https://hillnet.co.nz/projects/ Recent content in Projects on nzhillnet Hugo -- 0.155.3 en-us https://hillnet.co.nz/projects/rolling-hills-brewery/ Mon, 16 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://hillnet.co.nz/projects/rolling-hills-brewery/ Overview of my home brewing setup, including stainless fermenters, Cornelius kegs, CO2 system, and a Home Assistant-based brewery automation platform. https://hillnet.co.nz/projects/rolling-hills-brewing-records/ Mon, 16 Feb 2026 19:34:11 +1300 https://hillnet.co.nz/projects/rolling-hills-brewing-records/ A detailed home brewing log of 49 batches including IPA kits, hop additions, extra fermentables, and brewing dates. https://hillnet.co.nz/projects/mutt-mua/ Sun, 22 Feb 2026 17:48:17 +1300 https://hillnet.co.nz/projects/mutt-mua/ How to build a modular Mutt configuration with account switching, msmtp integration, and dynamic colour themes for a clean, maintainable setup. https://hillnet.co.nz/projects/linux-workstation-backup/ Sun, 22 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://hillnet.co.nz/projects/linux-workstation-backup/ Designing a resilient Linux workstation backup system using rsync over SSH to a Synology NAS, with anacron scheduling, lock protection, timeout safeguards, and automated email reporting. https://hillnet.co.nz/projects/automating-hugo-deployments/ Thu, 19 Feb 2026 08:42:22 +1300 https://hillnet.co.nz/projects/automating-hugo-deployments/ Automating Hugo deployments with a simple Git-based workflow and a helper script called hillpush for one-command publishing to a self-hosted server. https://hillnet.co.nz/projects/ssh-in-a-dmz/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://hillnet.co.nz/projects/ssh-in-a-dmz/ How I secured SSH access to a DMZ web server used for Hugo site deployment, explaining the two SSH flows required for Git-based publishing and the firewall rules needed to keep the workflow secure. https://hillnet.co.nz/projects/postfix-smart-host/ Thu, 19 Feb 2026 11:39:55 +1300 https://hillnet.co.nz/projects/postfix-smart-host/ Building a homelab mail relay using Postfix as a smart host with msmtp clients, enabling sendmail-compatible outbound email for scripts, alerts, and Linux systems. https://hillnet.co.nz/projects/magic-mirror/ Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +1200 https://hillnet.co.nz/projects/magic-mirror/ Building a MagicMirror² smart display on an Odroid-N2 — hardware selection, OS quirks, Home Assistant integration, Spotify now playing, live camera feeds, and a workaround for an airport webcam that blocks embedding. https://hillnet.co.nz/projects/home-assistant/ Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://hillnet.co.nz/projects/home-assistant/ Technical overview of my Home Assistant OS installation including system information, add-ons, dashboards, and network configuration. https://hillnet.co.nz/projects/self-hosted-hugo-comments-private-gitea/ Mon, 02 Mar 2026 17:06:47 +1300 https://hillnet.co.nz/projects/self-hosted-hugo-comments-private-gitea/ A secure self-hosted comment system for Hugo using private Gitea issues and a lightweight Flask bridge service behind Nginx. https://hillnet.co.nz/projects/proxmox-cluster/ Sun, 22 Feb 2026 19:51:22 +1300 https://hillnet.co.nz/projects/proxmox-cluster/ 3-node Proxmox homelab cluster running LXC containers with VLAN-segmented networking, Synology iSCSI shared storage, NFS backups, and high availability for critical services. https://hillnet.co.nz/projects/ldap-address-book/ Sun, 22 Feb 2026 18:05:46 +1300 https://hillnet.co.nz/projects/ldap-address-book/ Building a self-hosted OpenLDAP address book secured with LDAPS and a private CA, providing centralised contact lookup for Mutt and Thunderbird on an internal network.