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Overview This is the final piece of the Hugo publishing pipeline: a Gitea Actions workflow that automatically builds the Hugo site and deploys it straight to Cloudflare Pages every time you push to your private Gitea repo. No manual builds, no manual uploads… push to main, and the live site updates itself. Hardware / Requirements A registered and running Gitea Act Runner (see my Gitea Act Runner Setup on Proxmox guide if you haven’t set this up yet). A Cloudflare account with a Pages project already created and connected to your domain. A Cloudflare API Token with Pages edit permissions. 🌐 Prerequisite: Generate your Cloudflare API Token and Account ID beforehand (you’ll need both to authenticate the deploy step). ...

Overview Gitea ships with its own built-in CI/CD system called Gitea Actions but it needs a runner to actually execute jobs. This guide covers deploying a dedicated act_runner LXC container on Proxmox and registering it to your Gitea instance, laying the groundwork for automated Hugo builds and deploys. Hardware / Requirements Gitea already installed and running (see my Private Git Server with Gitea on Proxmox guide if you haven’t set this up yet). Admin access to your Gitea instance to enable Actions and generate a registration token. 🌐 Prerequisite: Gitea Actions is disabled by default and must be enabled in your instance’s configuration before a runner can connect to it. ...

Overview With a private Git server already running (see the previous video), it’s time to scaffold the actual Hugo site and get it under version control. This guide covers initializing a new Hugo project, adding a theme, and pushing the first commit to your self-hosted Gitea instance. Hardware / Requirements Gitea already installed and running (see my Private Git Server with Gitea on Proxmox guide if you haven’t set this up yet). Hugo (extended version) installed on your local machine. Git installed locally. 🌐 Prerequisite: You’ll need an empty repository already created on your Gitea instance before the final step below. ...

Overview This guide covers deploying Gitea as an LXC container on Proxmox VE. By the end of this walkthrough, you’ll have your own private Git server running entirely on your own hardware, with no dependency on GitHub, GitLab, or any third-party platform to host your code and future Hugo site repo. Hardware / Requirements Proxmox VE already installed and running on your host. A few GB of free storage on your Proxmox datastore for the container. 🌐 Prerequisite: Before proceeding with the steps below, you must have Proxmox VE installed and fully optimized on your Mini PC. If you haven’t set up your hypervisor yet, please follow my step-by-step guide: Proxmox VE Installation. ...

How to Configure a Zigbee Dongle in Proxmox and Home Assistant description: Learn how to set up USB passthrough for a Zigbee dongle in Proxmox VE and configure it in Home Assistant using the ‘Devices Discovered.

Overview A huge number of budget smart home brands (including Energizer, and many unbranded devices sold on marketplaces) actually run on the same underlying Tuya platform. Instead of juggling a different app for every rebranded product, integrating them into Home Assistant via Tuya lets you manage them all from one place, alongside every other device in your setup. This guide covers connecting Tuya-based devices (including Energizer-branded hardware) to an existing Home Assistant instance. ...

Overview TP-Link Tapo devices are a popular, affordable entry point into smart home hardware but on their own, they’re locked inside the Tapo app, isolated from everything else in your setup. By integrating Tapo into Home Assistant, these devices stop being a standalone silo and become part of the same automation logic as every other brand in your ecosystem. This guide covers connecting Tapo smart plugs (and compatible devices) to an existing Home Assistant instance. ...

Eliminate smart home fragmentation. Learn how to deploy Home Assistant OS on Proxmox VE to centralize multi-vendor devices into a single, cohesive local ecosystem.

Learn how to install and optimize Proxmox VE on an AMD-based mini PC, including essential BIOS settings and consumer SSD tweaks to maximize drive lifespan.

A step-by-step procedure to download the latest Proxmox VE ISO, set up Rufus, and safely flash a bootable installation USB drive using DD mode.