N4ASS Lab Projects

Homelab experiments, radio systems, automation scripts, dashboards, and other questionable engineering decisions.

Homelab Dashboard

A custom HTML dashboard powered by Prometheus, Node Exporter, SNMP, and heartbeat JSON files. Tracks servers, QNAP NAS units, uptime, temperatures, disk usage, and general lab health.

Online Active Development Prometheus Linux

MetroPlex Media System

Media library tooling for movies and TV shows, including QNAP scanning, JSON generation, TMDb metadata enrichment, poster caching, and searchable web pages.

Online Plex Python

MetroPlex Newsletter

A chaotic movie newsletter system with posters, synopses, trivia, episode titles, and ridiculous Star Wars-style crawl text because boring newsletters are illegal here.

Online HTML Automation

Lone Wolf System

Radio communications project focused on GMRS, emergency communications, repeaters, nodes, documentation, and community support.

Online Ongoing GMRS Radio

FCC License Lookup

A web-based FCC lookup system using downloaded ULS data files, MariaDB tables, and custom scripts to search amateur and GMRS license information.

Online MariaDB FCC Data

GMRS Help Center

A static informational website for GMRS users, covering radios, repeaters, licensing, setup guides, and beginner-friendly documentation.

Online Building HTML5 Docs

Cronicle Automation

Central automation system for running server updates, status checks, FCC refreshes, heartbeat generation, file pushes, and scheduled maintenance jobs.

Paused / Storage Cronicle Scripts

WireGuard Lab Tunnel

Private tunnel system used to connect remote servers, lab devices, NAS units, and future rack equipment through secure WireGuard networking.

Paused / Storage VPN Networking

LWS Backup

Backup and restore tooling for AllStar / HamVoIP-style systems, including CLI options, setup mode, restore support, and Windows desktop app integration.

Online Active Development Bash C#

LoRa Voice Experiments

Experimental ESP32 LoRa voice-message concept using compression, packetization, transmission, and playback for low-bandwidth voice messaging.

In Development ESP32 LoRa

QR Household System

Planned shared QR-code system for grocery lists, to-do lists, and household coordination across Android, iPhone, and Windows.

1st stage Development QR Codes Shared Lists

Spicy Local AI

Local AI assistant experiments using Ollama and Open WebUI, designed to have personality instead of sounding like a corporate toaster.

Experimental Waiting on parts Ollama AI