Recovering a site when only the HTML remains
Start with a byte-for-byte baseline, then separate content from its repeated page shell.
Notes from the workbench
Things I don’t want
to solve twice.
Build logs, fixes, decisions, and the occasional longer story. A useful note doesn’t have to become a polished essay.
Follow via RSS / Atom →A Year Building UMA Companion: Why I Sunset the Project
What began as a support-card manager became a desktop app, an optimizer, a data pipeline, and a live game companion before I decided that continuing to maintain it no longer made sense.
Why I Moved Plex and Jellyfin from TrueNAS to Debian
Why moving storage and media services to one Debian VM made my homelab simpler to operate.
Monitoring the Homelab with Beszel
Setting up Beszel as a lightweight, clean, node-based monitoring dashboard across Proxmox, Pi 4, and Windows.
From UmaOptimizer to UmaCompanion: The Earlier Architecture
How UmaCompanion began as a Python and PySide6 desktop app before its current Rust and TypeScript rebuild.
My First Markdown Post
The first Markdown post, preserved from the original site.
The Missing Piece: Adding a Raspberry Pi 4 to the Homelab
Why adding a dedicated Raspberry Pi 4 Model B for 24/7 low-power DNS & services was the best upgrade for my homelab.