Smart Home Guides
Best Home Energy Monitors for Home Assistant UK 2026
The best home energy monitors for Home Assistant UK in 2026: Shelly Pro 3EM, Hildebrand Glow IHD, Shelly EM Gen3, and Tapo P110M compared for local control.
How-To Guides
How to Migrate a VM Between Proxmox Nodes
Join two Proxmox hosts into a cluster and move VMs between them live or offline, from the web UI or CLI, plus options if you only have one host.
Equipment Reviews
GEAK OS Review: Testing a New Preview NAS OS on Proxmox
Hands-on with GEAK OS, a new closed-source NAS OS in preview: a ten-minute install and a polished web UI, but admin-only SMB, a group-sharing bug and a DNS setting it didn't use.
Smart Home Guides
Sonoff Zigbee Smart Plug Review: Still Worth It?
The Sonoff S60ZB is the best Zigbee smart plug for Home Assistant in 2026 — local control, real energy monitoring, and solid mesh routing at a budget price.
Smart Home Guides
Best Zigbee Temperature Sensors for Home Assistant 2026
The best Zigbee temperature sensors for Home Assistant in 2026: Aqara T1, Sonoff SNZB-02P/02D, ThirdReality Lite, and Aqara TVOC — fully local, no cloud.
How-To Guides
Proxmox Email & Telegram Health Alerts Setup
Set up Proxmox email and Telegram alerts for disk failures, ZFS events, and backup results — step-by-step, no prior Linux experience needed.
Smart Home Guides
Best Zigbee Door Sensors for Home Assistant 2026
The Aqara T1, Sonoff SNZB-04P, SNZB-04PR2, and ThirdReality contact sensor are the best Zigbee door sensors for local Home Assistant setups in 2026.
How-To Guides
Proxmox LXC Cloning and Templating Guide
Learn to build a golden-image LXC container in Proxmox, convert it to a reusable template, and clone it in seconds — with no setup repetition.
Smart Home Guides
Best Zigbee Light Bulbs for Home Assistant 2026
The best Zigbee light bulbs for Home Assistant in 2026: Philips Hue, innr, IKEA TRÅDFRI, ThirdReality ZL1, and Sengled — all local, no cloud required.
How-To Guides
Automated VM & LXC Backups with Proxmox Backup Server
Install Proxmox Backup Server, connect it to Proxmox VE, and automate VM and LXC backups with retention rules and integrity verification.