Notes from my homelab: Traefik vs. NPM, automatic TLS with Let’s Encrypt, and hardening tips for media servers.

How the animated background works: layers, twinkle math, comet fade lifetimes, and respecting reduced-motion.

A quick pass on users, rate limiting, reverse proxy headers, and why you should separate request portals.

The little app that could: auth, rate limiting, metadata fetch, and a minimal “done-not-perfect” UI.

Incrementals, offsite sync, and the boring routines that keep movie nights stress-free.

Gradients, badges, and pixel accents without sacrificing readability or performance.