LUP 650: This Old Network¶
- Air Date: 2026-01-18
- Duration: 63 mins 4 secs
About this episode¶
We rebuild a small office network around Linux, with an Unplugged twist and real-world constraints. Things don't go quite as expected...
Your hosts¶
Sponsored by¶
- Managed Nebula: Meet Managed Nebula from Defined Networking. A decentralized VPN built on the open-source Nebula platform that we love.
- 1Password Extended Access Management: 1Password Extended Access Management is a device trust solution for companies with Okta, and they ensure that if a device isn't trusted and secure, it can't log into your cloud apps.
Episode links¶
- 💥 Gets Sats Quick and Easy with Strike
- 📻 LINUX Unplugged on Fountain.FM
- PlanetNix 2026 — Where Nix Builders Come Together
- SCaLE 23x | Registration — Get 40% off registration with promo code "UNPLG"
- GEEKOM IT13 Mini PC 2026
- OpenWrt One
- Sonoff Zigbee 3.0 USB Dongle Plus-E
- Home Assistant Connect ZBT-2 — An updated Zigbee and Thread chip gives it the highest performance available, while providing a rock-solid, stable network.
- SYMFONISK Sonos WiFi bookshelf speaker — The speaker is a collaboration between IKEA and Sonos, so it easily integrates with other products from Sonos.
- IKEA SYMFONISK - Home Assistant — Support for devices by IKEA SYMFONISK in Home Assistant is provided by the Sonos integration.
- OpenCode — The open-source AI coding agent.
- OpenCode on GitHub
- [email protected]
- Actual — A local-first personal finance app.
- Pocket ID — A simple and easy-to-use OIDC provider that allows users to authenticate with their passkeys to your services.
- Pick: Pocket TTS — A high quality TTS that gives your CPU a voice.
- Pocket TTS on GitHub
- Pick: WebView Kiosk — Turn your Android device into a locked-down web page in fullscreen mode.
- webview-kiosk on GitHub
Tags¶
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