Rack for Your HomeLab Sysracks Enclosed Rack I've been on a quest looking for a new server rack for my HomeLab in my home. I've outgrown my current 18u open frame rack and decided to give a 32u Sysracks Enclosed Rack a try Join me as we put together this server rack test out all of the features and I'll let you know my thoughts about this brand new server rack Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/sysracks-server-rack/ A HUGE thank you to Micro Center for sponsoring this video New Customer Exclusive Free 256GB SSD In-Store: https://micro.center/yi0 Check out Micro Centers" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=plwhD5tRsGM) 2022-11-12T16:00Z 320K followers, 77.3K engagements "I Colocated My HomeLab in a Data Center After a few months of planning and building I colocated some of my homelab servers in a data center There were so many unknowns like how much does colocating server cost Do you need to bring your own networking How do you even prepare for this Join me as we figure this all out And don't worry I still have servers at home too - Huge thanks to William for inviting me to his colo rack - Thanks to Ubiquiti for sending a UDM for my rack - Find your UniFi cloud gateway here: https://l.technotim.live/ubiquiti Video Notes:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=zbkqRPIUYAo) 2024-03-21T15:03Z 320K followers, 125.8K engagements "Beelink ME Pro: No Business Being This Capable I took the Beelink ME Pro and tested it the way Id actually use a small NAS/homelab box: [--] SATA drives for bulk storage plus [--] NVMe (boot + fast app pool). Then I built pools set up SMB shares tested real file transfers on 2.5G vs 5G and finished with apps + Plex to see what the hardware can really do. Beelink ME Pro: https://amzn.to/3ZpYPxZ (affiliate link) Beelink ME Pro: https://www.bee-link.com/products/beelink-me-pro (non-affiliate link) ME Pro was sent to be for testing. Video Notes: https://technotim.com/posts/beelink-me-pro/ Merch Shop" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ngqe-vp7htk) 2026-02-09T15:59Z 320K followers, 44.8K engagements "Paperless-ngx + Local AI (Optional): Better OCR Self-Hosted No Cloud Build a complete Paperless-ngx stack in Docker and take control of your documents. Well get Paperless running first (works great on its own) then optionally add local AI with Ollama + Open WebUI and upgrade OCR using Paperless-GPT and Paperless-AI for more accurate searchable text - no cloud required. Full Guide Here: https://technotim.com/posts/paperless-ngx-local-ai/ Code Here: https://github.com/timothystewart6/paperless-stack Paperless NGX: https://github.com/paperless-ngx/paperless-ngx Paperless AI:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=NMAwHjleqHg) 2026-01-27T15:30Z 320K followers, 93.8K engagements "UniFi Travel Router: My Network Follows Me I took the UniFi Travel Router (UTR) and set it up the way Id actually use it: bind to my home site with Teleport bring my SSID with me and even record a G6 Instant back to my UNVR. Also tested WiFi uplink vs wired WAN vs USB phone tethering. UniFi Travel Router: https://store.ui.com/us/en/products/utra_aid=TechnoTim (affiliate link) UniFi Cloud Gateways: https://store.ui.com/us/en/category/all-cloud-gatewaysa_aid=TechnoTim (affiliate link) The UTR was sent to me for testing. Merch Shop 🛍: https://l.technotim.live/shop Support me on Patreon:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=_UiLa-8lZzY) 2025-12-29T17:20Z 320K followers, 109.4K engagements "Build Enterprise-Grade UniFi Monitoring with Unpoller Prometheus & Grafana Build a UniFi observability stack with Unpoller Prometheus and Grafana to collect and visualize real network metrics over time. Get the code: https://github.com/timothystewart6/unpoller-unifi Video notes: https://technotim.live/posts/unpoller-unifi-metrics/ Unpoller: https://github.com/unpoller/unpoller Find a UniFi Gateway: https://store.ui.com/us/en/category/all-cloud-gatewaysa_aid=TechnoTim (affiliate link) Merch Shop 🛍: https://l.technotim.live/shop Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=cVCPKTHEnI8) 2025-12-21T16:01Z 320K followers, 46.6K engagements "Proxmox [---] Can Now Run Containers But Should You Proxmox [---] adds support for OCI container images bringing Docker-style workloads to Proxmox through LXC. In this video I show how it works how to deploy OCI images like Grafana and what limitations still exist in this tech preview. Is it ready for your homelab Merch Shop 🛍: https://l.technotim.live/shop Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim Become a YouTube member:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=gDZVrYhzCes) 2025-11-20T18:01Z 320K followers, 126.4K engagements "My Private Mini Kubernetes Cluster - Powered by Tailscale A full Kubernetes cluster you can take anywhere - securely. I built a portable Kubernetes cluster that runs over 5G powered by Tailscale - no traditional VPNs no open ports no public exposure. This mini homelab rack runs Kubernetes and the Tailscale Kubernetes Operator making it easy to self-host apps expose private services and connect clusters together with GitOps and zero-trust networking. And yes Tailscale is giving away the exact mini rack from this project. Find all the giveaway details in the Tailscale Discord. Thank you for" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=T2D6ATbDGIw) 2025-11-07T17:21Z 320K followers, 54.6K engagements "Run AI Models with Docker - No Setup No Headaches What is Docker Model Runner and why should you care Dockers new Model Runner makes it easy to run and develop with AI models no messy dependencies or complicated setup. In this video Ill walk you through everything from getting started in the CLI using it with Docker Compose and developing locally with my open-source Next.js app techno-boto-chat. Big thanks to Docker for sponsoring this video Try Docker Model Runner for free: https://dockr.ly/4nOGjdm Download Docker Desktop: https://dockr.ly/4nQHOYq Video Notes:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=4YA1n2zs6XA) 2025-10-18T15:09Z 320K followers, 36.3K engagements "Ultimate Plex Dashboard Monitor All the Things Learn how to monitor your Plex server like a pro using Prometheus Grafana and Docker. In this video Ill show you how to track CPU GPU disk health network usage and Plex streams in a single dashboard. Stop Plex buffering catch server issues early and get full visibility into your media server. Huge thanks to Plex for inviting me to Plex Pro Week [----] and for sponsoring this video https://www.plex.tv/pro-week/ Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/monitor-your-plex-server-like-a-pro/ Merch Shop 🛍: https://l.technotim.live/shop Support me on" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=MmBN2Ahbdao) 2025-09-22T16:32Z 320K followers, 32.7K engagements "It's better with Proxmox. Beelink ME Mini PC NAS Everyone thinks this is a NAS. I don't. It's a low power Proxmox LXC Server and it's awesome Beelink ME - https://amzn.to/3J8vNxZ Beelink EQ14 - https://amzn.to/45vQEmp Merch Shop 🛍: https://l.technotim.live/shop Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim Become a YouTube member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOk-gHyjcWZNj3Br4oxwh0A/join Gear Recommendations: https://l.technotim.live/gear Get Help in Our" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=VZo-2Fq8v7M) 2025-08-09T15:00Z 320K followers, 186K engagements "A Better Way to Run Docker Apps on TrueNAS Learn how to run Docker apps on TrueNAS like a pro - with full control clean YAML and no extra dashboards. This pattern also allows you to use docker networks and even assign dedicated IPs to containers using macvlan Have questions or a different setup that works for you Leave a comment I'd love to hear how others are running Docker on TrueNAS. Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/truenas-docker-pro/ Inspired by TrueNAS Forum Post: https://forums.truenas.com/t/electric-eel-how-i-am-using-dockerfile-env-files-compose-files/15252/6 Merch Shop 🛍:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=gPL7_tzsJO8) 2025-07-15T15:15Z 320K followers, 82.7K engagements "Self-Host Your Own Automation Platform with n8n + Docker If you've used products like Zapier and If This Then That you know how powerful workflow automation can be. n8n is a powerful self-hosted workflow automation tool that lets you do all of that and more. In this tutorial Ill show you how to self-host n8n on Linux using Docker. Youll learn how to set up the environment configure it with a .env file and build workflows that connect to services like Google Sheets Google Drive Ollama Self-Hosted LLM and Discord. Well start with a simple manual trigger then create a scheduled workflow and move" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=gyn8bcOLdcA) 2025-07-11T15:30Z 320K followers, 101.4K engagements "Second Best Wi-Fi in the Neighborhood Helped my neighbor upgrade her Wi-Fi using old review gear. Not sponsoredjust the right tool for the job. More UniFi Gateways here: https://store.ui.com/us/en/category/all-cloud-gatewaysa_aid=TechnoTim (affiliate link) unifi unifi express tp-link deco home wireless mesh all in one wifi [--] fiber 10g [--] gig [--] gbe [---] 2.5g 2.5gbe [---] gig no more renting wifi unifi unifi express tp-link deco home wireless mesh all in one wifi [--] fiber 10g [--] gig [--] gbe [---] 2.5g 2.5gbe [---] gig no more renting wifi" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=pweGQyXhf_Q) 2025-06-25T17:28Z 320K followers, 641.1K engagements "Take Control of Your Photos Self-Host Immich on Your Server Protect your personal photos and videos by hosting them yourself. In this video youll learn how to install Immich an open-source photo and video platform on your own home server using Docker. Take control of your data with a fast modern interface GPU-accelerated features and the ability to use your own NAS or network storage. Immich: https://github.com/immich-app/immich Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/immich-self-hosted/ Merch Shop 🛍: https://l.technotim.live/shop Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ehX0cl3IfdA) 2025-06-15T15:32Z 320K followers, 125.2K engagements "Buy Once Cry Once: How I Wasted $2857 on Switches I bought and replaced [--] switches trying to save money Then I finally spent $2742 on the one I shouldve bought in the first place. This isnt sponsored I paid for the switch myself along with all of the others included in the total. And its not really about networking. Its about the cost of solving the same problem over and over again. Buy once cry once. Pro XG [--] PoE (the one I bought): https://store.ui.com/us/en/category/switching-professional-max-xg/products/usw-pro-xg-48-poea_aid=TechnoTim Other Switches:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=p8Fa7keyXPU) 2025-06-06T15:21Z 320K followers, 284.6K engagements "Boost ZFS Performance with a Special VDEV in TrueNAS Curious about how a special metadata VDEV can boost ZFS performance especially with spinning disks In this video I walk through what it is why it matters and how to set it up in TrueNAS and some from the terminal. Ill also share real-world benchmarks comparing pools with and without a special VDEV so you can see the difference for yourself. While enterprise gear is great for businesses I have found that if you have a good warranty redundancy and understand the trade-offs consumer gear works great for home. Samsung [---] Pro:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=2PdLHsSRHto) 2025-05-10T15:47Z 320K followers, 96.7K engagements "Unlocking More PCIe NVMe Storage with OCuLink and U.2 I thought my server was maxed out. but I found a way to unlock even more PCIe lanes using OCuLink with U.2 In this video I install an OCuLink adapter connect a Samsung [---] Pro and an Intel Optane SSD and test their real-world performance both sequential and random 4K. We also talk about what U.2 and OCuLink actually are check if I'm getting full PCIe speeds and dive into latency differences between these two very different drives. Parts List (some may be affiliate links) - ICY Dock NVMe to U2. Adapter: https://amzn.to/3Yk882t - OCuLink to" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=6gKOi56npgQ) 2025-04-26T15:01Z 320K followers, 60.1K engagements "I Rebuilt My Home Server Quieter Faster and Ready for [----] I rebuilt my home server from the ground up: CPU GPU RAM fans SSDs and power supply even some "accessory lighting". This thing is now quieter faster and built to handle just about anything I throw at it in [----] and hopefully beyond. Thank you to Noctua for helping to make this server quiet Thank you to Patrick from Serve the Home for the CPU upgrades (Both Noctua and Patrick gifted items for this upgrade.) Video notes: https://technotim.live/posts/home-server-upgrade-2025/ Parts List (some may be affiliate links) - Noctua NF-A12x25" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=NOaLlOAIWUU) 2025-04-12T16:00Z 320K followers, 228.6K engagements "Pi-hole Syncing But Smarter. Running multiple Pi-hole servers has always been a challenge until now. In this video Ill show you a tool called Nebula Sync that helps keep them in sync making DNS and blocklist management much easier. I'll walk through how it works how to set it up how to choose the right settings and why it might be useful for your network. This is a follow-up video to my other popular High Availability Pi-Hole videos but for version [--] and up Nebula Sync: https://github.com/lovelaze/nebula-sync Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/pihole-sync-nebula/ Merch Shop 🛍:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=OcSBggDyeJ4) 2025-03-21T15:46Z 320K followers, 139.8K engagements "JetKVM: Promises Made Promises Kept I received my JetKVM from backing it on Kickstarter and I wanted to find out if it delivers on all of its many promises it made during their campaign. https://jetkvm.com/ (Since the Kickstarter campaign is still active and it is not being sold retail standard Kickstarter disclaimer applies.) Other Products I used (affiliate links below) - EZCOO Switch (hotkey model): https://amzn.to/3QKNGU4 - EZCOO HDMI Splitter: https://amzn.to/41GuWvb - PoE Splitter: https://amzn.to/41pxKeU - Mini Monitor: https://amzn.to/4ihjH1U Merch Shop 🛍:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=jaQAfVP0Yq8) 2025-03-05T16:01Z 320K followers, 363.5K engagements "Fully MAXED-Out UniFi Mini Network Rack After building a mini rack that included an entire Homelab I decided to build [--] more custom mini racks that focus solely on networking. Thank you to DeskPi for sending this mini rack. Note: I was not paid to make this video nor did DeskPi or Ubiquiti have any input. I just love racks of all sizes and UniFi gear fits nicely in it not to mention there are quite a few 3D printed models for their gear. If you want to see more ideas on mini racks check out Project MINI RACK from Jeff Geerling - https://mini-rack.jeffgeerling.com/ -" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ghuc1vfiLiM) 2025-02-16T20:21Z 320K followers, 230.5K engagements "Homelab Services Tour [----] - What am I Self-Hosting After seeing my HomeLab Hardware tour many of you asked what I am self-hosting in it. Well here are all of the services and software I am running in my HomeLab in [----] Support the channel get something in return with merch 🛍: https://l.technotim.live/shop Merch Shop 🛍: https://l.technotim.live/shop Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim Become a YouTube member:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=l9yY_VWCWlM) 2025-01-31T17:51Z 320K followers, 292.5K engagements "Homelab Hardware Tour [----] Techno Tim HomeLab Hardware Tour [----] #homelab Merch Shop 🛍: https://l.technotim.live/shop Thank you for watching techno tim technotim homelab home lab techno tim technotim homelab home lab" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=mi-xJyBSxg0) 2025-01-25T17:37Z 320K followers, 850.4K engagements "PiKVM Switch: The Best KVM Solution Yet I tested the PiKVM Switch Multiport Extender with every device I had. Here's how it went. Thanks to PiKVM for sending over the switches to test with all of my many random and stubborn devices. They did not pay me to make this video nor do they have any input into the contents of this video. https://docs.pikvm.org/switch/ Other Products in this Video: (Affiliate links may be included below. I may receive a small commission at no cost to you.) - 7" Monitor with HDMI: https://amzn.to/3Cn1yAg - Keychron K3 Max Slim BT/2.4 GHz Wireless Mechanical Keyboard:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=NKSIpHNQCUA) 2025-01-18T16:09Z 320K followers, 106.4K engagements "HomeLab Hardware Tour (Early 2025) Here's all of the hardware I am running in my Homelab in [----] Software / services tour soon Merch Shop 🛍: https://l.technotim.live/shop 📦 Gear in this video 📦 Rack & Accessories - 32u Rack https://amzn.to/3TlhdXb - D Ring Hooks https://amzn.to/3FSxk5Y - 1u Brush Panels https://amzn.to/3hKNiaf - 1u Rack Mount Full Depth Shelf https://amzn.to/3jrm5Kp - Right Angle Extension Cord https://amzn.to/3Wl7gay - Black Outlet Covers https://amzn.to/3jrf7Vu - UniFi SmartPower https://l.technotim.live/ubiquiti - 10" Mini Rack https://amzn.to/4gMHfve Network - Patch" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=lDaVYAcOR9Q) 2025-01-06T17:30Z 320K followers, 274.9K engagements "Building My ULTIMATE Linux Workstation I finally built my dedicated Linux workstation. What parts did I choose How does it perform And most importantly which distribution did I go with A huge THANK YOU to Micro Center who sponsored this video and this Linux workstation build Shop Micro Centers Holiday Savings Event: https://micro.center/xxvb Sign-Up for Early Access to Micro Center Santa Clara: https://micro.center/xkcd Full PC Build: https://micro.center/5wnc Shop the Intel Ultra [--] 265K Processor: https://micro.center/b52452 Shop AMD Ryzen 5500GT Processor: https://micro.center/2086a0 Shop" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=gj_7hBXd2wk) 2024-12-23T15:47Z 320K followers, 137.9K engagements "High Availability PostgreSQL with Patroni Full Setup Tutorial Ready to take PostgreSQL to the next level In this in-depth tutorial well walk through setting up a self-hosted production-ready PostgreSQL cluster with high availability automatic failover and scalability in mind. Were doing it all from scratch using: - PostgreSQL - Patroni - etcd - HAProxy - Keepalived By the end of this video youll have a solid battle-tested setup that keeps your database onlineeven if a node goes down. Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/postgresql-high-availability/ Merch Shop 🛍:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=RHwglGf_z40) 2024-12-07T19:22Z 320K followers, 68.5K engagements "I tried the HexOS Beta. Here's how it went. I was invited to test out the recently announced beta of HexOS a NAS operating system that's attempting to shake up the home server market with simplicity built on a modern solid foundation. Here's what I think about it. Video notes: https://technotim.live/posts/hexos-beta/ You can read more about HexOS here: https://hexos.com/ Merch Shop 🛍: https://l.technotim.live/shop Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Vyyq0_aOkIo) 2024-12-01T16:55Z 320K followers, 126.4K engagements "Improving my WiFi Bridge with the UniFi U7 Outdoor and the UDB I am upgrading my wireless bridge to be faster and more reliable using the U7 Outdoor UDB and the UDB Pro. Thanks to MicroCenter for sponsoring today's video Shop Micro Centers Black Friday Event: https://micro.center/7weu Shop Qualcomm Powered Microsoft Surfaces: https://micro.center/rtkg Shop the AMD Ryzen [--] 7600X3D Bundle: https://micro.center/1115b4 Shop Micro Centers selection of Ubiquiti Networking gear: https://micro.center/lkgs In this video I take on the challenge of creating the fastest and most reliable wireless bridge" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=e3R-kFfR9tM) 2024-11-18T16:24Z 320K followers, 78.9K engagements "From HomeLab to E-Waste: Giving Old Tech a New Purpose at Free Geek Ever wonder what to do with old homelab gear Join me as I visit a local e-waste facility to see how outdated tech can be recycled refurbished or given a second life. From nostalgic tech to responsible recycling Free Geek Twin Cities shows us the impact of handling e-waste the right way. Please consider donating to Free Geek Twin Cities using YouTube's donate button or directly on their website: https://www.freegeektwincities.org/donate Thanks to Free Geek Twin Cities for letting me interrupt your day and share your story." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=_TJ8qrte7vM) 2024-11-02T15:04Z 320K followers, 43.1K engagements "No more overclocking for me I want stability #overclocking #pcgaming #homelab I just want things to work Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim Become a YouTube member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOk-gHyjcWZNj3Br4oxwh0A/join Merch Shop 🛍: https://l.technotim.live/shop Gear Recommendations: https://l.technotim.live/gear Get Help in Our Discord Community: https://l.technotim.live/discord 2nd channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TechnoTimTinkers" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=PLm7no6DC6o) 2024-10-28T15:51Z 320K followers, 22.2K engagements "Is the UniFi NAS Pro Right for You (UNAS-Pro Review) Ubiquiti just stepped into the storage game with a NAS. It's the UniFi NAS Pro but is it any good UNAS-Pro - https://store.ui.com/us/en/products/unas-proa_aid=TechnoTim (affiliate link) Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim Become a YouTube member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOk-gHyjcWZNj3Br4oxwh0A/join Merch Shop 🛍: https://l.technotim.live/shop Gear Recommendations: https://l.technotim.live/gear" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=PRIUnOJNaWw) 2024-10-21T14:20Z 320K followers, 100.1K engagements "You should be using Proxmox Backup Server The disk network and computational savings are incredible with Proxmox Backup Server and you should be using it if you are running Proxmox VE. I used NFS for years and only now do I realize how inefficient that is. This is why I started using Proxmox Backup Server. Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/proxmox-backup-server/ Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim Become a YouTube member:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=KxPl8SHREcE) 2024-09-28T16:56Z 320K followers, 185.1K engagements "Building a Low-Power Fully Loaded Plex Server I built an efficient good looking Mini ITX Plex server that doesnt skimp on the processing power storage or features like transcoding all while using only [--] watts of power. Each part is hand-picked and every setting is tweaked with efficiency in mind. Oh and it would even look nice in your living space too If you already have a Plex server you can still follow this guide to be sure you are getting the most efficiency out of your hardware and saving the most power. A huge thanks to Plex for sponsoring this video during Pro Week Explore and learn" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=VLSWyTmM2ro) 2024-09-16T14:29Z 320K followers, 203.3K engagements "How one company is "De-Microsoft-ifying" and pushing Linux on the desktop 45Drives is De-Microsoft-ifying and leading the charge by replacing Windows with Linux desktops and replacing proprietary solutions with open source. This topic of "demicrosoftification" was discussed at the Creator Summit [----] at 45Drives headquarters. I attended along with many other tech YouTubers in this space. They also gave us a sneak peek at some new hardware too and an early look at some unique prototypes. Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/creator-summit-2024-demicrosoftification/ Thanks to 45Drives for" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=eJUFFYI0DOY) 2024-09-05T15:58Z 320K followers, 205.9K engagements "New HomeLab NAS - HL8 & HL4 #homelab #nas #storage New small efficient but powerful [--] bay and [--] bay NAS from 45Drives. Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim Become a YouTube member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOk-gHyjcWZNj3Br4oxwh0A/join Merch Shop 🛍: https://l.technotim.live/shop Gear Recommendations: https://l.technotim.live/gear Get Help in Our Discord Community: https://l.technotim.live/discord 2nd channel:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=g2L7rVQ2LL8) 2024-08-28T03:15Z 320K followers, 133.3K engagements Limited data mode. Full metrics available with subscription: lunarcrush.com/pricing
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"Boost ZFS Performance with a Special VDEV in TrueNAS Curious about how a special metadata VDEV can boost ZFS performance especially with spinning disks In this video I walk through what it is why it matters and how to set it up in TrueNAS and some from the terminal. Ill also share real-world benchmarks comparing pools with and without a special VDEV so you can see the difference for yourself. While enterprise gear is great for businesses I have found that if you have a good warranty redundancy and understand the trade-offs consumer gear works great for home. Samsung [---] Pro:"
YouTube Link 2025-05-10T15:47Z 320K followers, 96.7K engagements
"Meet netboot.xyz - Network Boot Any Operating System Imagine all of your favorite operating systems in one place available anywhere on your network and you'll never need to use your flash drive again. That's the promise of netboot.xyz a network boot service that lets you install or boot to any operating system simply by booting to the network. netboot.xyz: https://netboot.xyz/ Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/netbootxyz-tutorial/ Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch:"
YouTube Link 2023-11-11T16:01Z 320K followers, 914.2K engagements
"TrueNAS vs Unraid - Which one is the BEST NAS OS for my HomeLab Which is the best NAS operating system to use at home and in your HomeLab Is it Unraid for maximizing storage efficiency Or is it TrueNAS for bringing enterprise ZFS to home Let's find out. Support me and get something in return with merch: https://l.technotim.live/shop Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/truenas-vs-unraid/ Related Videos: Getting the Most Performance out of TrueNAS and ZFS: https://youtu.be/3T5wBZOm4hY I tried Unraid for the FIRST time in 2024: https://youtu.be/Hu6WemKa__k Support me on Patreon:"
YouTube Link 2024-06-09T14:01Z 320K followers, 287.4K engagements
"Wildcard Certificates with Traefik + cert-manager + Let's Encrypt in Kubernetes Tutorial Traefik cert-manager Cloudflare and Let's Encrypt are a winning combination when it comes to securing your services with certificates in Kubernetes. Today we'll install and configure Traefik the cloud native proxy and load balancer as our Kubernetes Ingress Controller. We'll then install and configure cert-manager to manage certificates for our cluster. We'll set up Let's Encrypt as our Cluster Issuer so that cert-manager can automatically provision TLS certificates and even wildcard certificates using"
YouTube Link 2022-08-06T15:00Z 320K followers, 118.5K engagements
"Meet Guacamole Your Remote Access Gateway Do you have a lot of virtual machines Are you running Windows Linux and Mac and need remote access from a single UI Well Apache Guacamole is for you Apache Guacamole is a clientless remote access gateway that give you a web portal to access any of your clients over standard protocols like VNC RDP SSH TELNET and more. Join me in this step by step tutorial as we set up a self-hosted version of Guacamole in your homelab. As an added bonus we'll set up 2FA (multifactor authentication) to help secure Guacamole. Oh yeah and we'll do this all in Docker and"
YouTube Link 2020-09-26T14:00Z 320K followers, 273.1K engagements
"Ultimate Plex Dashboard Monitor All the Things Learn how to monitor your Plex server like a pro using Prometheus Grafana and Docker. In this video Ill show you how to track CPU GPU disk health network usage and Plex streams in a single dashboard. Stop Plex buffering catch server issues early and get full visibility into your media server. Huge thanks to Plex for inviting me to Plex Pro Week [----] and for sponsoring this video https://www.plex.tv/pro-week/ Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/monitor-your-plex-server-like-a-pro/ Merch Shop 🛍: https://l.technotim.live/shop Support me on"
YouTube Link 2025-09-22T16:32Z 320K followers, 32.7K engagements
"PiKVM Switch: The Best KVM Solution Yet I tested the PiKVM Switch Multiport Extender with every device I had. Here's how it went. Thanks to PiKVM for sending over the switches to test with all of my many random and stubborn devices. They did not pay me to make this video nor do they have any input into the contents of this video. https://docs.pikvm.org/switch/ Other Products in this Video: (Affiliate links may be included below. I may receive a small commission at no cost to you.) - 7" Monitor with HDMI: https://amzn.to/3Cn1yAg - Keychron K3 Max Slim BT/2.4 GHz Wireless Mechanical Keyboard:"
YouTube Link 2025-01-18T16:09Z 320K followers, 106.4K engagements
"Building a Low-Power Fully Loaded Plex Server I built an efficient good looking Mini ITX Plex server that doesnt skimp on the processing power storage or features like transcoding all while using only [--] watts of power. Each part is hand-picked and every setting is tweaked with efficiency in mind. Oh and it would even look nice in your living space too If you already have a Plex server you can still follow this guide to be sure you are getting the most efficiency out of your hardware and saving the most power. A huge thanks to Plex for sponsoring this video during Pro Week Explore and learn"
YouTube Link 2024-09-16T14:29Z 320K followers, 203.3K engagements
"UniFi Travel Router: My Network Follows Me I took the UniFi Travel Router (UTR) and set it up the way Id actually use it: bind to my home site with Teleport bring my SSID with me and even record a G6 Instant back to my UNVR. Also tested WiFi uplink vs wired WAN vs USB phone tethering. UniFi Travel Router: https://store.ui.com/us/en/products/utra_aid=TechnoTim (affiliate link) UniFi Cloud Gateways: https://store.ui.com/us/en/category/all-cloud-gatewaysa_aid=TechnoTim (affiliate link) The UTR was sent to me for testing. Merch Shop 🛍: https://l.technotim.live/shop Support me on Patreon:"
YouTube Link 2025-12-29T17:20Z 320K followers, 109.4K engagements
"Proxmox [---] Can Now Run Containers But Should You Proxmox [---] adds support for OCI container images bringing Docker-style workloads to Proxmox through LXC. In this video I show how it works how to deploy OCI images like Grafana and what limitations still exist in this tech preview. Is it ready for your homelab Merch Shop 🛍: https://l.technotim.live/shop Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim Become a YouTube member:"
YouTube Link 2025-11-20T18:01Z 320K followers, 126.4K engagements
"Self-Host Your Own Automation Platform with n8n + Docker If you've used products like Zapier and If This Then That you know how powerful workflow automation can be. n8n is a powerful self-hosted workflow automation tool that lets you do all of that and more. In this tutorial Ill show you how to self-host n8n on Linux using Docker. Youll learn how to set up the environment configure it with a .env file and build workflows that connect to services like Google Sheets Google Drive Ollama Self-Hosted LLM and Discord. Well start with a simple manual trigger then create a scheduled workflow and move"
YouTube Link 2025-07-11T15:30Z 320K followers, 101.4K engagements
"Put Wildcard Certificates and SSL on EVERYTHING - Traefik + Portainer Tutorial Today we're going to use SSL for everything. No more self-sign certs. No more http. No more hosting things on odd ports. We're going all in with SSL for our internal services and our external services too. We going to set up a reverse proxy using Traefik Portainer and use that to get wildcard certificates from Let's Encrypt. Join me and let's secure all the things. Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/traefik-portainer-ssl/ Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub:"
YouTube Link 2021-04-24T16:00Z 320K followers, 652K engagements
"Traefik [--] and FREE Wildcard Certificates with Docker Save 20% on UptimeRobot today https://l.technotim.live/uptime-robot-technotim In today's Traefik tutorial we'll get FREE Wildcard certificates to use in our HomeLab and with all of our internal self-hosted services. We're going to set up Traefik [--] in Docker and get Let's Encrypt certificates using Cloudflare as our DNS Provider (we'll cover how to set up others too). Then we'll configure local DNS using PiHole (or any other local DNS) to route to our services that are now protected with secure certificates Thanks to UptimeRobot for"
YouTube Link 2024-04-30T14:58Z 320K followers, 253.5K engagements
"Unlocking More PCIe NVMe Storage with OCuLink and U.2 I thought my server was maxed out. but I found a way to unlock even more PCIe lanes using OCuLink with U.2 In this video I install an OCuLink adapter connect a Samsung [---] Pro and an Intel Optane SSD and test their real-world performance both sequential and random 4K. We also talk about what U.2 and OCuLink actually are check if I'm getting full PCIe speeds and dive into latency differences between these two very different drives. Parts List (some may be affiliate links) - ICY Dock NVMe to U2. Adapter: https://amzn.to/3Yk882t - OCuLink to"
YouTube Link 2025-04-26T15:01Z 320K followers, 60.1K engagements
"Low Power Cluster - Small Efficient BUT Powerful I built a lower power efficient and near silent server cluster Although this cluster is small and efficient it's still powerful enough to run a high availability Kubernetes cluster with many services running in High Availability mode There are so many options with running a small cluster like this the possibilities are endless Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/low-power-cluster/ A HUGE thanks to Datree for sponsoring this video Combat misconfigurations. Empower engineers. https://www.datree.io Disclosures: - I purchased everything with"
YouTube Link 2023-04-22T15:00Z 320K followers, 250.6K engagements
"Meet Jekyll - The Static Site Generator Jekyll is a static site generator that transforms your plain text into beautiful static web sites and blogs. It can be use for a documentation site a blog an event site or really any web site you like. It's fast secure easy and open source. It's also the same site generator I use to maintain my open source documentation site. Today we'll be installing and configuring Jekyll using the Chirpy theme. We configure the site create some pages with markdown automatically build it with a GitHub action and even host it for FREE on GitHub pages. If you don't want"
YouTube Link 2022-05-28T15:00Z 320K followers, 137.9K engagements
"Self-Hosted AI That's Actually Useful Secure your privacy with Surfshark Enter coupon code TechnoTim for [--] months EXTRA at https://surfshark.deals/TechnoTim I built a private local and self-hosted AI stack to help me out with daily tasks. If you're looking for the walkthrough tutorial you can find it here: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=yoze1IxdBdM Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/private-practical-local-ai/ Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim"
YouTube Link 2024-07-05T14:34Z 320K followers, 223.6K engagements
"Paperless-ngx + Local AI (Optional): Better OCR Self-Hosted No Cloud Build a complete Paperless-ngx stack in Docker and take control of your documents. Well get Paperless running first (works great on its own) then optionally add local AI with Ollama + Open WebUI and upgrade OCR using Paperless-GPT and Paperless-AI for more accurate searchable text - no cloud required. Full Guide Here: https://technotim.com/posts/paperless-ngx-local-ai/ Code Here: https://github.com/timothystewart6/paperless-stack Paperless NGX: https://github.com/paperless-ngx/paperless-ngx Paperless AI:"
YouTube Link 2026-01-27T15:30Z 320K followers, 93.8K engagements
"I Rebuilt My Home Server Quieter Faster and Ready for [----] I rebuilt my home server from the ground up: CPU GPU RAM fans SSDs and power supply even some "accessory lighting". This thing is now quieter faster and built to handle just about anything I throw at it in [----] and hopefully beyond. Thank you to Noctua for helping to make this server quiet Thank you to Patrick from Serve the Home for the CPU upgrades (Both Noctua and Patrick gifted items for this upgrade.) Video notes: https://technotim.live/posts/home-server-upgrade-2025/ Parts List (some may be affiliate links) - Noctua NF-A12x25"
YouTube Link 2025-04-12T16:00Z 320K followers, 228.6K engagements
"High Availability PostgreSQL with Patroni Full Setup Tutorial Ready to take PostgreSQL to the next level In this in-depth tutorial well walk through setting up a self-hosted production-ready PostgreSQL cluster with high availability automatic failover and scalability in mind. Were doing it all from scratch using: - PostgreSQL - Patroni - etcd - HAProxy - Keepalived By the end of this video youll have a solid battle-tested setup that keeps your database onlineeven if a node goes down. Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/postgresql-high-availability/ Merch Shop 🛍:"
YouTube Link 2024-12-07T19:22Z 320K followers, 68.5K engagements
"20 Ways to Use a Virtual Machine (and other ideas for your homelab) Looking for new ideas on how to use your virtual machines Well here's the top [--] ways to use your virtual machines in your homelab. Be sure to check out my follow up video on Virtualization vs Containerization 👉 https://www.youtube.com/watchv=pxwUXJmAER4 Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/20-ways-virtual-machine/ Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim Become a YouTube member:"
YouTube Link 2020-04-26T15:00Z 320K followers, 396.4K engagements
"Build YOUR OWN Dockerfile Image and Container - Docker Tutorial We spin up all types of containers on my channel in my tutorials but we have yet to build our own custom Docker container image. Today we'll start from scratch with an empty Dockerfile and create build and run our very own custom Docker image We'll learn all the commands that everyone should know when building and maintaining images with Docker. This Docker tutorial is a great way to get started with Docker Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/custom-docker-image/ Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim"
YouTube Link 2022-02-26T16:00Z 320K followers, 359.5K engagements
"HIGH AVAILABILITY k3s (Kubernetes) in minutes Have you been thinking about running Kubernetes but don't know where to get started Let's start with k3s k3s is a highly optimized distribution of Kubernetes that can run on ARM IoT Raspberry Pis or even x86 hardware. It's small lightweight and gives you all the features in Kubernetes Join me as we set up k3s for your homelab or production use Looking for the etcd version Check it out here https://www.youtube.com/watchv=CbkEWcUZ7zM Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/k3s-ha-install/ Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim"
YouTube Link 2020-12-05T15:00Z 320K followers, 224.4K engagements
"It's better with Proxmox. Beelink ME Mini PC NAS Everyone thinks this is a NAS. I don't. It's a low power Proxmox LXC Server and it's awesome Beelink ME - https://amzn.to/3J8vNxZ Beelink EQ14 - https://amzn.to/45vQEmp Merch Shop 🛍: https://l.technotim.live/shop Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim Become a YouTube member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOk-gHyjcWZNj3Br4oxwh0A/join Gear Recommendations: https://l.technotim.live/gear Get Help in Our"
YouTube Link 2025-08-09T15:00Z 320K followers, 186K engagements
"Monitor Your HomeLab with Home Assistant Say goodbye to all of the other Home Lab Dashboards that you end up not using it's time to use something smarter Home Assistant. Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/homelab-assistant/ Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim Become a YouTube member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOk-gHyjcWZNj3Br4oxwh0A/join Merch Shop 🛍: https://l.technotim.live/shop Gear Recommendations: https://l.technotim.live/gear Get Help"
YouTube Link 2024-08-26T15:00Z 320K followers, 99.4K engagements
"I Built the PERFECT Game Server with Pterodactyl and Docker Pterodactyl is a free an open source dedicated game server. It comes with both a panel to configure and deploy your game servers as well as game server nodes to run your games. It runs games in Docker containers to keep them isolated and making them easier than ever to deploy. We're going to also use Docker to create our Pterodactyl server and the Wings agent making this truly Docker to the core. Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/pterodactyl-game-server/ https://pterodactyl.io Support me on Patreon:"
YouTube Link 2022-04-30T15:00Z 320K followers, 427.4K engagements
"Scaling the PiKVM - Using the Raspberry Pi PiKVM with Multiple Machines The PiKVM is a fantastic device to remote control your Windows Mac or Linux machines. It turns a Raspberry Pi into an IP based KVM switch that lets you remote control any machine from anywhere in the world You can build your own or buy a pre-assembled PiKVM like I did. In this video we try to scale the PiKVM to [--] devices but things don't always go as planned. Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/pikvm-at-scale/ Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub:"
YouTube Link 2023-02-18T16:00Z 320K followers, 136.2K engagements
"The BEST Tools for Windows - PowerToys Tutorial Today we're going to maximize your Productivity on Windows with Microsoft PowerToys. I'll show you step-by-step how you can use customize and be more efficient when using Microsoft PowerToys. Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/windows-powertoys/ Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim Become a YouTube member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOk-gHyjcWZNj3Br4oxwh0A/join Merch Shop:"
YouTube Link 2023-08-20T14:00Z 320K followers, 183.7K engagements
"My New Mini PC #homelab #minipc This super small low power Single Board Computer is awesome You can do so many unique things with it Check out ZimaBoard today ZimaBoard Official: https://bit.ly/3K9WZu7 ZimaBoard Official Shop: https://bit.ly/3DlTm0l ZimaBoard on Amazon: https://bit.ly/4478n1b 📦 See the entire Kit https://kit.co/TechnoTim/zimaboard-project-kit Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim Gear Recommendations: https://l.technotim.live/gear Get Help"
YouTube Link 2023-07-17T14:00Z 320K followers, 1.4M engagements
"Take Control of Your Photos Self-Host Immich on Your Server Protect your personal photos and videos by hosting them yourself. In this video youll learn how to install Immich an open-source photo and video platform on your own home server using Docker. Take control of your data with a fast modern interface GPU-accelerated features and the ability to use your own NAS or network storage. Immich: https://github.com/immich-app/immich Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/immich-self-hosted/ Merch Shop 🛍: https://l.technotim.live/shop Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim"
YouTube Link 2025-06-15T15:32Z 320K followers, 125.2K engagements
"Meet keepalived - High Availability and Load Balancing in One In my quest to make my services highly available I decided to use keepalived. keepalived is a framework for both load balancing and high availability that implements VRRP. This is a protocol that you see on some routers and has been implemented in keepalived. It creates a Virtual IP (or VIP or floating IP) that acts as a gateway to route traffic to all participating hosts. This VIP that can provide a high availability setup and fail over to another host in the event that one is down. In this video we'll set up and configure"
YouTube Link 2021-12-11T16:00Z 320K followers, 92.8K engagements
"Using Pi-Hole for Local DNS - Fast Simple and Easy Guide Pi-Hole is a wonderful ad blocking DNS sever for your network but did you know you can also use it for a Local DNS server In this fast simple and easy guide we'll walk through how to create DNS Entries (A Records) for the clients on your network and also set up Aliases (pointers to A Records) so that you can start using DNS at home instead of relying on IP addresses. Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/pi-hole-dns/ Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub:"
YouTube Link 2021-04-17T16:00Z 320K followers, 304K engagements
"Homelab Services Tour [----] - What am I Self-Hosting After seeing my HomeLab Hardware tour many of you asked what I am self-hosting in it. Well here are all of the services and software I am running in my HomeLab in [----] Support the channel get something in return with merch 🛍: https://l.technotim.live/shop Merch Shop 🛍: https://l.technotim.live/shop Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim Become a YouTube member:"
YouTube Link 2025-01-31T17:51Z 320K followers, 292.5K engagements
"Homelab Hardware Tour [----] Techno Tim HomeLab Hardware Tour [----] #homelab Merch Shop 🛍: https://l.technotim.live/shop Thank you for watching techno tim technotim homelab home lab techno tim technotim homelab home lab"
YouTube Link 2025-01-25T17:37Z 320K followers, 850.4K engagements
"Beelink ME Pro: No Business Being This Capable I took the Beelink ME Pro and tested it the way Id actually use a small NAS/homelab box: [--] SATA drives for bulk storage plus [--] NVMe (boot + fast app pool). Then I built pools set up SMB shares tested real file transfers on 2.5G vs 5G and finished with apps + Plex to see what the hardware can really do. Beelink ME Pro: https://amzn.to/3ZpYPxZ (affiliate link) Beelink ME Pro: https://www.bee-link.com/products/beelink-me-pro (non-affiliate link) ME Pro was sent to be for testing. Video Notes: https://technotim.com/posts/beelink-me-pro/ Merch Shop"
YouTube Link 2026-02-09T15:59Z 320K followers, 44.8K engagements
"Second Best Wi-Fi in the Neighborhood Helped my neighbor upgrade her Wi-Fi using old review gear. Not sponsoredjust the right tool for the job. More UniFi Gateways here: https://store.ui.com/us/en/category/all-cloud-gatewaysa_aid=TechnoTim (affiliate link) unifi unifi express tp-link deco home wireless mesh all in one wifi [--] fiber 10g [--] gig [--] gbe [---] 2.5g 2.5gbe [---] gig no more renting wifi unifi unifi express tp-link deco home wireless mesh all in one wifi [--] fiber 10g [--] gig [--] gbe [---] 2.5g 2.5gbe [---] gig no more renting wifi"
YouTube Link 2025-06-25T17:28Z 320K followers, 641.1K engagements
"Configuring VLANs Firewall Rules and WiFi Networks - UniFi Network Application In this video we will explore the capabilities of the UniFi Network Application for setting up VLANs and enhancing network security. With the UniFi Network Application you can easily create and manage VLANs to segment your network and improve performance as well as implement security policies to protect your network from unauthorized access. Whether you're a small business owner a home user with IoT devices or running a small HomeLab this video will provide you with valuable insights on how to utilize the UniFi"
YouTube Link 2023-03-04T16:00Z 320K followers, 339.7K engagements
"Low Power Efficient but Powerful Mini Cluster #homelab #minipc I built a small efficient but powerful mini cluster using Intel NUCs and it's awesome Intel NUC [--] - https://amzn.to/43TK8nS Intel NUC [--] - https://amzn.to/3MZjC6C SAMSUNG [---] PRO SSD 2TB PCIe NVMe - https://amzn.to/41vUOrk SAMSUNG [---] EVO SATA - https://amzn.to/3KQMriU G.Skill RipJaws DDR4 SO-DIMM Series 64GB - https://amzn.to/3AlstI8 Mk1 Manufacturing - https://www.mk1manufacturing.com/cart.php See the kit here: https://kit.co/TechnoTim/efficient-low-power-powerful-virtualization-server Want to set these up with Proxmox No"
YouTube Link 2023-06-03T15:00Z 318K followers, 732K engagements
"Meet Heimdall Your Homelab Application Dashboard Tired of bookmarking all of your self-hosted services only to lose them Want access to all your sites from anywhere in the world Well Heimdall can help with a clean responsive and beautiful dashboard for all of your Homelab services. So join me in this tutorial as we install and configure Heimdall on Docker and Kubernetes and build a dashboard with live icons. Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/heimdall-dashboard/ Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6"
YouTube Link 2020-06-20T14:00Z 319K followers, 127.8K engagements
"Beautiful Dashboards with Grafana and Prometheus - Monitoring Kubernetes Tutorial Grafana and Prometheus are a powerful monitoring solution. It allows you to visualize query and alert metrics no matter where they are stored. Today we'll install and configure Prometheus and Grafana in Kubernetes using kube-prometheus-stack. By the end of this tutorial you be able to observe and visualize your entire Kubernetes cluster with Grafana and Prometheus. Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/kube-grafana-prometheus/ A HUGE thanks to Datree for sponsoring this video Combat misconfigurations."
YouTube Link 2022-07-23T15:15Z 318K followers, 156.9K engagements
"Power Over Ethernet is AWESOME #homelab #minipc #poe Want to power a mini PC with Power Over Ethernet (POE) No problem Note: Be sure to check your device for the appropriate voltage and wattage. As with all power adapters using something that isn't intended for your device can break your device switch or both - POE Splitter Gb 2.5mm (featured in video): https://amzn.to/3rNhvKw - POE Splitter Gb 2.1mm: (other plug size): https://amzn.to/3KG5g9p - POE Splitter Gb USB C: https://amzn.to/3KfvE9G - POE Splitter Gb Micro USB: https://amzn.to/3KjMWlU Support me on Patreon:"
YouTube Link 2023-07-28T17:15Z 318K followers, 722.3K engagements
"Self-host your own internet speed test with LibreSpeed Internet speed tests are full of junk ads tracking and some even contain deprecated plug-ins. Who needs this when we can self-host an open source one LibreSpeed is a lightweight speedtest implemented in JavaScript using XHR requests and web workers. It's fast feature rich and supports every modern browser. Say goodbye to those other speed tests and host your own containerized in Docker or Kubernetes today Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/librespeed/ Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub:"
YouTube Link 2021-01-09T15:00Z 320K followers, 44.9K engagements
"No more overclocking for me I want stability #overclocking #pcgaming #homelab I just want things to work Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim Become a YouTube member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOk-gHyjcWZNj3Br4oxwh0A/join Merch Shop 🛍: https://l.technotim.live/shop Gear Recommendations: https://l.technotim.live/gear Get Help in Our Discord Community: https://l.technotim.live/discord 2nd channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TechnoTimTinkers"
YouTube Link 2024-10-28T15:51Z 320K followers, 22.2K engagements
"What is a HomeLab and How Do I Get Started What is a Home Lab and how do you get started It's easy. You can get started today in a few different ways. You can virtualize your entire home lab or build it on an old PC a Raspberry Pi or even some enterprise servers. The choice is really up to you. You'll need to first establish some goals for your homelab to determine capacity for your workloads. After that the rest is up to you. You can take it as far as you want to go and remember each home lab is almost as unique as the individual who builds it Please share this with anyone who asks what a"
YouTube Link 2021-02-28T15:30Z 320K followers, 553.2K engagements
"Build your own DVR with Plex Server #plex #homeserver #antenna I built a DVR using Plex to get Free Over the air TV. See the full video here https://www.youtube.com/watchv=Q5okoyPewyU Thank you to Plex for sponsoring the longform version of this video 📦 Products in this video TV Tuner that supports 4K and up to [--] streams https://amzn.to/3r1v3SL TV Tuner that supports [--] streams https://amzn.to/3EKeGx5 Flat Indoor Antenna https://amzn.to/3Z5AQmR Indoor Outdoor Antenna with 60+ mile range https://amzn.to/3sHLST3 Adjustable Gain TV Antenna Preamplifier with LTE Filter https://amzn.to/3LgwB26 LTE"
YouTube Link 2023-09-21T16:23Z 320K followers, 497.8K engagements
"Building My ULTIMATE All-inOne HomeLab Server Today I built the ultimate all in one HomeLab Home Server to handle everything. Sliger did send this case to me however asked for nothing in return. Other 4u Cases - Sliger CX4150a - https://www.sliger.com/products/rackmount/4u/cx4150a/ - SilverStone RM44 4U - https://amzn.to/3K0wpmk - RackChoice 4U - https://amzn.to/3UB8bEf Other Parts - Samsung SSDs - https://amzn.to/3USTxtj - Corsair Airflow Case (newer) - https://amzn.to/44BV0HI - 10g Ethernet adapter - https://amzn.to/3wkN0hP - LSI HAB - https://amzn.to/3UWBuCN (Affiliate links may be"
YouTube Link 2024-05-10T13:11Z 320K followers, 265.1K engagements
"Meet LocalSend - A Cross-Platform Open Source Alternative to AirDrop and Quick Share LocalSend is a free and open source application that securely transfers files between devices without the internet. It's cross-platform meaning that it's available for Windows Mac Linux iOS (iPhone iPad) and Android devices. This is a great alternative to AirDrop or Quick Share and can send and receive files to other devices without a 3rd party service like Google Drive. I used LocalSend around 20x while creating this video and all transfers went flawless Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/localsend/"
YouTube Link 2024-03-09T16:01Z 320K followers, 192.1K engagements
"Proxmox VE Install and Setup Tutorial Do you need to virtualize something at home Thinking of building your own Homelab (The answer is YES). Join me as we install and configure Proxmox VE step-by-step. Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/proxmox-setup/ Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim Become a YouTube member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOk-gHyjcWZNj3Br4oxwh0A/join Merch Shop: https://l.technotim.live/shop Gear Recommendations:"
YouTube Link 2020-03-14T22:30Z 320K followers, 189.9K engagements
"How to Build a Slack Bot Slack is a great chat and communication tool used by small and large businesses as well as personal use. Slack has a great API and great official Node JS clients that help you automate many features of Slack. If you're thinking of building a bot for Slack be sure to follow this step by step tutorial on how to build a Slack bot in JavaScript using the Slack API and the Node Slack SDK. With this SDK we can connect to the Slack Web API and even hook into events using the RTM API and build a bot in just a few minutes that you can add to your Slack server today. Video"
YouTube Link 2020-07-03T14:00Z 320K followers, 48K engagements
"Self-Hosting Security Guide for your HomeLab When most people think about self-hosting services in their HomeLab they often think of the last mile. By last mile I mean the very last hop before a user accesses your services. This last hop whether thats using certificates or a reverse proxy is incredibly important but its also important to know that security starts at the foundation of your HomeLab. Today we'll work our way up from hardware security to OS to networking to containers to firewalls IDS/IPS reverse proxies auth proxies for authentication and authorization and even lean in to an"
YouTube Link 2022-01-29T16:00Z 320K followers, 653.6K engagements
"Automate Cloudflare with Terraform and GitHub Actions - Terraform Tutorial for Beginners Terraform is a powerful infrastructure as code tool to help you create and manage infrastructure across multiple public or private clouds. It can help you provision configure and manage infrastructure using their simple and human readable configuration language. Using Terraform helps you automate your infrastructure and your DevOps workflow do it consistently and allows you to collaborate with teams in Git. Today we're going to set up and configure Terraform on your machine so we can start using"
YouTube Link 2023-03-25T15:36Z 320K followers, 55.9K engagements
"Fully MAXED-Out UniFi Mini Network Rack After building a mini rack that included an entire Homelab I decided to build [--] more custom mini racks that focus solely on networking. Thank you to DeskPi for sending this mini rack. Note: I was not paid to make this video nor did DeskPi or Ubiquiti have any input. I just love racks of all sizes and UniFi gear fits nicely in it not to mention there are quite a few 3D printed models for their gear. If you want to see more ideas on mini racks check out Project MINI RACK from Jeff Geerling - https://mini-rack.jeffgeerling.com/ -"
YouTube Link 2025-02-16T20:21Z 320K followers, 230.5K engagements
"I tried Unraid for the FIRST time in [----] I knew nothing about Unraid until today. I finally installed Unraid in my HomeLab on one of my servers. Is it any good Does it live up to the hype Let's find out in my candid walkthrough of Unraid as you see and hear my successes as well as my struggles. - This video is NOT sponsored. - I bought Unraid with my own money. - If you'd like see more sponsor-free videos see one of the ways to support me below Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/unraid-first-time/ Quality USB Drives - SAMSUNG FIT Plus: https://amzn.to/3VfsHvR - SanDisk Ultra Fit:"
YouTube Link 2024-05-24T14:31Z 320K followers, 257.9K engagements
"You should be using Proxmox Backup Server The disk network and computational savings are incredible with Proxmox Backup Server and you should be using it if you are running Proxmox VE. I used NFS for years and only now do I realize how inefficient that is. This is why I started using Proxmox Backup Server. Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/proxmox-backup-server/ Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim Become a YouTube member:"
YouTube Link 2024-09-28T16:56Z 320K followers, 185.1K engagements
"20 Home Server Projects You Can Start TODAY - CasaOS + ZimaBoard I've had a ton of fun setting up and configuring a ZimaBoard and CasaOS over the last few weeks While CasaOS is a great fit for your Home Server projects I also decided to walk through over [--] other home server projects you can start today. These projects are for everyone from the beginner to the tinkerer to the hardcore enthusiast Thanks to ZimaBoard for sending this device Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/zimaboard-projects/ Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub:"
YouTube Link 2023-07-14T15:00Z 320K followers, 387.8K engagements
"Pi-hole Syncing But Smarter. Running multiple Pi-hole servers has always been a challenge until now. In this video Ill show you a tool called Nebula Sync that helps keep them in sync making DNS and blocklist management much easier. I'll walk through how it works how to set it up how to choose the right settings and why it might be useful for your network. This is a follow-up video to my other popular High Availability Pi-Hole videos but for version [--] and up Nebula Sync: https://github.com/lovelaze/nebula-sync Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/pihole-sync-nebula/ Merch Shop 🛍:"
YouTube Link 2025-03-21T15:46Z 320K followers, 139.8K engagements
"Is the UniFi NAS Pro Right for You (UNAS-Pro Review) Ubiquiti just stepped into the storage game with a NAS. It's the UniFi NAS Pro but is it any good UNAS-Pro - https://store.ui.com/us/en/products/unas-proa_aid=TechnoTim (affiliate link) Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim Become a YouTube member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOk-gHyjcWZNj3Br4oxwh0A/join Merch Shop 🛍: https://l.technotim.live/shop Gear Recommendations: https://l.technotim.live/gear"
YouTube Link 2024-10-21T14:20Z 320K followers, 100.1K engagements
"My Private Mini Kubernetes Cluster - Powered by Tailscale A full Kubernetes cluster you can take anywhere - securely. I built a portable Kubernetes cluster that runs over 5G powered by Tailscale - no traditional VPNs no open ports no public exposure. This mini homelab rack runs Kubernetes and the Tailscale Kubernetes Operator making it easy to self-host apps expose private services and connect clusters together with GitOps and zero-trust networking. And yes Tailscale is giving away the exact mini rack from this project. Find all the giveaway details in the Tailscale Discord. Thank you for"
YouTube Link 2025-11-07T17:21Z 320K followers, 54.6K engagements
"FINALLY A New UniFi Dream Machine - UDM Pro Max The UDM Pro Max is here and it's packed with upgrades like a faster CPU more RAM an internal SSD more eMMC Dual Drive bays and more Today we check on the new UniFi Dream Machine Pro Max configure and test Shadow Mode and test network throughput to see if this really is the fastest UniFi Dram Machine yet. Get your UDM Pro Max here: https://l.technotim.live/udm-pro-max (affiliate link) Products were given for testing the new Shadow Mode feature and the new UniFi OS4 (coming soon). I wasn't paid money. Video Notes:"
YouTube Link 2024-04-23T13:49Z 320K followers, 82.8K engagements
"Build Enterprise-Grade UniFi Monitoring with Unpoller Prometheus & Grafana Build a UniFi observability stack with Unpoller Prometheus and Grafana to collect and visualize real network metrics over time. Get the code: https://github.com/timothystewart6/unpoller-unifi Video notes: https://technotim.live/posts/unpoller-unifi-metrics/ Unpoller: https://github.com/unpoller/unpoller Find a UniFi Gateway: https://store.ui.com/us/en/category/all-cloud-gatewaysa_aid=TechnoTim (affiliate link) Merch Shop 🛍: https://l.technotim.live/shop Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor"
YouTube Link 2025-12-21T16:01Z 320K followers, 46.6K engagements
"Improving my WiFi Bridge with the UniFi U7 Outdoor and the UDB I am upgrading my wireless bridge to be faster and more reliable using the U7 Outdoor UDB and the UDB Pro. Thanks to MicroCenter for sponsoring today's video Shop Micro Centers Black Friday Event: https://micro.center/7weu Shop Qualcomm Powered Microsoft Surfaces: https://micro.center/rtkg Shop the AMD Ryzen [--] 7600X3D Bundle: https://micro.center/1115b4 Shop Micro Centers selection of Ubiquiti Networking gear: https://micro.center/lkgs In this video I take on the challenge of creating the fastest and most reliable wireless bridge"
YouTube Link 2024-11-18T16:24Z 320K followers, 78.9K engagements
"New HomeLab NAS - HL8 & HL4 #homelab #nas #storage New small efficient but powerful [--] bay and [--] bay NAS from 45Drives. Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim Become a YouTube member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOk-gHyjcWZNj3Br4oxwh0A/join Merch Shop 🛍: https://l.technotim.live/shop Gear Recommendations: https://l.technotim.live/gear Get Help in Our Discord Community: https://l.technotim.live/discord 2nd channel:"
YouTube Link 2024-08-28T03:15Z 320K followers, 133.3K engagements
"A Better Way to Run Docker Apps on TrueNAS Learn how to run Docker apps on TrueNAS like a pro - with full control clean YAML and no extra dashboards. This pattern also allows you to use docker networks and even assign dedicated IPs to containers using macvlan Have questions or a different setup that works for you Leave a comment I'd love to hear how others are running Docker on TrueNAS. Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/truenas-docker-pro/ Inspired by TrueNAS Forum Post: https://forums.truenas.com/t/electric-eel-how-i-am-using-dockerfile-env-files-compose-files/15252/6 Merch Shop 🛍:"
YouTube Link 2025-07-15T15:15Z 320K followers, 82.7K engagements
"Building My ULTIMATE Linux Workstation I finally built my dedicated Linux workstation. What parts did I choose How does it perform And most importantly which distribution did I go with A huge THANK YOU to Micro Center who sponsored this video and this Linux workstation build Shop Micro Centers Holiday Savings Event: https://micro.center/xxvb Sign-Up for Early Access to Micro Center Santa Clara: https://micro.center/xkcd Full PC Build: https://micro.center/5wnc Shop the Intel Ultra [--] 265K Processor: https://micro.center/b52452 Shop AMD Ryzen 5500GT Processor: https://micro.center/2086a0 Shop"
YouTube Link 2024-12-23T15:47Z 320K followers, 137.9K engagements
"JetKVM: Promises Made Promises Kept I received my JetKVM from backing it on Kickstarter and I wanted to find out if it delivers on all of its many promises it made during their campaign. https://jetkvm.com/ (Since the Kickstarter campaign is still active and it is not being sold retail standard Kickstarter disclaimer applies.) Other Products I used (affiliate links below) - EZCOO Switch (hotkey model): https://amzn.to/3QKNGU4 - EZCOO HDMI Splitter: https://amzn.to/41GuWvb - PoE Splitter: https://amzn.to/41pxKeU - Mini Monitor: https://amzn.to/4ihjH1U Merch Shop 🛍:"
YouTube Link 2025-03-05T16:01Z 320K followers, 363.5K engagements
"Mini Rack HomeLab Stack - Mini Server Rack Let's try this again but WITHOUT the sponsorship. There's building a MINI SERVER RACK and then there's beating Raid Owl in the mini server rack build challenge. Let's see if I can do both. 📦 Mini Server Rack Parts List 📦 - DeskPi RackMate T1: https://amzn.to/3zVZk9w - DeskPi Rackmate Shelves: https://amzn.to/4di9gIZ - Protectli VP1210: https://amzn.to/4bWEyUF - Beelink EQ13: https://amzn.to/3Wfu9gR - RealHD 2.5G Switch: https://amzn.to/46gA3TG - Tenda 2.5G Switch (won't fit in rack but dual SFP+): https://amzn.to/3SlShx4 - PiKVM: https://pikvm.org/"
YouTube Link 2024-07-26T15:02Z 320K followers, 258.5K engagements
"Proxmox Automation with Proxmox Helper Scripts Proxmox helper scripts is a collection of scripts to help you easily make changes to your Proxmox VE server along with installing many LXC Containers. This makes installing configuring and maintaining your Proxmox server in your HomeLab along with many applications as simple as running a script. Proxmox Helper Scripts on Github: https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/proxmox-helper-scripts/ (shows how to execute scripts pinned to a commit hash) Merch Shop 🛍: https://l.technotim.live/shop Support"
YouTube Link 2024-05-30T15:09Z 320K followers, 223.1K engagements
"HomeLab Hardware Tour (Early 2025) Here's all of the hardware I am running in my Homelab in [----] Software / services tour soon Merch Shop 🛍: https://l.technotim.live/shop 📦 Gear in this video 📦 Rack & Accessories - 32u Rack https://amzn.to/3TlhdXb - D Ring Hooks https://amzn.to/3FSxk5Y - 1u Brush Panels https://amzn.to/3hKNiaf - 1u Rack Mount Full Depth Shelf https://amzn.to/3jrm5Kp - Right Angle Extension Cord https://amzn.to/3Wl7gay - Black Outlet Covers https://amzn.to/3jrf7Vu - UniFi SmartPower https://l.technotim.live/ubiquiti - 10" Mini Rack https://amzn.to/4gMHfve Network - Patch"
YouTube Link 2025-01-06T17:30Z 320K followers, 274.9K engagements
"I dont use AirDrop or Quick Share anymore #smartphone #opensource #tech LocalSend is a free and open source application that securely transfers files between devices without the internet. It's cross-platform meaning that it's available for Windows Mac Linux iOS (iPhone iPad) and Android devices. This is a great alternative to AirDrop or Quick Share and can send and receive files to other devices without a 3rd party service like Google Drive. I used LocalSend around 20x while creating this video and all transfers went flawless Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/localsend/ LocalSend:"
YouTube Link 2024-03-12T17:27Z 320K followers, 66.2K engagements
"Buy Once Cry Once: How I Wasted $2857 on Switches I bought and replaced [--] switches trying to save money Then I finally spent $2742 on the one I shouldve bought in the first place. This isnt sponsored I paid for the switch myself along with all of the others included in the total. And its not really about networking. Its about the cost of solving the same problem over and over again. Buy once cry once. Pro XG [--] PoE (the one I bought): https://store.ui.com/us/en/category/switching-professional-max-xg/products/usw-pro-xg-48-poea_aid=TechnoTim Other Switches:"
YouTube Link 2025-06-06T15:21Z 320K followers, 284.6K engagements
"Perfect Proxmox Template with Cloud Image and Cloud Init Using Cloud Images and Cloud Init with Proxmox is easy fast efficient and fun Cloud Images are small images that are certified cloud ready that have Cloud Init preinstalled and ready to accept a Cloud Config. Cloud Images and Cloud Init also work with Proxmox and if you combine the two you have a perfect small efficient optimized clone template to provision machines with your ssh keys and network settings. So join me as we discuss set up and configure Proxmox with Cloud Images and Cloud Init. Video Notes:"
YouTube Link 2022-03-19T16:00Z 320K followers, 154.6K engagements
"A Hypervisor Built on Kubernetes - Cloud Native HCI with Harvester Rancher released a next generation open source HCI software hypervisor built on Kubernetes that helps you run virtual machines. With Harvester you can create Linux Windows or any virtual machine that can be easily scaled and cluster giving your high availability virtual machines with a few clicks. It also gives you a platform to automatically create HA RKE1 RKE2 and K3S Kubernetes clusters with etcd along with the virtual machines it runs on. Now you can run virtual machines and kubernetes on the edge on one machine. Video"
YouTube Link 2022-03-12T16:00Z 320K followers, 145.1K engagements
"I'll NEVER run out of POWER - Eaton and Tripp Lite UPS Today I look at [--] (or [--] depending on how you count them) UPS systems from Tripp Lite and Eaton. These UPS devices couldn't be any different but they are awesome nonetheless. Each has it's own unique capabilities and features. Which on will you choose when looking for your next UPS Join me as we walk through and review these type UPS systems and rack them in my new rack Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/new-ups-rack/ Huge THANK YOU to Eaton / Tripp Lite for sending these UPS systems. If you're looking for a new UPS for home or work"
YouTube Link 2022-11-26T16:00Z 320K followers, 79.6K engagements
"Network UPS Tools (NUT Server) Ultimate Guide Meet NUT Server or Network UPS Tools. It's an open source UPS monitoring tool that runs on many different operating systems and processors. This means you can run the server on Linux MacOS or BSD and run the client on Windows MacOS Linux and more. It' perfect for your Pi server or desktop. It works with hundreds of UPS devices PDUs and many other power management systems. This is the ultimate guide to configuring Network UPS Tools (NUT). We cover everything from installing and configuring the server on as Raspberry Pi configuring the client on"
YouTube Link 2021-09-25T15:00Z 320K followers, 302.9K engagements
"Open Source & Collaborative Security with CrowdSec and Traefik - CrowdSec & Traefik Tutorial CrowdSec is a free open-source and collaborative IPS. Analyze behaviors respond to attacks & share signals across the community. With CrowdSec you can set up your own intrusion detection system that parses logs detects and blocks threats and shares bad actors with the larger CrowdSec community. It works great with a reverse proxy like traefik to help keep hackers at bay. Could this be a viable alternative to fail2ban Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/crowdsec-traefik/ Support me on Patreon:"
YouTube Link 2022-02-12T16:00Z 286K followers, 103.1K engagements
"So I was banned on Twitch. 🛍 Merch - https://shop.technotim.live Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim Gear Recommendations: https://l.technotim.live/gear Get Help in Our Discord Community: https://l.technotim.live/discord 2nd channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TechnoTimTalks #TechnoTim #HomeLab #SelfHosted Thank you for watching"
YouTube Link 2025-01-04T21:51Z 261K followers, [----] engagements
"Everything you need to know about the NEW Rancher UI Today we're going to talk about the new Cluster Explorer in Rancher. The Cluster Explorer is the new fancy user interface that will replace the old Cluster Manager. The new UI contains lots of new areas to explore from new dashboards to new workload and deployment views to service discovery to storage to RBAC and more. If you've been hesitant to use the new UI no need to worry we all have. But hopefully after this you'll switch over like I have done too Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/rancher-new-ui/ Support me on Patreon:"
YouTube Link 2021-04-03T14:00Z 291K followers, 39.3K engagements
"Monitoring Your Kubernetes Cluster with Grafana Prometheus and Alertmanager Today in this step by step guide we'll set up Grafana Prometheus and Alertmanager to monitor your Kubernetes cluster. This can be set up really quickly using helm or the Rancher UI. We'll install and configure set up some dashboards and even set up some alerts using Slack. All this and more in this simple to follow easy tutorial. Setting up Grafana and Prometheus has never been so easy. Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/rancher-monitoring/ Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on"
YouTube Link 2023-10-25T18:41Z 170K followers, 26.4K engagements
"Meet Renovate - Your Update Automation Bot for Kubernetes and More Keeping track of container image updates is hard. I started using Renovate Bot to to track these for me and I now get pull requests from a bot for my Docker and Kubernetes container images. It's a game changer. Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/renovate-bot-kubernetes/ A HUGE thanks to Datree for sponsoring this video Secure Your Kubernetes Prevent Misconfigurations https://www.datree.io Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe"
YouTube Link 2023-07-01T15:00Z 296K followers, 50.8K engagements
"Virtualize Windows [--] with Proxmox VE Do you need to virtualize Windows [--] with Proxmox Join me as we install and configure Windows [--] on Proxmox VE step-by-step using the best performance options. Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/proxmox-windows/ If you're looking for the Windows [--] version you can find it here https://www.youtube.com/watchv=fupuTkkKPDU If you need to install Proxmox see my Proxmox Install and Setup Tutorial - https://www.youtube.com/watchv=7OVaWaqO2aU Proxmox - https://www.proxmox.com/en/downloads/category/iso-images-pve VirtIO Drivers -"
YouTube Link 2020-03-18T12:00Z 258K followers, 206.6K engagements
"Unlock the Power of Your Mac with This Case - Sonnet xMac Studio + ECHO III Desktop + PCIe Cards I debated buying a new Mac due to its limited options for expandability. This all changed when I found a way to not only rackmount my mac but add PCIe slots to add additional components like NVMe SSDs video capture cards dual [--] gig networking and even testing a video card. Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/mac-studio-rack/ Thank you to Sonnet for sending this xMac Studio / Echo III / M.2 8x4 Silent Gen4 PCIe Card to help complete my video editing / software development machine Find out"
YouTube Link 2023-10-05T15:17Z 170K followers, 32.5K engagements
"How to Build a Twitch Bot Using TMI.JS (a moderator bot). Let's build a bot Not a bad bot like a view bot but bot for good. Let's build a Twitch moderator bot using tmi.js The Twitch API is powerful and and already has lots of great bots however no bot has the flexibility of creating your own In this video I will show you how to build a Twitch bot using TMI.JS from start to finish. You'll see how to use the developer portal set up oauth set the correct scopes get an access token create a bot using JavaScript NodeJS and NPM invite the bot to your Twitch channel and have it moderate your chat."
YouTube Link 2020-05-03T15:00Z 297K followers, 46.2K engagements
"GPU Passthrough on Linux and Docker for AI ML and Plex We've already figured out how to pass through a GPU to Windows machine but why let Windows have all the fun Today we do it on an Ubuntu headless server that's virtualized run some AI and Deep Learning workloads then turn up the transcoding on Plex to [--]. Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/gpu-passthrough-linux/ 📦 Cards I mention that don't require external power GTX [----] https://amzn.to/3dnG31y GTX [----] https://amzn.to/2GQlOgO (Affiliate links may be included in this description. I may receive a small commission at no cost to"
YouTube Link 2020-10-10T14:00Z 300K followers, 54.4K engagements
"NEW [--] HomeLab HL15 at the Creator Storage Summit I took a trip with [--] other Tech YouTubers to [--] Drives Headquarters to see the new [--] HomeLab HL15 and other devices during their first ever Creator Summit to discuss storage We take a look at lots of Storinators the HL15 HomeLab all flash Stornados and even the Storinator Jr. The HL15 has been released https://www.youtube.com/watchv=QGSaj5TYUB0 Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/45drives-creator-summit-day-1/ Disclosures: - I was not paid - [--] Drives did pay for my trip to this event Thank you so much to 45Drives for paying for this"
YouTube Link 2023-09-14T14:02Z 281K followers, 52.6K engagements
"The Best Way to Dual Boot Windows and Ubuntu Dual booting Windows and Ubuntu Linux can be a pain however there are many benefits do doing this if you do it right. In this tutorial we'll discuss how to dual boot Windows and Ubuntu on your PC or laptop in a few simple steps so that you can take advantage of all the hardware in your "best" machine with full access to your GPU. Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/dual-boot-windows-ubuntu/ See my hard drive recommendations here https://kit.co/technotim/best-ssd-hard-drive-flash-storage Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim"
YouTube Link 2021-02-08T15:00Z 298K followers, 574.9K engagements
"EVERYTHING You Should Know About the HL15 (HL15 Review) The HL15 from 45Drives is here. It brings a lot of unique features and was built and designed with the HomeLab community in mind. In this in-depth review we'll cover everything you want to know about this new storage server. Thank you to 45Drives for sending this unit You can get yours at: https://45homelab.com/ Check out their forums for updates: https://forum.45homelab.com/ Other Parts: - Universal Rack Shelves: https://amzn.to/3usoh9Q - Blank PCIe Covers (Black): https://amzn.to/3sK8ZwE - Blank PCIe Covers (White):"
YouTube Link 2023-11-22T15:59Z 303K followers, 65.6K engagements
"The Unrivaled Mini Server Rack - HomeLab Stack I built a Mini Server Rack to serve as my HomeLab Stack. I think I may have gone too far. Download the Temu app and use code dpm5787 to get a $100 dollar coupon bundle link: https://temu.to/m/uqkg1sb3mfu Check out Raid Owl's build here: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=wJUDhQ7s9HM 📦 Mini Server Rack Parts List 📦 - DeskPi RackMate T1: https://amzn.to/3zVZk9w - DeskPi Rackmate Shelves: https://amzn.to/4di9gIZ - Protectli VP1210: https://amzn.to/4bWEyUF - Beelink EQ13: https://amzn.to/3Wfu9gR - RealHD 2.5G Switch: https://amzn.to/46gA3TG - Tenda"
YouTube Link 2024-07-24T14:02Z 234K followers, [----] engagements
"Build a Low Power Efficient Small Form Factor but Powerful Proxmox Server Have you been thinking about building a low power efficient small form factor but performant Proxmox server This is the perfect home server build for anyone who wanted to virtualize some machines while still staying green. This tiny silent and efficient build is one that won't drive up your electricity bill either. Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/low-power-efficient-proxmox/ Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on"
YouTube Link 2022-01-15T16:00Z 289K followers, 347.3K engagements
"45 Homelab HL15 by 45Drives - First Look #homelab #homeserver This is an early look at the [--] Homelab by @45Drives. Its targeting home sever and homelab users. Its shaping up to be a powerful and flexible machine The HL15 has been released https://www.youtube.com/watchv=QGSaj5TYUB0 Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim Gear Recommendations: https://l.technotim.live/gear Get Help in Our Discord Community: https://l.technotim.live/discord 2nd channel:"
YouTube Link 2023-08-27T18:26Z 283K followers, 52.4K engagements
"How to Virtualize Your Home Router / Firewall Using pfSense It's time to say goodbye to your home router and start virtualizing it using Proxmox and pfSense. Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/proxmox-pfsense/ pfSense Community Edition Download: https://www.pfsense.org/download/ Get started with Proxmox today: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=7OVaWaqO2aU Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim Become a YouTube member:"
YouTube Link 2020-05-16T14:00Z 283K followers, 314.2K engagements
"Setting Up Windows for JavaScript Development THE RIGHT WAY (WSL Terminal NVM Node Yarn VS Code ZSH) You want to get started developing JavaScript with NodeJS ReactJS or AngularJS but you're not sure how to get started This is a complete step by step guide on how to configure your Windows machines for JavaScript development the right way. You'll learn how to install and configure Windows the new Windows Terminal WSL Ubuntu ZSH with Oh My ZSH yarn NPM NVM NodeJS and VS Code. We'll also configure our git client for SSH access to GitHub. This is the perfect beginner tutorial for anyone trying to"
YouTube Link 2020-03-12T17:00Z 305K followers, 25.1K engagements
"RTX [----] for Machine Learning and Object Detection The NVIDIA RTX [----] is a beast. We all know it can beat the benchmarks in gaming but how about machine learning and neural networks Today we walk through the RTX [----] and then compile and run Darknet an open source neural network on Windows and then Ubuntu Linux and run object detection on pictures images and real-time video. You will be amazed at how much more you can get out of your video card than just gaming Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/3090-machine-learning/ See the entire Kit here"
YouTube Link 2021-01-30T16:00Z 282K followers, 38.5K engagements
"How to Update Proxmox VE (No subscription required) Have you been thinking about updating your Proxmox VE server Well what are you waiting for Upgrade your Proxmox server in your home lab in just a few minutes with this step-by-step tutorial Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/proxmox-update/ Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim Become a YouTube member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOk-gHyjcWZNj3Br4oxwh0A/join Merch Shop:"
YouTube Link 2020-04-02T15:00Z 280K followers, 35.1K engagements
"Techno Tim HomeLab Services Tour (Late 2022) - What am I Self-Hosting in my HomeLab Wow what a year of self-hosting After showing off my Home Lab hardware in my late [----] tour many of you asked what services are self-hosted in this stack. This is always a moving target so I decided it was time to share which services I am running here at home. Today we walk through everything I am hosting including: Dashboard Hypervisor Virtualization Containerization Network Attached Storage (NAS) DNS Network Management Home Security Kubernetes Kubernetes Storage Docker Reverse Proxy Certificates Monitoring"
YouTube Link 2022-12-31T16:00Z 252K followers, 213.1K engagements
"Encrypt Your Sensitive Information Before Storing It - Encrypting with Mozilla SOPS and AGE Committing secrets to your Git Repo can expose information like passwords access tokens and other types of sensitive information. Some might think that committing secrets to a private Git Repo is OK but I am here to tell you it's not. If you're going to commit secrets to a git repo private or public you should encrypt them first using Mozilla SOPS (Secret Operations) and AGE. SOPS is an editor of encrypted files that supports YAML JSON ENV INI and BINARY formats and encrypts with AWS KMS GCP KMS Azure"
YouTube Link 2022-10-01T15:00Z 317K followers, 54.1K engagements
"Techno Tim Homelab Tour -- Server Rack and Network You asked for a tour of my homelab well here it is. In this tour I will take you through my home server rack and network setup. This includes my all of my home networking equipment my servers disk array and everything else in my server rack. Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/homelab-hardware-tour/ Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim Become a YouTube member:"
YouTube Link 2020-07-11T14:00Z 307K followers, 215.1K engagements
"Getting the Most Performance out of TrueNAS and ZFS After setting up your TrueNAS server there are lots of things to configure when it comes to tuning ZFS. From pools to disk configuration to cache to networking backups and more. This guide will walk you through everything you should do after installing TrueNAS with a focus on speed safety and optimization. Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/truenas-performance-guide/ Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch:"
YouTube Link 2024-02-09T15:00Z 317K followers, 210.3K engagements
"Self-Hosted DIY Open Source Alternative to Linktree Meet LittleLink & LittleLink-Server - a DIY self hosted and open source alternative to the popular service Linktree. This web site inside of a container allows you to create and host your own web site with all of your social information and links giving your followers multiple ways to connect with you In this video we talk about what LittleLink-Server is what it does and how to create your own site using this Docker container with only a few environment variables no knowledge of web development required. Be sure to check the documentation"
YouTube Link 2021-08-14T17:03Z 315K followers, 36.8K engagements
"The difference between a virtual machine and Docker #shorts #virtualmachine #docker What's the difference between a virtual machine and Docker Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim Gear Recommendations: https://l.technotim.live/gear Get Help in Our Discord Community: https://l.technotim.live/discord 2nd channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TechnoTimTalks (Affiliate links may be included in this description. I may receive a small commission at no cost to you.)"
YouTube Link 2021-12-28T21:03Z 311K followers, 60.7K engagements
"I hacked my PC RGB fans to use Zigbee #shorts #homelab #rgb In my quest to fid a better integrated and less proprietary RGB solution I hacked my RGB PC fans to use Zigbee with Home Automation. No PC software required ★ Subscribe https://l.technotim.live/subscribe Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim Gear Recommendations: https://l.technotim.live/gear Get Help in Our Discord Community: https://l.technotim.live/discord 2nd channel:"
YouTube Link 2022-10-12T18:00Z 309K followers, 10.5K engagements
"Building a Low Power All-in-One Silent Server I built a lower power efficient and silent server Although this server is small and efficient it's still powerful enough to run Proxmox with multiple virtual machines like pfSense as my router TrueNAS as my NAS Ubuntu Server running Portainer with lots of Docker containers and I have even passed through the hardware and video card to a Virtual Machine and turned this into a Desktop all while transcoding Plex streams Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/low-power-efficient-server/ Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim"
YouTube Link 2023-04-08T16:00Z 312K followers, 372.2K engagements
"My HUGE (but small) 1U Server Upgrade I've been making great use of some older bigger servers but I decided to try and build upgrade and migrate to some 1U servers. Join me as we unbox and build my [--] new virtualization servers Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/1u-server-upgrade/ * Note everything here was purchased with my own money. [--] outside influence by brands. 📦 Products in this Video 📦 See the entire Kit here https://kit.co/TechnoTim/techno-tim-1u-servers Find it on Amazon Supermicro SuperServer 5018R-M - https://amzn.to/3nHyir5 Intel Xeon E5-2680v4 - https://amzn.to/35S2fyK"
YouTube Link 2020-11-21T15:00Z 318K followers, 216K engagements
"Rancher vs. Portainer - Which one should I choose Rancher vs. Portainer which one is better" Which one should I choose Can Portainer manager Kubernetes Can Rancher manage Kubernetes We answer all these questions and more in this quick no fluff video. Side note this is one of the most asked questions in my live streams. Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/rancher-vs-portainer/ ★ Subscribe https://l.technotim.live/subscribe ★ Join me live on Twitch https://l.technotim.live/twitch ★ Get Help in Our Discord Community https://l.technotim.live/discord ★ Subscribe to Techno Tim Talks"
YouTube Link 2021-03-08T16:00Z 311K followers, 118.3K engagements
"Before I do anything on Proxmox I do this first. After setting up my Proxmox servers there are a few things I do before I use them for their intended purpose. This ranges from updates to storage to networking and VLANS to uploading ISOs to clustering to NIC teaming with LACP and more. Join me as we pick up where the rest of the proxmox tutorials stop and that's everything you need to do to make these production ready (and maybe a bonus item too) Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/first-11-things-proxmox/ Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub:"
YouTube Link 2020-11-28T15:00Z 312K followers, 1.1M engagements
"Automate Your Battery Backups with a Raspberry Pi #ups #raspberrypi #homelab Automate your UPS system with an open source project called NUT a Raspberry Pi and script Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/nut-server-script/ Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim Gear Recommendations: https://l.technotim.live/gear Get Help in Our Discord Community: https://l.technotim.live/discord 2nd channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TechnoTimTalks"
YouTube Link 2022-11-29T03:41Z 315K followers, 16.5K engagements
"HomeLab Services Tour [----] - What Am I Self Hosting What a year of self-hosting Join me as we walk though my entire infrastructure and services that I have running in my HomeLab This time I also include network diagrams and dive deep into which services I have running where they are running and why I chose them Network diagram created with Figma https://l.technotim.live/figma (affiliate link) If you missed the hardware tour check it out here https://www.youtube.com/watchv=r4NCofJyOHE Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/homelab-services-tour-2024/ Support me on Patreon:"
YouTube Link 2024-01-04T16:00Z 314K followers, 599K engagements
"PiHole on Docker and Kubernetes (I almost gave up) We know you've heard of Pihole and we know you are probably aware of how to install it but. have you tried running it on Docker and Kubernetes using Rancher Have you configured it for pfSense Don't worry I figured out all the hard stuff for you. So let's consolidate some hardware and services. Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/pihole-containerized/ Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim Gear"
YouTube Link 2020-05-30T14:00Z 307K followers, 91K engagements
"A Mini Rack for Your Home I decided to go with another rack in my home but this time much smaller Thanks to Rackstuds for sending a few packs of Rackstuds Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/sysracks-12u/ Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim Become a YouTube member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOk-gHyjcWZNj3Br4oxwh0A/join Merch Shop 🛍: https://l.technotim.live/shop Gear Recommendations: https://l.technotim.live/gear Get Help in Our Discord"
YouTube Link 2023-07-26T15:18Z 314K followers, 153.1K engagements
"Bridge Mode with UniFi Access Points (GarageLab Part 1) Do you have some places where you can't run ethernet Do want to extend your ethernet without pulling more cable Well this is the guide for you. In this step-by-step tutorial we'll use a Ubiquiti UniFi AP AC PRO and connect a second as a guest giving use remote ethernet to a remote site This is the pro tip guide to setting up a wireless bridge mode with UniFi access points Bonus we'll even do a live throughput test to see how much bandwidth we get running in bridge mode with [--] AC Pros Video Notes:"
YouTube Link 2020-09-19T14:00Z 307K followers, 78.5K engagements
"Building a Raspberry Pi Cluster #rpi #raspberrypi #homelab Building a Raspberry Pi Cluster using the Turing Pi [--]. Want to see the entire build Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=PX5UAtPeyd8 📦 Products in this video 📦 (Affiliate links may be included in this description. I may receive a small commission at no cost to you.) Turing Pi [--] - https://turingpi.com Raspberry Pi Compute Modules - https://www.raspberrypi.com/products/compute-module-4 NVIDIA Jetson - https://amzn.to/3eGDQje Rosewill 2U Server Chassis Case - https://amzn.to/3qxbygk EVGA [---] Power Supply -"
YouTube Link 2022-01-03T21:00Z 310K followers, 36.2K engagements
"The EASIEST way to Expand Your ZFS Pool in TrueNAS (But is it the Best) ZFS is a great file system that comes with TrueNAS and can meet all of your storage needs. But with it comes some complexity on how to manage and expand your ZFS storage pools. Over the last week I learned all about storage pools and how to move them expand them and even what not to do when trying to grow your storage pool. Join me as I figure out how to move a [--] TB pool to my new storage server with [---] TB of raw data. Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/truenas-zfs-expand/ Support me on Patreon:"
YouTube Link 2023-01-14T16:00Z 315K followers, 95.7K engagements
"I made my servers quiet #shorts #technology #storage #homelab I made my server quiet by replacing fall of the fans with Noctua and Cooler Master fans The results are incredible Now I can tolerate the sound inside my home in my server rack and I also got a bonus of ZigBee controlled RGB fans 📦See all the parts in this kit here 📦 https://kit.co/TechnoTim/smart-rgb-fan-conversation Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim Gear Recommendations:"
YouTube Link 2022-10-25T13:00Z 310K followers, 37K engagements
"What's running in my HomeLab If you've ever wondered what servers networking NAS and even low power PCs I am running in my HomeLab here it is Full Video: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=r4NCofJyOHE Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/homelab-hardware-tour-2023/ Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim Become a YouTube member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOk-gHyjcWZNj3Br4oxwh0A/join Gear Recommendations: https://l.technotim.live/gear Get Help in Our"
YouTube Link 2023-12-11T15:45Z 316K followers, 1.2M engagements
"Meet File Browser a Small but Mighty Web File Browser Meet File Browser an open source self-hosted alternative to services like Dropbox and other web based file browsers. Today we'll configure a containerized version of File Browser and have you up and going in just a few minutes. We'll also walk through creating editing moving copying and even sharing files and folders so that you get a better understanding about what File Browser is all about. Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/meet-file-browser/ You can check out File Browser here: https://github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser Support"
YouTube Link 2021-09-04T15:00Z 313K followers, 136K engagements
"My HUGE UniFi Home Security Upgrade I am a huge fan of self hosted home security and I've been doing it for years. I love the idea of being able to check on my home when I am away. Also I've always kept my video footage on premise (on prem) and never sent it to the cloud. It started way back with a laptop and a webcam and it evolved into self-hosting my own DVR software on a virtual machine with many PoE and wireless cameras. but this became way too much to manage. Well this is the next evolution of my home security integrating it into my recently upgraded UniFi network. I wanted to simplify"
YouTube Link 2021-01-16T15:00Z 317K followers, 34.5K engagements
"Virtualize Ubuntu Server with Proxmox VE Do you need to virtualize Ubuntu Server with Proxmox Join me as we install and configure Ubuntu Server LTS on Proxmox VE step-by-step using the best performance options. Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/proxmox-ubuntu-server/ If you need to install Proxmox see my Proxmox Install and Setup Tutorial - https://www.youtube.com/watchv=7OVaWaqO2aU Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim Become a YouTube member:"
YouTube Link 2020-03-20T14:08Z 309K followers, 105.6K engagements
"Before I do anything on Linux I do this first. After setting up my Linux servers there are a few things I do before I use them for their intended purpose. This ranges from security to tools to config. Join me as we set up our first Linux server in this tutorial and walk through setting it up proper (and maybe some bonus items sprinkled in). Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/fist-13-things-linux/ Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim Become a YouTube"
YouTube Link 2020-10-31T14:00Z 310K followers, 108.1K engagements
"Will [--] Gigabit work with Cat5e - 10Gbe HomeLab Network Upgrade After deciding to upgrade my "old" [--] PoE switch to a new [--] port PoE switch with [--] SFP+ ports I decided to check to see if my old house with old Cat5e network wiring will work at [--] gigabit speeds If this works I will have a [--] Gbe network connection from my PCs to my HomeLab server rack Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/10gbe-cat5e-homelab-network/ A HUGE thank you to Micro Center for sponsoring today's video New Customer Exclusive Receive a FREE 256GB SSD in Store: https://micro.center/6af2da Check Out Micro Centers PC"
YouTube Link 2022-07-09T15:00Z 307K followers, 150.7K engagements
"Techno Tim HomeLab Server Room Tour (Late 2022) Well here it is My Late [----] Server Rack and HomeLab tour This is a special one because I just revamped my entire rack. I've upgraded replaced added and consolidated quite a bit since my last tour New servers new networking new UPS new power management and even a whole entire wall of tech gear. I also added lots of automation and IoT devices Join me as we walk through my server rack transfer and upgrade Be sure to check out the [----] HomeLab Services Tour https://www.youtube.com/watchv=yrMRZVvkxeA Video Notes:"
YouTube Link 2022-12-24T15:00Z 308K followers, 135.8K engagements
"Cloud Native Distributed Storage in Kubernetes with Longhorn Storage in Kubernetes is hard complicated and messy. Configuring volumes mounts and persistent volumes claims and getting it right can be a challenge. It's also challenging to manage that storage and replicate it across all your Kubernetes clusters. It's also been very challenging to do this on bare metal outside of a cloud provider. That's where Longhorn comes. Longhorn is an open source a CNCF distributed block storage system for Kubernetes. It comes with a UI backups snapshots and cluster disaster recovery and it does all this"
YouTube Link 2021-01-02T15:00Z 311K followers, 114.5K engagements
"Silent Efficient Low power PC or Server #homelab #automation I built a silent low power PC / Server and it's awesome. It's efficient supports virtualization and powerful enough to run as a server Protectli Vault FW2B - [--] Port - https://amzn.to/3nRJfM1 Protectli Vault FW4B - [--] Port - https://amzn.to/3nVVU0u Protectli Vault FW6A - [--] Port - https://amzn.to/3zHWHop Protectli Vault Pro VP4630-6 Port - https://amzn.to/3GoYSRy Crucial RAM - https://amzn.to/41eks31 Samsung NVMe - https://amzn.to/3KIsKuD Samsung SSD - https://amzn.to/43fYb6Z See the entire Kit here -"
YouTube Link 2023-05-27T15:00Z 308K followers, 63.7K engagements
"Remote Gaming (and Video Encoding using Proxmox and GPU Passthrough) Are you looking to build a remote gaming machine and passthrough your GPU to a virtual machine Do you want to use GPU acceleration for transcoding Plex or Adobe Media Encoder Do you dream of setting up Steam Link or Remote Play In Home Streaming and streaming games to any screen in your house If so this complete step-by-step guide of how to passthrough your Nvidia or AMD video card through to a guest VM using Proxmox VE If not well please watch this anyway. Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/gpu-passthrough/"
YouTube Link 2020-03-26T17:00Z 309K followers, 283.7K engagements
"Virtualize Windows [--] with Proxmox the Right Way Windows [--] is here and with it comes new hardware requirements. These requirements not only affect physical hardware but also virtual hardware too. The TPM [---] requirement for Windows [--] is shaking the tech community HomeLab community and even virtualization too. Well have no fear today we're going to virtualize Windows [--] with a virtual TPM chip We're going to create a virtual machine according to proxmox best practices and even install a virtual TMP chip so that you can test Windows [--] with your hardware and software before upgrading Windows"
YouTube Link 2021-10-22T15:00Z 310K followers, 221.4K engagements
"UniFi Pro Max Switches & Etherlighting Patch Cables Introducing the Pro Max [--] PoE and UniFi Etherlighting Patch Cables from Ubiquiti We'll discuss what makes this switch unique how they are different from the existing pro line and even take a close look at their new cables that are meant for this switch. Is it useful or just a gimmick Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim Become a YouTube member:"
YouTube Link 2023-12-15T15:17Z 311K followers, 128.4K engagements
"Meet Grafana LOKI a Log Aggregation System for EVERYTHING I've been on a quest to find a new logging system. I've use quite a few in the past some open source some proprietary and some home grown but recently I've decided to switch. I've switched to Grafana Loki for all of my logs for all of my systems - this includes machines devices docker systems and hosts and my all of my Kubernetes clusters. If you're thinking of using Grafana and are also looking for a fast way to log all of your systems join me as we discuss and configure Grafana Loki. Video Notes:"
YouTube Link 2021-11-20T16:00Z 314K followers, 295.2K engagements
"I Automated Watering My Lawn & Garden #lawncare #automation I automated watering my lawn and garden without irrigation and only using hoses and smart timers I found these smart timers and now I can water them on a schedule delay because of rain and even connect them to Home Assistant HomeKit and other Home Hubs Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/automate-lawn-garden/ 📦 See the entire Kit here https://kit.co/TechnoTim/automated-lawn-and-garden-care Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on"
YouTube Link 2023-07-03T22:10Z 311K followers, 30.1K engagements
"I dont need USB flash drives anymore No more booting from USB when installing operating systems. netboot xyz is awesome. Full Video: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=4btW5x_clpg Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/netbootxyz-tutorial/ netboot.xyz: https://netboot.xyz/ Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim Become a YouTube member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOk-gHyjcWZNj3Br4oxwh0A/join Gear Recommendations: https://l.technotim.live/gear Get Help in"
YouTube Link 2023-11-13T15:00Z 312K followers, 2.3M engagements
"Meet Homepage - Your HomeLab Services Dashboard Meet Homepage your new HomeLab services dashboard homepage Homepage is an open source highly customizable homepage (or startpage) dashboard that runs on Docker and is integrated with over [---] API services. It's easy to set up looks good by default and helps you keep track of everything you are running in your HomeLab and more. Today we'll set up Homepage and get it running in Docker in no time. Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/homepage-dashboard/ Homepage: https://gethomepage.dev/latest/ Support me on Patreon:"
YouTube Link 2024-01-15T15:02Z 310K followers, 293.5K engagements
"Virtualize vs. Containerize (Which should I choose) Should I virtualize this Should I containerize this These are great questions to ask yourself when spinning up self-hosted services in your Homelab environment. We'll review my previous video (20 Ways to Use a Virtual Machine (and other ideas for your homelab https://www.youtube.com/watchv=SVQmzaSabEQ) and decide which should run in a Docker container which should be virtualized with Proxmox and which should run on hardware as bare metal. Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/virtualize-vs-containerize/ Support me on Patreon:"
YouTube Link 2020-06-06T14:00Z 317K followers, 213.3K engagements
"Meet Uptime Kuma a Fancy Open Source Uptime Monitor for all your HomeLab Monitoring Needs You've spun up lots of self-hosted services in your HomeLab but you haven't set up monitoring and alerting yet. We'll be glad you waited because today well set up Uptime Kuma to do just that. Uptime Kuma is a self-hosted open source fancy uptime monitoring and alerting system. It can monitor HTTP HTTP with keyword TCP Ping and even DNS systems Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/uptime-kuma/ https://github.com/louislam/uptime-kuma Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me"
YouTube Link 2021-10-03T15:00Z 311K followers, 168.5K engagements
"Huge Network Upgrade for My Homelab I decided to give my Home Lab a proper upgrade for [----] and in to [----] I finally took the plunge and went all in with a UniFi UDM Pro and a UniFi Switch PRO [--] PoE switch and they are awesome Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/home-network-upgrade/ * Note everything here was purchased with my own money. [--] outside influence by brands. 📦 Products in this Video 📦 Ubiquiti USW-PRO-24-POE - https://l.technotim.live/ubiquiti Unifi Dream Machine Pro - https://l.technotim.live/ubiquiti Ubiquiti USW-Flex-Mini - https://l.technotim.live/ubiquiti Detroit"
YouTube Link 2020-10-24T14:00Z 311K followers, 121.3K engagements
"My HomeLab Tour #shorts #homelab #proxmox #truenas A quick tour of the current state of my homelab including what's in my server rack what systems I use and what I am self-hosting #homelab #proxmox #truenas Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim Gear Recommendations: https://l.technotim.live/gear Get Help in Our Discord Community: https://l.technotim.live/discord 2nd channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TechnoTimTalks"
YouTube Link 2022-06-05T21:10Z 313K followers, 141.3K engagements
"Techno Tim HomeLab and NEW Server Room Tour (Late 2021) Well here it is My Late [----] Server Rack and HomeLab tour This is a special one because I just revamped and remodeled a spot in the basement for my new data center / server room (still picking out a name for it). I've upgraded replaced added and consolidated quite a bit since my last tour New servers new networking new UPS new Raspberry Pi and even a whole entire wall of tech gear. I also added lots of automation and IoT devices Join me as we walk through my server room upgrade Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/homelab-tour-2021/"
YouTube Link 2021-11-06T15:00Z 308K followers, 181.9K engagements
"2 Factor Auth and Single Sign On with Authelia Authelia is an open source Single Sign On and 2FA companion for reverse proxies. It helps you secure your endpoints with single factor and [--] factor auth. It works with nginx traefik and HA proxy. Today we'll configure Authelia with Portainer and Traefik and have [--] Factor up and running with brute force protection Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/authelia-traefik/ Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim"
YouTube Link 2021-06-05T15:00Z 318K followers, 172.7K engagements
"Automate EVERYTHING with Ansible (Ansible for Beginners) Ansible. Need I say more Well maybe if you've never heard of it. Ansible is a simple IT / DevOps automation that anyone can use. You can Automate anything with an SSH connection and WITHOUT installing any agents or clients. Join me as we set up configure and start automating with Ansible Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/ansible-automation/ See our collection of common homelab ansible playbooks here https://l.technotim.live/quick-start Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub:"
YouTube Link 2020-12-26T15:00Z 309K followers, 292.6K engagements
"Meet Scrypted - Stream ANY Camera to ANY Home Hub Meet Scrypted an Open Source app that will let you connect almost any camera to any home hub certified or not You can connect popular devices from UniFi Amcrest Hikvision Nest & Google Tuya Reolink and many others to your home hub of choice whether that be Apples HomeKit Google Home Alexa or even Home Assistant. This lets you choose and reuse your own devices and take advantage of the automation and integration you get with your Smart Home Hub. Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/scrypted-home-hub/ Support me on Patreon:"
YouTube Link 2023-05-13T15:00Z 318K followers, 490.3K engagements
"How to Create a Multiboot USB with Ventoy Fast Simple and Easy Guide In this quick no fluff video I will show you how to create a multi-bootable USB drive with Ventoy that can boot all of your ISO WIM IMG VHD and EFI files. It supports both MBR and GPT partitions. This is the last USB drive you will ever need and you won't ever need to format another one. Ventoy is free and open source. Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/ventoy-tutorial/ Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch:"
YouTube Link 2021-02-12T18:00Z 308K followers, 81.6K engagements
"Meet Gatus - An Advanced Uptime Health Dashboard Meet Gatus a self-hosted open source health dashboard that lets you monitor all of you services and systems This dashboard not only tracks your uptime but also measure the results plotting the results on a chart over time. It also hooks into systems like Slack Team Discord Twilio and more Join me as we configure and deploy Gatus into our own environment to measure and monitor all the things Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/gatus-uptime-monitoring/ Gatus: https://github.com/TwiN/gatus Support me on Patreon:"
YouTube Link 2024-02-26T17:00Z 320K followers, 49.4K engagements
"4 Ways to Install Plex (one is unexpected) I'm a huge fan of virtualization and containerization (if you couldn't tell already) Today in this tutorial we'll walk though the various ways to install Plex step-by-step. We also see how easy it is to get Plex running on Docker and Kubernetes using Rancher. Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/pihole-containerized/ Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim Gear Recommendations: https://l.technotim.live/gear Get"
YouTube Link 2020-05-23T14:00Z 320K followers, 81.2K engagements
"Flux GitOps Tutorial - DevOps and GitOps for Kubernetes I think I found the perfect GitOps and DevOps toolkit with FluxCD and Kubernetes. Flux is an open source GitOps solution that helps your deploy app and infrastructure with automation. It can monitor git repositories source control image container repositories helm repositories and more. It can install apps using Kustomize Helm Kubernetes manifests so it's designed to fit into your existing workflow. It can even push alerts to your chat system letting you know when deployments happen. In this tutorial we'll cover all of this and more."
YouTube Link 2022-05-13T15:00Z 319K followers, 100.2K engagements
"Build & Deploy Your Own Code in Your Homelab So you're a software engineer or a developer who wants to self-host your own code in your own homelab Well this is the tutorial for you In this step-by-step guide we'll walk through setting up a repo building and testing our own code (with unit tests) in a self-hosted Gitlab CI runner in our CI pipeline then we'll build a Docker image and push it up to a container registry then we'll use kubectl in our CD pipeline to deploy our Docker container to our self-hosted kubernetes cluster This all happens in a couple of minutes and then we'll truly have"
YouTube Link 2020-09-12T14:00Z 320K followers, 63.5K engagements
"Self-Host All Your Homelab Services with DuckDNS -- Free Dynamic DNS Running on Docker Are you trying to access your self-hosted services outside of your firewall Are you tired of trying to remember your IP when away or worse yet having your ISP change your IP address Have you not purchased a domain yet but want to access your own personal VPN If you answered "YES" to any of these join me as we walk through this step-by-step tutorial and set up DuckDNS the free dynamic DNS service using Docker and then move on to use Rancher and Kubernetes. Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/duck-dns/"
YouTube Link 2020-08-22T14:00Z 320K followers, 98.5K engagements
"I Built My Own Access Point #homelab #minipc Many have asked why I bring a router / access point with me when I travel. They also asked what can I do with this mobile HomeLab that is running Proxmox as a hypervisor and can run Docker containers LXC containers and more. If you're curious what else you can do you can see the whole video here https://www.youtube.com/watchv=02gYwJ2G-vE Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim Gear Recommendations:"
YouTube Link 2023-06-25T21:49Z 319K followers, 429.9K engagements
"Static site generators are awesome #shorts Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim Gear Recommendations: https://l.technotim.live/gear Get Help in Our Discord Community: https://l.technotim.live/discord 2nd channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TechnoTimTalks"
YouTube Link 2021-11-09T17:00Z 319K followers, 24.3K engagements
"Introducing UniFi Express a SMALL device with BIG features The UniFi Express from Ubiquiti is here and it's going to shake up how we connect small and home networks. It's a gateway that has WiFi [--] that runs the UniFi network application and can transform into an access point or mesh when your network grows. We'll be taking a look at this device its features how to configure and manage it and discuss all the uses cases for this versatile device. Thank you to UniFi for sending these devices You can get yours at: https://l.technotim.live/ubiquiti Other items in this video (because I know you"
YouTube Link 2023-11-29T14:42Z 319K followers, 127.9K engagements
"My Mobile HomeLab (Travel Router with Proxmox Docker and OpenWRT) This has been months in the making my new Mobile HomeLab It's a device that I can take with me to provide secure internet access for all of my devices. Not only can it provide secure access but it can also let me bring apps and services with me when I travel. It's built on Proxmox OpenWRT PiHole and many other services. I'm taking this with me everywhere Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/mobile-homelab/ Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub:"
YouTube Link 2023-06-18T16:00Z 320K followers, 232.2K engagements
"Is adding [--] MILLION domains to your Pi-Hole Block List a good thing In some of my previous Pi-Hole videos many of you spotted my blocklist with over a millions sites added and you wondered how you can do the same. Well today I show you how to block more ads block more tracking block more malware and block more telemetry with these community lists. Bonus (and spoiler alert) I show you how to add [---] million Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/pi-hole-blocklists/ Thanks to Firebog for the great lists https://firebog.net/ Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me"
YouTube Link 2021-05-08T16:00Z 320K followers, 239.2K engagements
"Run AI Models with Docker - No Setup No Headaches What is Docker Model Runner and why should you care Dockers new Model Runner makes it easy to run and develop with AI models no messy dependencies or complicated setup. In this video Ill walk you through everything from getting started in the CLI using it with Docker Compose and developing locally with my open-source Next.js app techno-boto-chat. Big thanks to Docker for sponsoring this video Try Docker Model Runner for free: https://dockr.ly/4nOGjdm Download Docker Desktop: https://dockr.ly/4nQHOYq Video Notes:"
YouTube Link 2025-10-18T15:09Z 320K followers, 36.3K engagements
"Home Assistant on Docker and Kubernetes (Open Source Home Automation) Are you ready to start automating your smart home with the power of open source Do you already have Home Assistant running but need a little more power than a Raspberry Pi If so join me in this easy to follow step by step tutorial on installing Home Assistant on Docker Kubernetes and Rancher. We'll set it up walk through and configure the UI and then move on to configure some Wemo smart switches Phillips Hue bulbs Google Home / Chromecast devices and even create a Dark Mode / Light mode automation script using Phillips Hue"
YouTube Link 2020-06-13T14:00Z 320K followers, 47.5K engagements
"High Availability Pi-Hole Yes please Dear Pi-Hole We love your product. It keeps our network safe from malware and other unwanted domains. While we love what is there so far please add a feature to your core product to keep multiple servers in sync and provide high availability DNS to our whole entire network. Then we won't have people asking us "Is the internet down" every time we reboot our Pi-Hole server. Until then we will use Gravity Sync. Sincerely Techno Tim (and probably thousands of other lovers of Pi-Hole). P.S. Keep up the good work Thank you Gravity Sync Support me on Patreon:"
YouTube Link 2020-12-12T15:00Z 320K followers, 159.3K engagements
"Meet the Turing Pi [--] - Mix Pis and NVIDIA Jetsons on a Mini ITX Board The Turing Pi [--] is a compact ARM cluster that provides a scalable computing on the edge. The Turning Pi [--] comes with many improvements over the Turning Pi [--]. This model ships with 32GB of RAM SATA III interface Raspberry Pi Compute module [--] support and support for NVIDIA Jetson boards. This means that you can mix and match both raspberry Pis along with Nvidia Jetson boards. This gives us a ton of flexibility to be able to run Pis for general compute workloads and then Nvidia Jetsons for AI or ML workloads. Join me as we"
YouTube Link 2022-01-01T16:00Z 320K followers, 99K engagements
"The Ultimate Guide to Configuring Live TV & DVR with Plex Today we'll dive deep into selecting a TV tuner an antenna dialing in your TV signal and configuring Plex help you get the most out of Live TV and build a powerful DVR Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/ota-tv-with-plex/ A huge THANK YOU to Plex for sponsoring this video during Plex Pro Week Get started with Plex today https://www.plex.tv/ Disclosures: - Plex did sponsor this video - I wrote all of the content myself - I purchased all hardware with my own money Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me"
YouTube Link 2023-09-18T14:00Z 320K followers, 166.4K engagements
"I Freed Up 700GB+ Converting my Videos Using Tdarr Tdarr is a distributed transcoding system that runs on on Windows Mac Linux Arm Docker and even Unraid. It uses a server with one or more nodes to transcode videos into any format you like. Today we'll set up the Docker and Windows version of Tdarr using a GPU to regain up to 50% of your disk space back. I converted my video collection using Tdarr to h265 and saved over [---] GB of disk space. Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/tadarr-server/ A HUGE THANKS to our sponsor Micro Center New Customers Exclusive Get a Free 256gb SSD at Micro"
YouTube Link 2022-04-16T15:00Z 320K followers, 249.1K engagements
"I tried the HexOS Beta. Here's how it went. I was invited to test out the recently announced beta of HexOS a NAS operating system that's attempting to shake up the home server market with simplicity built on a modern solid foundation. Here's what I think about it. Video notes: https://technotim.live/posts/hexos-beta/ You can read more about HexOS here: https://hexos.com/ Merch Shop 🛍: https://l.technotim.live/shop Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim"
YouTube Link 2024-12-01T16:55Z 320K followers, 126.4K engagements
"From HomeLab to E-Waste: Giving Old Tech a New Purpose at Free Geek Ever wonder what to do with old homelab gear Join me as I visit a local e-waste facility to see how outdated tech can be recycled refurbished or given a second life. From nostalgic tech to responsible recycling Free Geek Twin Cities shows us the impact of handling e-waste the right way. Please consider donating to Free Geek Twin Cities using YouTube's donate button or directly on their website: https://www.freegeektwincities.org/donate Thanks to Free Geek Twin Cities for letting me interrupt your day and share your story."
YouTube Link 2024-11-02T15:04Z 320K followers, 43.1K engagements
"Advanced Kubernetes Networking with Multus (It's easier than you think) I just discovered Multus and it fixed Kubernetes networking In this video we cover a lot of Kubernetes networking topics from beginner topics like CNIs to advanced topics like adding Multus for more traditional networking within Kubernetes - which fixes a lot of problems you see with Kubernetes networking. Also I had to turn the nerd up to [--] on this one. Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/advanced-kubernetes-networking/ Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub:"
YouTube Link 2024-04-14T14:00Z 320K followers, 34.4K engagements
"Designing My Multi Site HomeLab After moving some of my HomeLab servers into the new colocation I have so many choices to make when it comes to self-hosted services and architecture From networking to VPN to security to hypervisors to backups and even DNS I NEED YOUR HELP Help me decide if I have created a solid foundation for my new HomeLab in a Colo Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/homelab-colo-architecture-review/ Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch:"
YouTube Link 2024-04-05T14:44Z 320K followers, 80.4K engagements
"How one company is "De-Microsoft-ifying" and pushing Linux on the desktop 45Drives is De-Microsoft-ifying and leading the charge by replacing Windows with Linux desktops and replacing proprietary solutions with open source. This topic of "demicrosoftification" was discussed at the Creator Summit [----] at 45Drives headquarters. I attended along with many other tech YouTubers in this space. They also gave us a sneak peek at some new hardware too and an early look at some unique prototypes. Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/creator-summit-2024-demicrosoftification/ Thanks to 45Drives for"
YouTube Link 2024-09-05T15:58Z 320K followers, 205.9K engagements
"Deploying Machines with MaaS and Packer - Metal as a Service + Hashicorp Packer Tutorial MaaS or Metal as a service from Canonical is a great way to provision bare metal machines as well as virtual machines. MaaS allows you to deploy Windows Linux ESXi and many other operating systems to your systems helping you to build a bare metal cloud. You can even use Packer from Hashicorp to configure custom images too We'll cover all of this and more in this tutorial on how to install and configure MaaS from start to finish with Packer Video Notes:"
YouTube Link 2023-01-28T16:00Z 320K followers, 110.9K engagements
"I think I found a Dropbox replacement with Nextcloud. Are you thinking about ditching Google apps or looking for a Dropbox replacement Are you ready to self host your own productivity platform Well Nextcloud may be for you In today's tutorial we'll walk though setting up Nextcloud with Docker and Kubernetes. We'll also walk through some of the new features installing apps from the app store exposing this Nextcloud publicly as well as setting up 2FA (2 factor authentication) with TOTP clients like Google Authenticator and Authy. Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/nextcloud-setup/"
YouTube Link 2020-11-07T15:00Z 320K followers, 160.8K engagements
"Meet ChangeDetection - A Self-Hosted Website Change Detector Thanks to Docker for Sponsoring this Video Get Actionable insights for software supply chain management with Docker Scout https://dockr.ly/45HWDnR Tracking things on the web just got a whole lot easier with ChangeDetection the free and open source Docker container Track website changes price changes of products and even track out of stock products with notifications all from a container you host yourself Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/change-detection-docker/ ChangeDetection on GitHub:"
YouTube Link 2024-06-21T15:18Z 320K followers, 54.1K engagements
"TrueNAS Scale Apps - Official Unofficial Docker and Kubernetes TrueNAS SCALE is here and with it comes new ways of installing and managing applications. You can install official apps unofficial and community apps using TrueCharts and also any Docker image or Kubernetes deployment with helm. Join me as we dive into managing applications and exploring TrueNAS SCALE's new app engine that runs Docker Kubernetes and K3S. Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/truenas-scale-apps/ Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub:"
YouTube Link 2022-03-02T15:00Z 320K followers, 191.3K engagements
"Self-Hosting Your Homelab Services with SSL -- Let's Encrypt MetalLB Traefik Rancher Kubernetes Are you self-hosting lots of services at home in your homelab Have you been port forwarding or using VPN to access your self-hosted services wishing you had certificates so that you can access them securely over SSL Well after this video you can In this step by step tutorial we'll walk through setting up Rancher and Kubernetes with a reverse proxy Kubernetes Ingress MetalLB Traefik Let's Encrypt and DNS giving you free certificates. Video Notes:"
YouTube Link 2020-08-15T14:00Z 320K followers, 170.5K engagements
"Best Server Rack for Your HomeLab Sysracks Enclosed Rack I've been on a quest looking for a new server rack for my HomeLab in my home. I've outgrown my current 18u open frame rack and decided to give a 32u Sysracks Enclosed Rack a try Join me as we put together this server rack test out all of the features and I'll let you know my thoughts about this brand new server rack Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/sysracks-server-rack/ A HUGE thank you to Micro Center for sponsoring this video New Customer Exclusive Free 256GB SSD In-Store: https://micro.center/yi0 Check out Micro Centers"
YouTube Link 2022-11-12T16:00Z 320K followers, 77.3K engagements
"I Colocated My HomeLab in a Data Center After a few months of planning and building I colocated some of my homelab servers in a data center There were so many unknowns like how much does colocating server cost Do you need to bring your own networking How do you even prepare for this Join me as we figure this all out And don't worry I still have servers at home too - Huge thanks to William for inviting me to his colo rack - Thanks to Ubiquiti for sending a UDM for my rack - Find your UniFi cloud gateway here: https://l.technotim.live/ubiquiti Video Notes:"
YouTube Link 2024-03-21T15:03Z 320K followers, 125.8K engagements
"Beelink ME Pro: No Business Being This Capable I took the Beelink ME Pro and tested it the way Id actually use a small NAS/homelab box: [--] SATA drives for bulk storage plus [--] NVMe (boot + fast app pool). Then I built pools set up SMB shares tested real file transfers on 2.5G vs 5G and finished with apps + Plex to see what the hardware can really do. Beelink ME Pro: https://amzn.to/3ZpYPxZ (affiliate link) Beelink ME Pro: https://www.bee-link.com/products/beelink-me-pro (non-affiliate link) ME Pro was sent to be for testing. Video Notes: https://technotim.com/posts/beelink-me-pro/ Merch Shop"
YouTube Link 2026-02-09T15:59Z 320K followers, 44.8K engagements
"Paperless-ngx + Local AI (Optional): Better OCR Self-Hosted No Cloud Build a complete Paperless-ngx stack in Docker and take control of your documents. Well get Paperless running first (works great on its own) then optionally add local AI with Ollama + Open WebUI and upgrade OCR using Paperless-GPT and Paperless-AI for more accurate searchable text - no cloud required. Full Guide Here: https://technotim.com/posts/paperless-ngx-local-ai/ Code Here: https://github.com/timothystewart6/paperless-stack Paperless NGX: https://github.com/paperless-ngx/paperless-ngx Paperless AI:"
YouTube Link 2026-01-27T15:30Z 320K followers, 93.8K engagements
"UniFi Travel Router: My Network Follows Me I took the UniFi Travel Router (UTR) and set it up the way Id actually use it: bind to my home site with Teleport bring my SSID with me and even record a G6 Instant back to my UNVR. Also tested WiFi uplink vs wired WAN vs USB phone tethering. UniFi Travel Router: https://store.ui.com/us/en/products/utra_aid=TechnoTim (affiliate link) UniFi Cloud Gateways: https://store.ui.com/us/en/category/all-cloud-gatewaysa_aid=TechnoTim (affiliate link) The UTR was sent to me for testing. Merch Shop 🛍: https://l.technotim.live/shop Support me on Patreon:"
YouTube Link 2025-12-29T17:20Z 320K followers, 109.4K engagements
"Build Enterprise-Grade UniFi Monitoring with Unpoller Prometheus & Grafana Build a UniFi observability stack with Unpoller Prometheus and Grafana to collect and visualize real network metrics over time. Get the code: https://github.com/timothystewart6/unpoller-unifi Video notes: https://technotim.live/posts/unpoller-unifi-metrics/ Unpoller: https://github.com/unpoller/unpoller Find a UniFi Gateway: https://store.ui.com/us/en/category/all-cloud-gatewaysa_aid=TechnoTim (affiliate link) Merch Shop 🛍: https://l.technotim.live/shop Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor"
YouTube Link 2025-12-21T16:01Z 320K followers, 46.6K engagements
"Proxmox [---] Can Now Run Containers But Should You Proxmox [---] adds support for OCI container images bringing Docker-style workloads to Proxmox through LXC. In this video I show how it works how to deploy OCI images like Grafana and what limitations still exist in this tech preview. Is it ready for your homelab Merch Shop 🛍: https://l.technotim.live/shop Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim Become a YouTube member:"
YouTube Link 2025-11-20T18:01Z 320K followers, 126.4K engagements
"My Private Mini Kubernetes Cluster - Powered by Tailscale A full Kubernetes cluster you can take anywhere - securely. I built a portable Kubernetes cluster that runs over 5G powered by Tailscale - no traditional VPNs no open ports no public exposure. This mini homelab rack runs Kubernetes and the Tailscale Kubernetes Operator making it easy to self-host apps expose private services and connect clusters together with GitOps and zero-trust networking. And yes Tailscale is giving away the exact mini rack from this project. Find all the giveaway details in the Tailscale Discord. Thank you for"
YouTube Link 2025-11-07T17:21Z 320K followers, 54.6K engagements
"Run AI Models with Docker - No Setup No Headaches What is Docker Model Runner and why should you care Dockers new Model Runner makes it easy to run and develop with AI models no messy dependencies or complicated setup. In this video Ill walk you through everything from getting started in the CLI using it with Docker Compose and developing locally with my open-source Next.js app techno-boto-chat. Big thanks to Docker for sponsoring this video Try Docker Model Runner for free: https://dockr.ly/4nOGjdm Download Docker Desktop: https://dockr.ly/4nQHOYq Video Notes:"
YouTube Link 2025-10-18T15:09Z 320K followers, 36.3K engagements
"Ultimate Plex Dashboard Monitor All the Things Learn how to monitor your Plex server like a pro using Prometheus Grafana and Docker. In this video Ill show you how to track CPU GPU disk health network usage and Plex streams in a single dashboard. Stop Plex buffering catch server issues early and get full visibility into your media server. Huge thanks to Plex for inviting me to Plex Pro Week [----] and for sponsoring this video https://www.plex.tv/pro-week/ Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/monitor-your-plex-server-like-a-pro/ Merch Shop 🛍: https://l.technotim.live/shop Support me on"
YouTube Link 2025-09-22T16:32Z 320K followers, 32.7K engagements
"It's better with Proxmox. Beelink ME Mini PC NAS Everyone thinks this is a NAS. I don't. It's a low power Proxmox LXC Server and it's awesome Beelink ME - https://amzn.to/3J8vNxZ Beelink EQ14 - https://amzn.to/45vQEmp Merch Shop 🛍: https://l.technotim.live/shop Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim Become a YouTube member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOk-gHyjcWZNj3Br4oxwh0A/join Gear Recommendations: https://l.technotim.live/gear Get Help in Our"
YouTube Link 2025-08-09T15:00Z 320K followers, 186K engagements
"A Better Way to Run Docker Apps on TrueNAS Learn how to run Docker apps on TrueNAS like a pro - with full control clean YAML and no extra dashboards. This pattern also allows you to use docker networks and even assign dedicated IPs to containers using macvlan Have questions or a different setup that works for you Leave a comment I'd love to hear how others are running Docker on TrueNAS. Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/truenas-docker-pro/ Inspired by TrueNAS Forum Post: https://forums.truenas.com/t/electric-eel-how-i-am-using-dockerfile-env-files-compose-files/15252/6 Merch Shop 🛍:"
YouTube Link 2025-07-15T15:15Z 320K followers, 82.7K engagements
"Self-Host Your Own Automation Platform with n8n + Docker If you've used products like Zapier and If This Then That you know how powerful workflow automation can be. n8n is a powerful self-hosted workflow automation tool that lets you do all of that and more. In this tutorial Ill show you how to self-host n8n on Linux using Docker. Youll learn how to set up the environment configure it with a .env file and build workflows that connect to services like Google Sheets Google Drive Ollama Self-Hosted LLM and Discord. Well start with a simple manual trigger then create a scheduled workflow and move"
YouTube Link 2025-07-11T15:30Z 320K followers, 101.4K engagements
"Second Best Wi-Fi in the Neighborhood Helped my neighbor upgrade her Wi-Fi using old review gear. Not sponsoredjust the right tool for the job. More UniFi Gateways here: https://store.ui.com/us/en/category/all-cloud-gatewaysa_aid=TechnoTim (affiliate link) unifi unifi express tp-link deco home wireless mesh all in one wifi [--] fiber 10g [--] gig [--] gbe [---] 2.5g 2.5gbe [---] gig no more renting wifi unifi unifi express tp-link deco home wireless mesh all in one wifi [--] fiber 10g [--] gig [--] gbe [---] 2.5g 2.5gbe [---] gig no more renting wifi"
YouTube Link 2025-06-25T17:28Z 320K followers, 641.1K engagements
"Take Control of Your Photos Self-Host Immich on Your Server Protect your personal photos and videos by hosting them yourself. In this video youll learn how to install Immich an open-source photo and video platform on your own home server using Docker. Take control of your data with a fast modern interface GPU-accelerated features and the ability to use your own NAS or network storage. Immich: https://github.com/immich-app/immich Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/immich-self-hosted/ Merch Shop 🛍: https://l.technotim.live/shop Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim"
YouTube Link 2025-06-15T15:32Z 320K followers, 125.2K engagements
"Buy Once Cry Once: How I Wasted $2857 on Switches I bought and replaced [--] switches trying to save money Then I finally spent $2742 on the one I shouldve bought in the first place. This isnt sponsored I paid for the switch myself along with all of the others included in the total. And its not really about networking. Its about the cost of solving the same problem over and over again. Buy once cry once. Pro XG [--] PoE (the one I bought): https://store.ui.com/us/en/category/switching-professional-max-xg/products/usw-pro-xg-48-poea_aid=TechnoTim Other Switches:"
YouTube Link 2025-06-06T15:21Z 320K followers, 284.6K engagements
"Boost ZFS Performance with a Special VDEV in TrueNAS Curious about how a special metadata VDEV can boost ZFS performance especially with spinning disks In this video I walk through what it is why it matters and how to set it up in TrueNAS and some from the terminal. Ill also share real-world benchmarks comparing pools with and without a special VDEV so you can see the difference for yourself. While enterprise gear is great for businesses I have found that if you have a good warranty redundancy and understand the trade-offs consumer gear works great for home. Samsung [---] Pro:"
YouTube Link 2025-05-10T15:47Z 320K followers, 96.7K engagements
"Unlocking More PCIe NVMe Storage with OCuLink and U.2 I thought my server was maxed out. but I found a way to unlock even more PCIe lanes using OCuLink with U.2 In this video I install an OCuLink adapter connect a Samsung [---] Pro and an Intel Optane SSD and test their real-world performance both sequential and random 4K. We also talk about what U.2 and OCuLink actually are check if I'm getting full PCIe speeds and dive into latency differences between these two very different drives. Parts List (some may be affiliate links) - ICY Dock NVMe to U2. Adapter: https://amzn.to/3Yk882t - OCuLink to"
YouTube Link 2025-04-26T15:01Z 320K followers, 60.1K engagements
"I Rebuilt My Home Server Quieter Faster and Ready for [----] I rebuilt my home server from the ground up: CPU GPU RAM fans SSDs and power supply even some "accessory lighting". This thing is now quieter faster and built to handle just about anything I throw at it in [----] and hopefully beyond. Thank you to Noctua for helping to make this server quiet Thank you to Patrick from Serve the Home for the CPU upgrades (Both Noctua and Patrick gifted items for this upgrade.) Video notes: https://technotim.live/posts/home-server-upgrade-2025/ Parts List (some may be affiliate links) - Noctua NF-A12x25"
YouTube Link 2025-04-12T16:00Z 320K followers, 228.6K engagements
"Pi-hole Syncing But Smarter. Running multiple Pi-hole servers has always been a challenge until now. In this video Ill show you a tool called Nebula Sync that helps keep them in sync making DNS and blocklist management much easier. I'll walk through how it works how to set it up how to choose the right settings and why it might be useful for your network. This is a follow-up video to my other popular High Availability Pi-Hole videos but for version [--] and up Nebula Sync: https://github.com/lovelaze/nebula-sync Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/pihole-sync-nebula/ Merch Shop 🛍:"
YouTube Link 2025-03-21T15:46Z 320K followers, 139.8K engagements
"JetKVM: Promises Made Promises Kept I received my JetKVM from backing it on Kickstarter and I wanted to find out if it delivers on all of its many promises it made during their campaign. https://jetkvm.com/ (Since the Kickstarter campaign is still active and it is not being sold retail standard Kickstarter disclaimer applies.) Other Products I used (affiliate links below) - EZCOO Switch (hotkey model): https://amzn.to/3QKNGU4 - EZCOO HDMI Splitter: https://amzn.to/41GuWvb - PoE Splitter: https://amzn.to/41pxKeU - Mini Monitor: https://amzn.to/4ihjH1U Merch Shop 🛍:"
YouTube Link 2025-03-05T16:01Z 320K followers, 363.5K engagements
"Fully MAXED-Out UniFi Mini Network Rack After building a mini rack that included an entire Homelab I decided to build [--] more custom mini racks that focus solely on networking. Thank you to DeskPi for sending this mini rack. Note: I was not paid to make this video nor did DeskPi or Ubiquiti have any input. I just love racks of all sizes and UniFi gear fits nicely in it not to mention there are quite a few 3D printed models for their gear. If you want to see more ideas on mini racks check out Project MINI RACK from Jeff Geerling - https://mini-rack.jeffgeerling.com/ -"
YouTube Link 2025-02-16T20:21Z 320K followers, 230.5K engagements
"Homelab Services Tour [----] - What am I Self-Hosting After seeing my HomeLab Hardware tour many of you asked what I am self-hosting in it. Well here are all of the services and software I am running in my HomeLab in [----] Support the channel get something in return with merch 🛍: https://l.technotim.live/shop Merch Shop 🛍: https://l.technotim.live/shop Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim Become a YouTube member:"
YouTube Link 2025-01-31T17:51Z 320K followers, 292.5K engagements
"Homelab Hardware Tour [----] Techno Tim HomeLab Hardware Tour [----] #homelab Merch Shop 🛍: https://l.technotim.live/shop Thank you for watching techno tim technotim homelab home lab techno tim technotim homelab home lab"
YouTube Link 2025-01-25T17:37Z 320K followers, 850.4K engagements
"PiKVM Switch: The Best KVM Solution Yet I tested the PiKVM Switch Multiport Extender with every device I had. Here's how it went. Thanks to PiKVM for sending over the switches to test with all of my many random and stubborn devices. They did not pay me to make this video nor do they have any input into the contents of this video. https://docs.pikvm.org/switch/ Other Products in this Video: (Affiliate links may be included below. I may receive a small commission at no cost to you.) - 7" Monitor with HDMI: https://amzn.to/3Cn1yAg - Keychron K3 Max Slim BT/2.4 GHz Wireless Mechanical Keyboard:"
YouTube Link 2025-01-18T16:09Z 320K followers, 106.4K engagements
"HomeLab Hardware Tour (Early 2025) Here's all of the hardware I am running in my Homelab in [----] Software / services tour soon Merch Shop 🛍: https://l.technotim.live/shop 📦 Gear in this video 📦 Rack & Accessories - 32u Rack https://amzn.to/3TlhdXb - D Ring Hooks https://amzn.to/3FSxk5Y - 1u Brush Panels https://amzn.to/3hKNiaf - 1u Rack Mount Full Depth Shelf https://amzn.to/3jrm5Kp - Right Angle Extension Cord https://amzn.to/3Wl7gay - Black Outlet Covers https://amzn.to/3jrf7Vu - UniFi SmartPower https://l.technotim.live/ubiquiti - 10" Mini Rack https://amzn.to/4gMHfve Network - Patch"
YouTube Link 2025-01-06T17:30Z 320K followers, 274.9K engagements
"Building My ULTIMATE Linux Workstation I finally built my dedicated Linux workstation. What parts did I choose How does it perform And most importantly which distribution did I go with A huge THANK YOU to Micro Center who sponsored this video and this Linux workstation build Shop Micro Centers Holiday Savings Event: https://micro.center/xxvb Sign-Up for Early Access to Micro Center Santa Clara: https://micro.center/xkcd Full PC Build: https://micro.center/5wnc Shop the Intel Ultra [--] 265K Processor: https://micro.center/b52452 Shop AMD Ryzen 5500GT Processor: https://micro.center/2086a0 Shop"
YouTube Link 2024-12-23T15:47Z 320K followers, 137.9K engagements
"High Availability PostgreSQL with Patroni Full Setup Tutorial Ready to take PostgreSQL to the next level In this in-depth tutorial well walk through setting up a self-hosted production-ready PostgreSQL cluster with high availability automatic failover and scalability in mind. Were doing it all from scratch using: - PostgreSQL - Patroni - etcd - HAProxy - Keepalived By the end of this video youll have a solid battle-tested setup that keeps your database onlineeven if a node goes down. Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/postgresql-high-availability/ Merch Shop 🛍:"
YouTube Link 2024-12-07T19:22Z 320K followers, 68.5K engagements
"I tried the HexOS Beta. Here's how it went. I was invited to test out the recently announced beta of HexOS a NAS operating system that's attempting to shake up the home server market with simplicity built on a modern solid foundation. Here's what I think about it. Video notes: https://technotim.live/posts/hexos-beta/ You can read more about HexOS here: https://hexos.com/ Merch Shop 🛍: https://l.technotim.live/shop Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim"
YouTube Link 2024-12-01T16:55Z 320K followers, 126.4K engagements
"Improving my WiFi Bridge with the UniFi U7 Outdoor and the UDB I am upgrading my wireless bridge to be faster and more reliable using the U7 Outdoor UDB and the UDB Pro. Thanks to MicroCenter for sponsoring today's video Shop Micro Centers Black Friday Event: https://micro.center/7weu Shop Qualcomm Powered Microsoft Surfaces: https://micro.center/rtkg Shop the AMD Ryzen [--] 7600X3D Bundle: https://micro.center/1115b4 Shop Micro Centers selection of Ubiquiti Networking gear: https://micro.center/lkgs In this video I take on the challenge of creating the fastest and most reliable wireless bridge"
YouTube Link 2024-11-18T16:24Z 320K followers, 78.9K engagements
"From HomeLab to E-Waste: Giving Old Tech a New Purpose at Free Geek Ever wonder what to do with old homelab gear Join me as I visit a local e-waste facility to see how outdated tech can be recycled refurbished or given a second life. From nostalgic tech to responsible recycling Free Geek Twin Cities shows us the impact of handling e-waste the right way. Please consider donating to Free Geek Twin Cities using YouTube's donate button or directly on their website: https://www.freegeektwincities.org/donate Thanks to Free Geek Twin Cities for letting me interrupt your day and share your story."
YouTube Link 2024-11-02T15:04Z 320K followers, 43.1K engagements
"No more overclocking for me I want stability #overclocking #pcgaming #homelab I just want things to work Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim Become a YouTube member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOk-gHyjcWZNj3Br4oxwh0A/join Merch Shop 🛍: https://l.technotim.live/shop Gear Recommendations: https://l.technotim.live/gear Get Help in Our Discord Community: https://l.technotim.live/discord 2nd channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TechnoTimTinkers"
YouTube Link 2024-10-28T15:51Z 320K followers, 22.2K engagements
"Is the UniFi NAS Pro Right for You (UNAS-Pro Review) Ubiquiti just stepped into the storage game with a NAS. It's the UniFi NAS Pro but is it any good UNAS-Pro - https://store.ui.com/us/en/products/unas-proa_aid=TechnoTim (affiliate link) Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim Become a YouTube member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOk-gHyjcWZNj3Br4oxwh0A/join Merch Shop 🛍: https://l.technotim.live/shop Gear Recommendations: https://l.technotim.live/gear"
YouTube Link 2024-10-21T14:20Z 320K followers, 100.1K engagements
"You should be using Proxmox Backup Server The disk network and computational savings are incredible with Proxmox Backup Server and you should be using it if you are running Proxmox VE. I used NFS for years and only now do I realize how inefficient that is. This is why I started using Proxmox Backup Server. Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/proxmox-backup-server/ Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim Become a YouTube member:"
YouTube Link 2024-09-28T16:56Z 320K followers, 185.1K engagements
"Building a Low-Power Fully Loaded Plex Server I built an efficient good looking Mini ITX Plex server that doesnt skimp on the processing power storage or features like transcoding all while using only [--] watts of power. Each part is hand-picked and every setting is tweaked with efficiency in mind. Oh and it would even look nice in your living space too If you already have a Plex server you can still follow this guide to be sure you are getting the most efficiency out of your hardware and saving the most power. A huge thanks to Plex for sponsoring this video during Pro Week Explore and learn"
YouTube Link 2024-09-16T14:29Z 320K followers, 203.3K engagements
"How one company is "De-Microsoft-ifying" and pushing Linux on the desktop 45Drives is De-Microsoft-ifying and leading the charge by replacing Windows with Linux desktops and replacing proprietary solutions with open source. This topic of "demicrosoftification" was discussed at the Creator Summit [----] at 45Drives headquarters. I attended along with many other tech YouTubers in this space. They also gave us a sneak peek at some new hardware too and an early look at some unique prototypes. Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/creator-summit-2024-demicrosoftification/ Thanks to 45Drives for"
YouTube Link 2024-09-05T15:58Z 320K followers, 205.9K engagements
"New HomeLab NAS - HL8 & HL4 #homelab #nas #storage New small efficient but powerful [--] bay and [--] bay NAS from 45Drives. Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim Become a YouTube member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOk-gHyjcWZNj3Br4oxwh0A/join Merch Shop 🛍: https://l.technotim.live/shop Gear Recommendations: https://l.technotim.live/gear Get Help in Our Discord Community: https://l.technotim.live/discord 2nd channel:"
YouTube Link 2024-08-28T03:15Z 320K followers, 133.3K engagements
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