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Bambu Lab firmware updates: precautions before you tap OK
Read the release history, update Studio and Handy first, never cut power mid-update, and recalibrate afterwards. Plus the offline microSD option.
2026-10-20Exposing Ollama to Home Assistant and Open WebUI, safely
Ollama listens only on localhost and has no built-in authentication. Here's how to open it to exactly the clients that need it and nothing else.
2026-10-20Updating Home Assistant safely: backups, breaking changes, and the .1 rule
Home Assistant ships a big release every month. Read the backward-incompatible changes, take a backup you can actually restore, and consider waiting for the first patch release.
2026-10-20Klipper update checklist (host, MCU, and config changes)
Klipper updates come in two halves: the host software and the micro-controller firmware. Here's the order that avoids a printer stuck in a version-mismatch error.
2026-10-20OctoPrint updates: back up first, and check your plugins
OctoPrint itself updates cleanly; plugins are where things break. Use the bundled Backup & Restore and Software Update plugins the way they're designed.
2026-10-20Running Ollama in a Proxmox VM: GPU passthrough vs CPU-only
A practical guide to hosting a local LLM on Proxmox: when CPU-only is fine, what GPU passthrough requires, and how to check where your model is actually running.
2026-10-20Stop using :latest: pin image tags and back up volumes before updating
Pinned tags make updates deliberate and rollbacks possible. Here's how to pin by tag or digest and back up named volumes the way Docker documents it.
2026-10-20A safe weekend update workflow for Docker homelabs
Read the notes, snapshot, update one stack at a time, verify, and know your rollback before you start. A 20-minute routine that avoids most broken Sunday mornings.
2026-10-20How to update Proxmox VE without breaking your host
Use dist-upgrade (never plain upgrade), pick the right repository, back up guests first, and roll a cluster one node at a time.
2026-10-20Version your Klipper config with Git (and never lose a tuned printer.cfg)
Five minutes of Git setup turns every config change, SAVE_CONFIG, and update into a diff you can review and undo.
2026-10-20📬 The Weekend Patch Report
One email a week: what's safe to update, what will bite, and one practical tip for your homelab or printer.
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