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I implement an off-site backup using a Mini PC, a 20TB USB HDD, TrueNAS SCALE, Tailscale, and some space at Pat's house.

I got tired of waiting for my 5-tool Prusa XL pre-order to be honored, so I started shopping around for my next printer.

A suprisingly affordable DIY NAS featuring TrueNAS SCALE, an Intel Celeron N5105 CPU, 32GB of DDR4 RAM, 2x 250GB NVMe SSDs, and room for 7 hard drives (5x 3.5-inch and 2x 2.5 inch).

A very similar economical DIY NAS build as last year, featuring TrueNAS SCALE, a Gigabyte B450 Aorus M motherboard, 16GB DDR4 RAM, and an Antec VSK3000 Elite case.

I experiment with Orturs rotary tool, the YRR 2.0 Rotary Roller and engrave things into cylindrical objects.

I set up and use the Ortur Aufero Laser 2 for the very first time and share my thoughts on the experience.

...that I want to make it even easier for other Home Assistantusers to enhance their own home automation like I have!

I share my experience as I implement presence detection using ESPresense's base stations and Home Assistant.