Just hit publish on a new blog post about our family’s 13-year Oscar tradition—ballots at an Airbnb, a shared spreadsheet, the La La Land/Moonlight chaos, CODA joy, and my streak of seeing every Best Picture nominee.
Read it here: https://web.erdella.com/erdmann-family-the-academy-awards/
Switched our family’s DIY Loop setup to GitHub Browser Build — fewer rebuild headaches and smoother updates for everyone who helps care for our boys. Wrote about it here:
https://web.erdella.com/a-more-manageable-way-to-build-loop/
How to set up crossposting from a self-hosted AT Proto PDS.
The flow: Local PDS ➡️ Bluesky ➡️ Mastodon ➡️ X.
Check out the guide on how to bridge these networks: https://web.erdella.com/setting-up-crossposting-from-a-locally-hosted-pds-to-bluesky-%e2%86%92-mastodon-%e2%86%92-x/
Adding another service to the homelab: a #Bluesky PDS.
It’s surprisingly lightweight and runs perfectly on a Raspberry Pi. I’ve documented the entire setup process, including some of the "deep dive" nuances I found along the way.
https://web.erdella.com/self-hosting-bluesky-a-raspberry-pi-pds-deep-dive/
Rebuilding my Raspberry Pi 4 from the ground up. 🍓
Running a clean install to manage: 🎬 Plex Media Server 🚫 Pi-hole ad-blocking 🦋 Local Bluesky hosting
Full details on the setup and fresh start: https://web.erdella.com/starting-fresh-rebuilding-my-raspberry-pi-4-for-a-plex-media-server-pi-hole-and-local-bluesky-hosting/
I recently decided to completely re-do my Raspberry Pi 4 setup from scratch. After months of tinkering and piecing together various projects, I realized a fresh start would give me a clean slate to optimize performance and organize everything more efficiently. My goal is to turn this versatile little device into a powerhouse by setting
