In the beginning there were two 16 GB DDR4 RAM sticks and a 1 TB M.2 SSD that were gathering dust. After researching mini PCs, I decided to purchase the GMKtec NucBox M5 Ultra as a bare-bones system. The AMD Ryzen 7 7730U processor provides plenty of power for virtualization, and the compact form factor makes it perfect for a home lab setup. I got it on Black Friday sale for $255.89. Surprisingly, there were no import taxes added to the $255.89. The PC arrived from China after about two weeks.
Today, I had a chance to try out my new Twingate setup, and I noticed that my DNS wasn’t working. In this guide, I’ll show you how to set up Twingate to access your home network resources, including how to configure DNS using AdGuard Home on Home Assistant.
In the past, I used Pi-Hole (for ad blocking/DNS) and PiVPN (with WireGuard protocol), a Google domain, and Inadyn (DDNS client) for VPN. Everything was working great until Google decided to sell their DNS business to Squarespace (not a great move, Google). To make matters worse, Squarespace doesn’t support DDNS. I was already considering switching my DNS to something like Cloudflare, but then I saw NetworkChuck promoting Twingate and decided to give it a try. And I must say, I love it.
Want to create a beautiful blog with Hugo? This guide will walk you through setting up a Hugo site with the Clean White theme from scratch. We’ll be using Hugo modules (the modern approach) instead of Git submodules.
Before we start, make sure you have:
First, create a new repository on GitHub for your blog. You can name it something like your-username-hugo-blog. This repository will eventually be used to deploy your blog to Netlify (or GitHub Pages).