Software Guides

Run your own services on hardware you already own. Block ads, stream your media, keep your data at home.

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Softwarebeginner

Turn an Old Laptop into a Home Media Server with Jellyfin

That laptop in the closet becomes a private Netflix for your whole house - your movies, shows, music, and family videos, streamed to every TV and phone, with no subscription and nothing leaving your home.

⏱ 1 evening (2–3 hours)💵 $0 (if you have the laptop)
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Softwareintermediate

Block Ads on Every Device: A Raspberry Pi DNS Filter (Pi-hole)

One $30 board filters ads and trackers for your entire home network - phones, TVs, and smart gadgets included, no software installed on any of them.

⏱ 1 evening (2 hours)💵 $35–$60

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