Spin up a three-node Garage v2 S3 cluster on UnRAID + Ubuntu, add a slick WebUI, then wire Duplicacy to push encrypted, deduped backups—complete with cron jobs, Telegram alerts, and zone-aware triple replication—for a zero-friction, homelab-ready safety net.
Claude’s MCP lit a spark: in a weekend I taught GenieACS to talk to LLMs. Using Go, GoReleaser and GitOps, I exposed seven tools so an AI can list devices, reboot routers or flash firmware through a single /mcp endpoint.
Sometimes technical challenges just come out of nowhere—and ruin your day (or months). Let me tell you the epic tale of how a sudden DockerHub limitation threw my team into a mad scramble, some detective work and Bash scripting sessions.
As an intern in 2015, I automated provisioning and streamlined CPE deployments, combining DHCP66, TR-069, R, Python, and Selenium. Turns out Bill Gates was right—the best "lazy" engineers put extra effort into smart solutions upfront, saving countless hours down the line.
After searching endlessly for reliable backups, discovering Duplicacy felt like a gift. To help others easily set it up for free, I created a Docker-based CLI solution—perfect if you enjoy tinkering and want a flexible, space-efficient backup without breaking the bank.
