Have you ever wished for a simple, affordable way to centralize your files, stream media, or back up your data—without shelling out hundreds of dollars for a commercial solution? Here’s the good news: ...

Watch this video on YouTube. “The Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 is at the core of PiBox. Our standard bundle includes 8GB of RAM, 8GB of built-in storage, and WiFi. If you pick the hacker bundle ...

Self-hosting your data and services with Network Attached Storage (NAS) is a great way to free yourself from the spiraling costs and tangled web of subscription fees. Whether you’re simply looking to ...

Smart home frameworks, broadly speaking, are meant to give you a greater degree of control over the features and functions of your home via interconnected devices. No matter how prevalent smart home ...

The Pi works fine, until it doesn't.

I don't need a NAS, I just wanted one. So I didn't want to spend a whole lot of money on one. Plus, I like building computers, and can easily chew up a couple weeks sifting through components and ...

Ryan is a tech/science writer, skeptic, lover of all things electronic, and Android fan. In his spare time he reads golden-age sci-fi and sleeps, but rarely at the same time. His wife tolerates him as ...

Every homelab starts fairly similarly. You'll probably experiment with a cheap Raspberry Pi or perhaps an old laptop that you have lying around. Eventually, you'll invest in a NAS and load it up with ...