Hardware & Software
As this is a blog about technology and self hosting, it probably helps if you know what my setup is like. Below is a glossary of what I use.
Desktop PC
- CPU: Ryzen 7 5800X3D
- GPU: Sapphire NITRO+ RX 9070
- Memory: 32GB Kingston Fury DDR4
- Motherboard: MSI B550-A PRO
- Storage: Corsair MP600 Pro LPX 2TB
- CPU Cooler: Arctic Liquid Freezer III 280
- Fans: Arctic P12s
- PSU: ROG STRIX 1000W Platinum
- Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow
- OS: Windows 11
Homelab server
- CPU: Intel i5-11400F
- GPU: Palit GTX 1660 Super
- Memory: 16GB Kingston Fury DDR4
- Motherboard: ROG STRIX B560-I
- Case: Jonsbo C6 M-ATX
- OS: Windows 11
Gaming
- Steam Deck OLED 512GB
- Nintendo Switch 2
- Anbernic RG35XXH
- Knulli Gladiator II custom firmware
- 3D printed triggers
- Aftermarket hall-effect joysticks
Phone
- Pixel 10 Obsidian 256GB
3D Printing
- Creality Ender 3 V3 SE
- Octoprint - for remote printing, control and management
Reading
- Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 3 (7th Generation, 2015)
- Jailbroken with Winterbreak, running KOReader
- XTEINK X4
Self-hosted servers, programs and services
- Jellyfin - for movie/TV show streaming
- Audiobookshelf - for audiobook streaming
- Absorb - a sleek and modern looking ABS client for mobile
- Calibre - for eBook metadata management and library organisation
- Docker - a container for running and managing applications
- ABS-Kosync - to sync book progress between Audibookshelf and KOReader
- Calibre-Web Automated - for downloading eBooks from my calibre library remotely via OPDS
- RomM - for ROM organisation, remote downloads and browser emulation
- Ghost - for creating and managing this very website
- NGINX Proxy Manager - reverse proxy for accessing all these services via the internet securely
- Tailscale - Secure VPN/tunnel to access services I don't want exposed to the internet
- Apollo - a fork of Sunshine for streaming PC games to other devices, with virtual display support