Dzua: Building a Homelab From the Ground Up
From unboxing a mini PC to a virtualized, VLAN-segmented, monitored home network: the story of the Dzua homelab project.
Networking
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Building the Next Homelab Node: The Minisforum MS-01 Plan
Planning notes on a new Proxmox node built around the Minisforum MS-01 — hardware, topology, storage layout, and why I consolidated the order with a 10G switch upgrade. Parcel’s still in transit.
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Starlink Locked Its GPS Data — What That Means for Your Stratum 1 NTP Server
A few weeks ago I wrote about using your Starlink dish as a Stratum 1 NTP server. The GPS receiver inside every dish has been quietly serving GPS-derived time to local networks since mid-2024, and it was one of those hidden gems that made a serious dent in home infrastructure setups. I’ve been running it happily ever since. Then SpaceX changed things. What Happened On 20 May 2026, Starlink removed GPS location data from its local gRPC API — the same interface that third-party tools, Home Assistant integrations, and the NTP trick all rely on for talking to your dish. Customers received an email notification a few weeks prior: “dish location will no longer be available via the local device gRPC API.” ...