Techno Tim

Techno Tim

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Engineer. Builder. Creator. | From Code to Cloud technotim.com

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Techno Tim
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The only appropriate label for my self-installing Linux boot drive that wipes everything, installs Linux, and adds my ssh keys all without touching a key.

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Helping my sister with her router and access point. I now have to refer to them as trash can looking thing and the circle thing so she knows which I am talking about 😂

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I no longer only play a network engineer on YouTube. I helped transform a local nonprofit's network from this mess into something clean, documented, and maintainable. Don’t let anyone tell you homelab skills aren’t transferable.

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If you're running an NVIDIA Spark or any of the clones with a GB10 (ASUS, Lenovo, Dell, HP, MSI, Gigabyte, etc) for local AI. I built a Docker image for it with the latest VLLM and all its component so that you don't have to. No need to wait weeks for NVIDIA to do it. github.com/timothystewa...

github.comGitHub - timothystewart6/vllm-gb10: Bleeding edge vLLM Docker image for the NVIDIA DGX Spark (GB10 / sm_121a).Bleeding edge vLLM Docker image for the NVIDIA DGX Spark (GB10 / sm_121a). - timothystewart6/vllm-gb10
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I wrote up my COMPUTEX 2026 takeaways. It was my first COMPUTEX, and I expected AI to be everywhere. I did not expect it to be almost everything. I also found mini PCs, NAS hardware, KVMs, Noctua, Seasonic, and Open Source Taiwan. technotim.com/posts/comput... #COMPUTEX2026 #Homelab #LocalAI

technotim.comI Went to COMPUTEX 2026. Here’s What Actually Stood Out.COMPUTEX 2026 was my first hardware show at this scale, and I went in expecting AI to be a major theme. That part was obvious before I even landed in Taipei. What I didn’t expect was how completely it...
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Just a heads up if you are updating Proxmox to kernel 7.0.0-3-pve. Some LXCs might not be compatible with that kernel version. VMs of course are not affected because they are fully isolated. To be clear you should update to the latest kernel, just be sure to check your LXCs afterwards.

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Last night I had a dream that I traveled back in time to 2003. I couldn't figure out where I parked my DeLorean so I was stuck there. The scariest thing about being in 2003 in my dream was that when I looked at my phone it said I was connected at 3G.

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So I pulled out my network tester. It showed that pins 7 and 8 were missing or wired incorrectly. I checked the server room end first and it looked good. Then I checked the keystone jack in the living room and that looked good too.

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I decided to start with the easiest fix, cutting and re-punching the living room keystone jack. And sure enough, the cable tested clean and the anomaly no longer shows up on that port. It is still showing in the 24-hour AI Anomaly Score, so hopefully that drops off tomorrow!

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A little backstory... For a few months, my switch had been warning that my connection was degraded and telling me it was probably bad wiring. But the device was still negotiating at 2.5 Gb/s and receiving PoE power so I kept thinking, "There is no way that's right."

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Today I decided to clear the error because I was sure it was wrong, but every time I cleared it, it came right back. I even went as far as remoting into the switch and clearing it via the CLI, and it still came back.

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Last week I chatted with Adam from Changelog again about HomeLab in 2026. Always a good time talking about HomeLab hardware and software! changelog.com/friends/125 #homelab

changelog.comThe state of homelab tech (2026) with Techno Tim (Changelog & Friends #125)Techno Tim joins Adam to dive deep into the state of homelab'ing in 2026. Hardware is scarce and expensive due to the AI gold rush, but software has never been better. From unleashing Claude on your U...
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Homelab Network UPS back online. Thanks for the help Eaton! The battery tray design made it super simple to replace! Now time to get NUT working again. #homelab

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I've been tuning my hybrid ZFS pool lately. Optane for metadata and small files, HDDs for bulk storage, and cleaned up my L2ARC. Things are finally starting to feel right. technotim.live/posts/zfs-ar... #homelab #nas #zfs

technotim.liveOptimizing ZFS for Media, Apps, Databases, and Special VDEVs on TrueNAS SCALEOver the last few weeks I completely re-tuned my TrueNAS SCALE ZFS layout for maximum performance around ARC, L2ARC, special VDEVs, recordsize, and how each dataset interacts with them. I’ve been chas...