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Pi-hole: Set Up Network-Wide Ad Blocking in Your Home Lab

Pi-hole is a self-hosted DNS sinkhole that blocks ads and trackers network-wide — covering every device from smart TVs to IoT gadgets without any per-device configuration. This guide walks through deployment options, recommended setup with redundancy, and the full implementation using Docker Compose or a native Raspberry Pi install.
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Database Backup & Recovery: Build a Strategy That Holds Up Under Pressure

Most database backup strategies fail at recovery time — not because backups don't run, but because nobody tests restores. This guide compares logical dumps, physical backups, WAL streaming, and snapshots, with practical implementation examples for PostgreSQL and MySQL and a concrete monitoring setup to catch silent failures before they become disasters.