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Homelab 10 min read

Building a Self-Hosted Media Server with Jellyfin

How I set up a full-featured home media server using Jellyfin, Docker, and a repurposed desktop PC — and why I'll never go back to streaming services.

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3D Printing 7 min read

3D Printed Custom NV Center Sample Mount

Designing and printing a precision sample holder for diamond NV center experiments — bridging the gap between the lab and the workshop.

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Smart Home 8 min read

Automating My Lab Notifications with Home Assistant

Using Home Assistant, MQTT, and a Raspberry Pi to get real-time alerts from lab equipment directly to my phone.

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Open Source 6 min read

My First Open Source Contribution: Fixing a Qiskit Bug

A walkthrough of finding, diagnosing, and submitting a pull request to fix a subtle phase calculation bug in Qiskit Terra.

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Self-Hosting 12 min read

Self-Hosting Nextcloud: Complete Setup Guide

Everything I learned from hosting my own Nextcloud instance — storage, SSL, backups, and keeping it running reliably.

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