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Networking & DNS.

How packets and names actually find each other: DNS resolution, mesh VPNs, bastion hosts, and the layers underneath.

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DNS Under the Hood: Root Servers, Authoritative DNS, and Unbound

How a DNS query actually resolves — root servers, authoritative nameservers, and running Unbound as your own recursive resolver behind Pi-hole.

Pihole + Tailscale Setup Guide

A detailed guide on setting up Pi-hole with Tailscale for ad-blocking and DNS management.

Bastion Servers: Jump Hosts

What a bastion server (jump host) actually does, and how it differs from an API gateway and a load balancer.

Google Photos Self-Hosted Alternative: Immich + Tailscale Setup

Self-hosted photo library on a home server using Immich and Tailscale