Automation

Automation

Stop using Alexa. Start building a private, intelligent smart home that runs entirely on your local network. Guides for Home Assistant, Zigbee, and local AI.
27
May
Core Lab Website HA Dashboard, instant status view of many useful metrics!

How to Integrate Ghost CMS with Home Assistant Natively (2026 Guide)

Stop wasting time checking dashboards. Learn how to natively connect Ghost CMS to Home Assistant to monitor MRR, subscribers, and trigger custom automation.
9 min read
20
Apr
Infographic comparing traditional media downloading vs Decypharr, highlighting instant cached playback, no downloads, and reduced storage requirements.

Decypharr Setup Guide: Replace Downloads with Instant Debrid Streaming (2026)

Hardware isn't getting cheaper in 2026, and that includes bulk storage. This is one way to deal with
21 min read
07
Apr
A high-tech digital interface performs a surgical, laser-guided scan on a grid of server data blocks, illustrating the cleanup of orphaned images in Ghost CMS.

How to Safely Delete Unused Images in Ghost CMS: The Surgical Guide

πŸ––These instructions & information are provided without warranty, guarantee of any kind, or support, and used completely at your own
13 min read
31
Mar
Diagram of an automated Sonarr and Radarr hunting stack using Prowlarr, Profilarr, and Decluttarr on a Docker network.

Advanced Sonarr & Radarr Guide: Implementing the "Native Hunting" Protocol

Stop settling for "good enough" media quality. Learn how to use Profilarr and Decluttarr to build a secure, self-healing, "Always Hunting" Sonarr and Radarr stack without third-party scripts.
9 min read
16
Feb
Screenshot of the Seerr dashboard after a successful migration from Overseerr or Jellyseerr, showing the 'Discover' page with movies and TV shows.

Hello Seerr: A Guide to Migrating from Overseerr & Jellyseerr

If you run a home media server, you likely rely on Overseerr or its Jellyfin-focused fork, Jellyseerr, to handle
5 min read
03
Feb
AI-generated digital art of two sleek robots managing a futuristic server room with glowing blue data displays and media icons for Plex and Sonarr.

The Media Server Janitors: Deploying Maintainerr & Declutarr

If you're here because Cleanarr finally broke, you're in the right place... You’ve set up
9 min read
20
Jan
Split image comparison: Left shows a sleek, glowing "Home Assistant OS" appliance tower. Right shows a user's hand on a high-end custom PC with a "Docker Stack: Full Control" screen.

Home Assistant Container (Docker) vs. OS: Why I Ditched the VM

If you are starting your Home Assistant journey, you have likely hit the fork in the road... To VM or
8 min read
10
Dec
Digitized picture of a rusty satellite spray-painted with the Cloudflare logo in Earth orbit.

Cloudflare Advanced - The Layered Cache Strategy (2026)

In Part 1, we secured your DNS. In Part 2, we enabled all the awesome free Cloudflare free security security
11 min read
03
Dec
Profilarr app as a digitized cowboy, lassoing sonarr (horse, foreground) and radarr (bull, background) and 'reigning them in'.

How to Install Profilarr: Docker Compose & Setup Guide (2026)

Tired of Sonarr grabbing low-quality 720p files? Use Profilarr to automate "TRaSH guides" quality rules with a beautiful GUI. Complete setup guide inside.
8 min read
23
Oct
Be the Digital Wolf, feeding off and wrangling your containers!

The Definitive Arr Docker Compose Guide (2026) + Generator

Building a fully automated home media server used to require dozens of hours tinkering with individual config files and broken
31 min read