Turning on Home Assistant backups is trivially easy and can be done from the UI. In a web browser or companion app, head to ...

While it defeats the purpose of having smart, voice-activated devices in our home, if the cloud isn’t controlling your ...

Set up your own free VPN server at home with a simple software based method that encrypts your traffic, protects privacy, and ...

IceWhale has introduced a new affordable home cloud server in the full of the ZimaBoard 216 priced from $170. The cloud server solution features 2 GB RAM, 16 GB eMMC storage, dual-core Intel Celeron ...

Simple guide to repurpose old MacBooks into a quiet server for backups and streaming, with NAS, Plex setup, remote access, ...

So many of the smart home products people know and love rely on the cloud. Alexa, Google Assistant, and Siri all rely on the cloud for language processing. Even many smart lights need the cloud to ...

Video streaming is great -- until you lose access to the movie or TV show that you assumed would always be available on Netflix and Amazon Video. With downloads or physical media, this isn't an issue, ...

If you want to try self-hosting apps, and finally cut ties with big corporations like Google, umbrelOS makes it very easy.

Scheduled to launch this fall, Windows Home Server connects multiple PCs in the same household and stores, manages, backs up and protects digital audio, video and photos. In addition to centralized ...