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Experiments, prototypes, and things I tinker with. Software, hardware, data, and AI explorations.

DoneSoftware

DiPlay: CarPlay on a Spare Android Device

How an open-source Android app turned a spare device into a CarPlay receiver for a car that never had it.

  • Found DiPlay, an open-source CarPlay receiver that runs on Android
  • Ran it on a standalone device instead of replacing the car's head unit
  • Got CarPlay on screen in a car that never shipped with it
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DiPlayAndroidiPhoneAPK sideloading+1
DoneHardware

Raspberry Pi Home Lab

A compact home lab running on a Raspberry Pi 5 with Docker, a monitoring stack, and automated off-site backups.

  • Provisioned a Raspberry Pi 5 (8 GB) with Ubuntu Server 24.04 LTS
  • Deployed Portainer for container management via Docker Compose
  • Set up Prometheus + Grafana for metrics, Loki + Promtail for logs
  • +2 more…
Raspberry Pi 5Ubuntu Server 24.04Docker & Docker ComposePortainer+7