Raspberry Pi 🏠 Turn Your Raspberry Pi into a Networked Media Drive (NTFS-Compatible!) Learn how to turn your Raspberry Pi into a powerful, NTFS-compatible media drive using Samba—perfect for streaming to Apple TV with Infuse.
Bash 🖥️ Automating the Basics: A Hands-On Intro to Bash Scripting This guide walks you through what Bash scripting is, how it’s used, and when to graduate to a programming language like Python.
Docker 🐳 Installing Docker on a Raspberry Pi and Building Your First Container Learn how to install Docker on a headless Raspberry Pi and build your first custom Flask container—perfect for homelab, self-hosted, and dev projects.
Raspberry-Pi 🔌 How to Flash Raspberry Pi OS Lite and Set Up Headless SSH (macOS) A step-by-step guide to flashing Raspberry Pi OS Lite and enabling headless SSH access from macOS—perfect for Docker labs, homelabs, and remote setups.
SSH 🛡️ SSH Host Key Has Changed? Here’s How to Fix It Ran into an SSH warning after reimaging your Pi or server? Don’t panic — here’s how to safely fix host key mismatch errors on macOS.
Pi-hole Gravity-Sync Alternative –- Nebula-Sync: The Next Best in Pi-hole Replication Gravity-Sync is archived, but your Pi-hole replication doesn't have to die with it. In this guide, I walk through replacing it with Nebula-Sync using Docker on a Raspberry Pi—complete with cron scheduling, VLAN tips, and real-world configs.
Linux Common Linux Errors and How to Fix Them🔧 A no-fluff guide to common Linux errors, why they happen, and how to fix them—with real-world examples and commands that actually work.
tcpdump 📡 Hands-On with tcpdump: Capture, Filter, and Understand Network Traffic Like a Pro Learn the basics of tcpdump with clear examples to start capturing and analyzing network traffic in your Linux environment or homelab.
SDCard How to Clone a Bootable SD Card on Linux & macOS for Backup 🖥️💾 Back up your Raspberry Pi or embedded system by cloning a bootable SD card using simple terminal commands on Linux or macOS.
Welcome Welcome to Bryan’s Backbone Welcome to Bryan’s Backbone — a purpose-driven tech blog built on faith, leadership, and no-fluff engineering. Here’s what you can expect from day one.
