https://jdspvsc.dynv6.net/Notes on home networking, self-hosting and small infrastructure.enhttps://jdspvsc.dynv6.net/posts/rotating-zfs-snapshots-without-extra-tools/https://jdspvsc.dynv6.net/posts/rotating-zfs-snapshots-without-extra-tools/Sun, 04 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000A cron job and a few lines of shell keep hourly, daily and weekly snapshots tidy.https://jdspvsc.dynv6.net/posts/clean-shutdowns-on-a-cheap-ups-with-nut/https://jdspvsc.dynv6.net/posts/clean-shutdowns-on-a-cheap-ups-with-nut/Sun, 13 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0000One machine talks to the UPS; the others listen over the network.https://jdspvsc.dynv6.net/posts/split-horizon-dns-for-a-small-home-lab/https://jdspvsc.dynv6.net/posts/split-horizon-dns-for-a-small-home-lab/Sun, 02 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0000Inside, names resolve to private addresses; outside, to the public one.https://jdspvsc.dynv6.net/posts/monitoring-disk-health-with-smartd-and-a-webhook/https://jdspvsc.dynv6.net/posts/monitoring-disk-health-with-smartd-and-a-webhook/Sun, 24 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000Get a message before the disk dies, not after.https://jdspvsc.dynv6.net/posts/restoring-from-backup-on-purpose/https://jdspvsc.dynv6.net/posts/restoring-from-backup-on-purpose/Sun, 15 Feb 2026 08:00:00 +0000A backup you have never restored is a hope, not a backup.https://jdspvsc.dynv6.net/posts/why-my-servers-run-unattended-upgrades/https://jdspvsc.dynv6.net/posts/why-my-servers-run-unattended-upgrades/Sun, 19 Oct 2025 08:00:00 +0000Security updates on their own, everything else by hand.https://jdspvsc.dynv6.net/posts/labelling-cables-is-cheaper-than-troubleshooting/https://jdspvsc.dynv6.net/posts/labelling-cables-is-cheaper-than-troubleshooting/Sun, 06 Apr 2025 08:00:00 +0000A label maker paid for itself the first time a switch died.https://jdspvsc.dynv6.net/posts/starting-this-site/https://jdspvsc.dynv6.net/posts/starting-this-site/Sat, 11 Nov 2023 08:00:00 +0000Why plain HTML, and why write things down at all.