Homey's smart home hubs are a great way to run a private and local smart home from one box. Now, the company is taking on Home Assistant with Homey Self-Hosted Server, an operating system you can run ...

Working towards automating a few things in a home often seems simple on the surface, but it’s easy for these projects to snowball into dozens of sensors and various servos, switches, and cameras ...

In today’s digital age, managing and centralizing your data and services is becoming increasingly important. Whether you're looking to store your media files, run your own personal cloud, or host ...

It's hard to justify spending that much money on an OS when you can go the FOSS route with Linux distributions ...

You can create a free VPN service using software-based services like WireGuard. You can install it on your Mac or Windows device and connect other devices to it ...

Earlier this year, I looked at a beta release of Windows Home Server and called it a “home run” for Microsoft. This week, Hewlett Packard announced that it would begin taking orders for its new ...

You've heard the word "server" thrown around a lot, but usually in the context of web sites or big companies that have a lot of data to store. In reality, a server can be just as useful in your home.

Things don’t always go according to plan when using any networking hardware or software, and Windows Home Server (WHS) is no exception. If you run into trouble installing or using WHS or the Windows ...

Have you ever looked at an old, broken phone and thought, “This is just e-waste now”? What if that seemingly useless device could be transformed into something surprisingly powerful—a functional home ...