Lenovo

Migration, Containers and … It’s always DNS, really

As I wrote in my previous post, I have a new member in the home server environment: The Lenovo ThinkCenter Mini Computer! Right after getting Ubuntu up and running on it, I began the process of easing the workload on my #RaspberryPi. PiHole had been flagging high CPU load a couple of times already, especially when Jellyfin was streaming media and performing its usual tasks.

The target was clear: keep PiHole on the Pi and move the heavier services to the Lenovo. But I also didn’t simply want to migrate the services. I also wanted to improve the setup …

How to Use a Lenovo ThinkCentre M910q as a Powerful Home Server

As an IT enthusiast, I’ve long been (and still are!) a fan of the #RaspberryPi mini computers. My main Pi already runs multiple services like #PiHole, #Navidrome and #Jellyfin – which often pushes it near its limits. Well, recently I found myself wanting to add even more services to my local network. Unfortunately, my NAS can’t host Docker containers, so expanding compute power became necessary.