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How I Made My Homelab Fix Itself Using Komodo and OpenClaw

fariszr — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 12:38:57 +0000

Article URL: https://fariszr.com/homelab-fixes-itself-komodo-openclaw/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47613658

Points: 2

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New comment by fariszr in "Gemini 3 Flash: Frontier intelligence built for speed"

fariszr — Wed, 17 Dec 2025 16:55:34 +0000

Sure, but for simple tasks that require a large context window, aka the typical usecase for 2.0 flash, it's still significantly more expensive.

New comment by fariszr in "Gemini 3 Flash: Frontier intelligence built for speed"

fariszr — Wed, 17 Dec 2025 16:47:33 +0000

These flash models keep getting more expensive with every release.

Is there an OSS model that's better than 2.0 flash with similar pricing, speed and a 1m context window?

Edit: this is not the typical flash model, it's actually an insane value if the benchmarks match real world usage.

> Gemini 3 Flash achieves a score of 78%, outperforming not only the 2.5 series, but also Gemini 3 Pro. It strikes an ideal balance for agentic coding, production-ready systems and responsive interactive applications.

The replacement for old flash models will be probably the 3.0 flash lite then.

Show HN: Knocker, access your homelab without needing a VPN

fariszr — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 21:55:20 +0000

Article URL: https://fariszr.com/knocker-access-your-homelab-without-vpn/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46281280

Points: 4

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New comment by fariszr in "Gemini 3 Pro Model Card [pdf]"

fariszr — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 13:34:17 +0000

I mean over in that I don't see a need to use the other models. Codex models are the best but incredibly slow. Claude models are not as good(IMO) but much faster. If gemini can beat them while having being faster and having better apps with better integrations, i don't see a reason why I would use another provider.

New comment by fariszr in "Gemini 3 Pro Model Card [pdf]"

fariszr — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 13:26:38 +0000

This is a big jump in most benchmarks.And if it can match other models in coding while having that Google TPM inference speed and the actually native 1m context window, it's going to be a big hit.

I hope it's isn't such a sycophant like the current gemini 2.5 models, it makes me doubt its output, which is maybe a good thing now that I think about it.

New comment by fariszr in "Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (Nov 2025)"

fariszr — Mon, 10 Nov 2025 00:44:49 +0000

https://github.com/FarisZR/knocker

Knocker, an http knock based access service for your homelab that works at a reverse proxy or firewall level.

It's a more convenient albeit less secure alternative to VPNs like tailscale. It's more convenient because it whitelists the enite network, and it's less secure for that reason.

New comment by fariszr in "Tailscale Peer Relays"

fariszr — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 21:47:44 +0000

Is there a way to force clients to use a relay? It seems like this is only meant as a fallback, but what if a relayed connection is actually faster (like when direct peering between tailnet members is slow, not rare in consumer connections)

New comment by fariszr in "Knocker, a knock based access control system for your homelab"

fariszr — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 00:19:24 +0000

Hey I'm the creator of knocker! I actually wanted to write a blog post about it before posting, but OP already did that. If you have any questions just let me know!

Will go into more details why I created in the blog post coming very soon! Just doing the final touches right now.

New comment by fariszr in "Knocker, a knock based access control system for your homelab"

fariszr — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 00:12:53 +0000

The TTL is for the whitelist. The whitelist rules aren't permanent.

New comment by fariszr in "Knocker, a knock based access control system for your homelab"

fariszr — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 00:12:02 +0000

Sorry if i wasn't clear. It isn't more secure, it's just more convenient because it works in every network, without needing to set up a VPN connection on each device.

I created this because I always have a VPN on my devices, and I can't have tailscale running with that, in addition to tailscale killing my battery life on android.

New comment by fariszr in "Knocker, a knock based access control system for your homelab"

fariszr — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 00:09:55 +0000

> Why not just run a reverse proxy in front of (whatever service you're trying to protect) and use the API keys there?

Because it breaks the clients of most homelab services.

That's what authelia does.

New comment by fariszr in "Knocker, a knock based access control system for your homelab"

fariszr — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 00:08:25 +0000

It's a compromise.It's not as secure as using a VPN, but it's way more convenient, since only one device has to have a knocker client on it without needing any sort of VPN.

The likelihood of someone is on the same network as you noticing your servic, try to hack it, before the TTL expires again is IMO quite low.

This is without taking into account that the services themselves have their own security and login processes, getting a port open doesn't mean the service is hacked.

New comment by fariszr in "Knocker, a knock based access control system for your homelab"

fariszr — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 00:03:23 +0000

Tailscale is not as easy as this. It has to be installed on every device or at the router level.

And it will not work on mobile if you already use another VPN.

New comment by fariszr in "Knocker, a knock based access control system for your homelab"

fariszr — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 00:00:26 +0000

I mean you are free to not use it, it's for personal use. I was annoyed by all the vpn based solutions and built knocker to have something that works without installing it on each and every device.

New comment by fariszr in "Knocker, a knock based access control system for your homelab"

fariszr — Wed, 22 Oct 2025 23:59:11 +0000

I mean it's just using firewalld. You can't inspect the rules. For me it's simple enough that it shouldn't be a big security issue, but I understand and that's why I wrote that in the readme.

New comment by fariszr in "Knocker, a knock based access control system for your homelab"

fariszr — Wed, 22 Oct 2025 23:57:47 +0000

I use tailscale for this. But I can't have two vps running at the same time on android, nor do I want to install tailscale on every device I own. I created knocker exactly for this reason.

New comment by fariszr in "GrapheneOS is ready to break free from Pixels"

fariszr — Wed, 15 Oct 2025 09:50:58 +0000

Finally! Pixel hardware is a joke, the pixel 10 pro has the performance of a three year old phone, with battery life worse than the iPhone Air (according to shortcircut/ltt tests).

Even the cameras are starting to fall behind.

I had a pixel, and it just stopped working out of nowhere. I just can't justify spending 800$+ on a phone with mid-range hardware at best Yes their software is the best, but with such hardware it just can't compensate anymore.

I don't think I will be able to wait til GrapheneOS announces their new supported phones, probably will pick up a OnePlus with battery life that doesn't suck.

New comment by fariszr in "Sora 2"

fariszr — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 17:16:57 +0000

Did they make human voices sound robotic on purpose? Is that some kind of Ai fingerprinting? It's way too obvious

The New Sora

fariszr — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 17:07:55 +0000

Article URL: https://openai.com/live/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45428164

Points: 2

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