Ben Epstein
@bepste.in
computers, self-hosting, technology, electronics, soldering, video games, drums, dogs, awful last name. A/V engineer in Boston, MA
On a related note, this is kinda why I love doing this: the last time this happened, I realized I needed a backup VPS, so I went and set one up. When it happened again this time... (1/2)
August 30, 2026 at 8:49 PM
On a related note, this is kinda why I love doing this: the last time this happened, I realized I needed a backup VPS, so I went and set one up. When it happened again this time... (1/2)
If you're having trouble with the server, clear your cache and hard refresh the site. My main VPS reverse-proxy went down and doesn't want to come back up, so I switched over to the backup. You'll have the borked one cached until you hard refresh.
#selfhosting #homelab #IONOS #racknerd
#selfhosting #homelab #IONOS #racknerd
August 30, 2026 at 8:48 PM
If you're having trouble with the server, clear your cache and hard refresh the site. My main VPS reverse-proxy went down and doesn't want to come back up, so I switched over to the backup. You'll have the borked one cached until you hard refresh.
#selfhosting #homelab #IONOS #racknerd
#selfhosting #homelab #IONOS #racknerd
Welp, this is it. Rock bottom sans drugs. I suppose that’s a small victory, and I guess it’s all uphill from here?
July 14, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Welp, this is it. Rock bottom sans drugs. I suppose that’s a small victory, and I guess it’s all uphill from here?
Using pi.dev with openrouter.ai and local models in LMStudio.ai and Ollama.com via Tailscale Aperture. And if you knew what all of those things were without having to look it up, you get a cookie. #ai
Pi Coding Agent
A terminal-based coding agent
pi.dev
June 4, 2026 at 2:10 AM
Using pi.dev with openrouter.ai and local models in LMStudio.ai and Ollama.com via Tailscale Aperture. And if you knew what all of those things were without having to look it up, you get a cookie. #ai
Yoooooooo Robinhood introduced agentic trading????? Let’s see what we can do here…..
#ai #stocks #robinhood #trading
#ai #stocks #robinhood #trading
June 3, 2026 at 1:42 AM
Yoooooooo Robinhood introduced agentic trading????? Let’s see what we can do here…..
#ai #stocks #robinhood #trading
#ai #stocks #robinhood #trading
For about a month, I've been using Dockhand in place of Portainer. I've paid the $200 bucks for up to 10 nodes for the past two years, and now I'm thinking I won't have to next year. I honestly can't think of a reason to stay. Probably still going to donate half to Dockhand.
#docker #dockerGUI
#docker #dockerGUI
June 2, 2026 at 11:07 PM
For about a month, I've been using Dockhand in place of Portainer. I've paid the $200 bucks for up to 10 nodes for the past two years, and now I'm thinking I won't have to next year. I honestly can't think of a reason to stay. Probably still going to donate half to Dockhand.
#docker #dockerGUI
#docker #dockerGUI
Welp, somebody at YouTube is getting fired….
February 20, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Welp, somebody at YouTube is getting fired….
Reposted by Ben Epstein
Homelab Disaster: Protect Your Data Before It's Too Late
Your Homelab Needs a Backup Battery
Seriously. Don't play with your homelab's future and just get a backup battery.
ift.tt
September 13, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Homelab Disaster: Protect Your Data Before It's Too Late
Reposted by Ben Epstein
RT if you also wish ill upon JK Rowling.
Outcry grows after multiple trans users were targeted for mild criticisms of the anti-trans billionaire.
Bluesky silenced trans voices over J.K. Rowling, here’s why
Outcry grows after multiple trans users were targeted for mild criticisms of the anti-trans billionaire.
bit.ly
August 21, 2025 at 1:43 PM
RT if you also wish ill upon JK Rowling.
Whoooooops
Homelabs: where “just one server” turns into a 42U rackmount in six months #homelab #selfhosted #opensource #oss
January 23, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Whoooooops
If I told you you can go download any of the og AIM clients, change one or two settings, and be able to talk to anyone else who does the same, would you be down? asking for myself.
January 23, 2025 at 3:35 AM
If I told you you can go download any of the og AIM clients, change one or two settings, and be able to talk to anyone else who does the same, would you be down? asking for myself.
But we learn things along the way!!
Self-hosting is just an elaborate way of saying “I like solving problems I created for myself” #selfhosted #opensource #oss
January 18, 2025 at 6:39 AM
But we learn things along the way!!
Reposted by Ben Epstein
Self-hosting is just an elaborate way of saying “I like solving problems I created for myself” #selfhosted #opensource #oss
January 17, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Self-hosting is just an elaborate way of saying “I like solving problems I created for myself” #selfhosted #opensource #oss
Absolutely stoked about this cool combo of 3D printing and self-hosting/homelab'ing.
This mini rack project is so cool. If I was starting a homelab today I would 100% go this route. Not to say my route (or anyone else's route) is bad, but this is awesome having so many amazing options for a compact and low-powered #homelab.
github.com/geerlingguy/...
github.com/geerlingguy/...
GitHub - geerlingguy/mini-rack: Miniature rack builds, for portable or compact Homelabs.
Miniature rack builds, for portable or compact Homelabs. - geerlingguy/mini-rack
github.com
January 18, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Absolutely stoked about this cool combo of 3D printing and self-hosting/homelab'ing.
"Why'd you stop using X?"
January 17, 2025 at 5:51 PM
"Why'd you stop using X?"