Notes and updates from BELUG Home Server Group meetings. https://belug.online/home-server-group-meetings/ Tue, 21 Jul 2026 14:33:45 -0700 Tue, 21 Jul 2026 14:33:45 -0700 <h1 id="overview">Overview</h1> <p>3 people attended.</p> <h1 id="topics-discussed">Topics Discussed</h1> <h2 id="configuration-tools">Configuration Tools</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://github.com/dmbrownlee/demo-proxmox-terraform">Proxmox/Terraform Demo</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="personal-note-taking-tools">Personal Note Taking Tools</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://tiddlywiki.com/">Tiddlywiki</a></li> <li><a href="https://obsidian.md/">Obsidian</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="universal-power-supply">Universal Power Supply</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://goldenmateenergy.com/collections/ups">Goldenmate UPS</a></li> <li><a href="https://networkupstools.org/">Network UPS Tools (NUT)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/nut-on-my-pi-so-my-servers-dont-die/">Jeff Geerling’s NUT related blog post</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="source-code-hosting">Source Code Hosting</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://forgejo.org/">Forgejo (self-hosted lightweight software forge)</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="meeting-notetaking-tools">Meeting Notetaking Tools</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://meetily.ai/">Meetily - An AI Meeting Assistant &amp; Note Taker</a></li> </ul> Fri, 17 Jul 2026 10:55:14 -0700 https://belug.online/2026/07/17/meeting-on-2026-07-16.html https://belug.online/2026/07/17/meeting-on-2026-07-16.html <h1 id="overview">Overview</h1> <p>4 people attended.</p> <h1 id="topics-discussed">Topics Discussed</h1> <h2 id="cicd-tools">CI/CD Tools</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://github.com/fluxcd">Flux CD project</a></li> <li><a href="https://argoproj.github.io/cd/">Argo CD</a></li> <li><a href="https://helm.sh/">HELM (package manager)</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="configuration-tools">Configuration Tools</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://opentofu.org/">OpenTofu</a></li> <li><a href="https://developer.hashicorp.com/terraform">Terraform</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="authentication-tools">Authentication Tools</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.keycloak.org/">KeyCloak (Open Source Identity and Access Management)</a></li> <li><a href="https://ldap.com/">LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.openldap.org/">OpenLDAP</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.freeipa.org/">FreeIPA (Identity and Authentication for Linux)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.man7.org/linux/man-pages/man5/nsswitch.conf.5.html">nsswitch.conf (configuration file)</a></li> <li><a href="https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/getent.1.html">getent (command)</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="source-code-hosting">Source Code Hosting</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://forgejo.org/">Forgejo (self-hosted lightweight software forge)</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="hardware">Hardware</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GGZR42F5?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&amp;th=1">ACEMAGIC M5 Mini PC</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/asrock-bc-250-used-for-steam-machine-duty-gains-third-party-hack-to-unlock-all-40-cus-mining-board-now-has-more-cus-than-a-base-ps5">ASRock AMD BC-250</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="misc-software">Misc Software</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/top.1.html">top (process monitoring command)</a></li> <li><a href="https://linuxcommandlibrary.com/man/btop">btop (process monitoring command)</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="networking">Networking</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://tailscale.com/docs/features/exit-nodes">Tailscale Exit Node</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="ai-agents">AI Agents</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://hermes-agent.org/">Hermes Agent</a></li> </ul> Fri, 03 Jul 2026 11:00:47 -0700 https://belug.online/2026/07/03/meeting-on-2026-07-02.html https://belug.online/2026/07/03/meeting-on-2026-07-02.html <h1 id="overview">Overview</h1> <p>3 people attended.</p> <h1 id="topics-discussed">Topics Discussed</h1> <h2 id="ai">AI</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/">hermes agent</a></li> <li><a href="https://openwebui.com/">openwebui.com</a></li> <li><a href="https://ollama.com/">ollama</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="vibe-coding-a-full-mikrotik-network-management-platform-using-claude-ai">Vibe Coding a full Mikrotik network management platform using Claude AI:</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.balticnetworks.com/collections/mikrotik-top-products?gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=23672835014&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjwrs7RBhDuARIsAIVfBD1ZSZlpvGtSuZPvXn9KSxEQ2oa24LIuhqby-CjgG2BuNy5ox1YE0XQaAqlcEALw_wcB">Mikrotik</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXUKyWIH90c">video</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="text-to-speech-utilities-for-meeting-notes-transcriptions">Text to Speech Utilities (for meeting notes transcriptions)</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://jitsi.support/developer/setup-jitsi-whispercpp-transcriptions/">whisper.cpp</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="home-lab-software">Home Lab Software</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://github.com/Limine-Bootloader/Limine">Limine Bootloader</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="home-lab-hardware">Home Lab Hardware</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sierro/sierro-the-compact-home-backup-that-fits-anywhere">sierro home battery</a></li> </ul> Fri, 19 Jun 2026 14:33:07 -0700 https://belug.online/2026/06/19/meeting-on-2026-06-18.html https://belug.online/2026/06/19/meeting-on-2026-06-18.html <h1 id="overview">Overview</h1> <p>3 people attended.</p> <h1 id="topics-discussed">Topics Discussed</h1> <h2 id="personal-location-tracking">Personal Location Tracking</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://dawarich.app/">dawarich</a></li> <li><a href="https://colota.app/">colata</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.dedicatedcode.com/projects/reitti/latest/">reiti</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="hardware">Hardware</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.dfrobot.com/product-2989.html">LattePanda IOTA Palm-sized x86 Single Board Computer</a></li> <li><a href="https://shop.zimaspace.com/collections/zima-master-kits/products/zimaboard-2-mini-nas-kit-for-home-server">ZimaBoard 2 Mini Nas Kit for Home Server &amp; Personal Cloud</a></li> <li><a href="https://goldenmateenergy.com/products/600va-360w-lifepo4-ups-wall-mount">goldenmate energy ups</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="reviews">Reviews</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.servethehome.com/">serve the home</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.jeffgeerling.com/">Jeff Geerling</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="ai">AI</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/">Hermes Agent</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="services">Services</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://filebrowser.org/">FileBrowser</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="frameworks">Frameworks</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://neil.computer/notes/baremetal-vs-proxmox-vs-esxi-performance-geekbench-scores/">Baremetal vs Proxmox performance comparison</a></li> </ul> Sat, 06 Jun 2026 12:12:21 -0700 https://belug.online/2026/06/06/meeting-on-2026-06-04.html https://belug.online/2026/06/06/meeting-on-2026-06-04.html