Other Projects

Homelab Media Server

This project focuses on deploying Jellyfin, an open-source and privacy-centric media server, to centralize digital media libraries within a self-hosted homelab environment. Utilizing a containerized architecture via Docker Compose, the system consolidates movies, television shows, and music into a single, high-performance streaming platform that eliminates third-party subscription fees, internet dependencies, and corporate data tracking. Once deployed, the server automatically indexes local storage arrays, fetches rich metadata and artwork, and delivers smooth, cross-platform playback to smart TVs, mobile devices, and web browsers across the local network, providing a scalable foundation for future enhancements like hardware-accelerated video transcoding and secure remote access.

Network-Wide Ad and Tracker Blocking

This project focuses on deploying AdGuard Home as a self-hosted, network-wide DNS sinkhole to block advertisements, tracking scripts, and malicious domains across a homelab network. Operating at the infrastructure layer via a Docker container, the system intercepts domain lookup requests from all connected devices—including smart TVs, smartphones, and IoT hardware—without requiring individual software installations. By filtering unwanted traffic before assets are downloaded, the deployment enhances user privacy, reduces local bandwidth consumption, and provides centralized network analytics alongside customizable upstream security protocols like DNS-over-HTTPS.