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Quicktip: Blocking LG WebOS Ads

Sun, 22 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

LG WebOS TVs are notorious for phoning home – ads on the home screen, tracking via ACR (automatic content recognition), and telemetry across 1,700+ domains including alphonso.tv, lgsmartad.com, and various lge.com subdomains. HaGeZi maintains a dedicated LG WebOS DNS blocklist for all of these that you can add to your DNS blocker of choice.

One domain worth blocking separately is snu.lge.com – this is responsible for the firmware update notification popups. Blocking it stops the TV from nagging you to update, which is useful if you want to stay on a specific firmware version.

Quicktip: WebOS Homebrew Apps for LG TVs

Sun, 22 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

LG TVs let you enable a Developer Mode through the LG Content Store, which allows sideloading apps via ares-install. Two apps worth installing:

youtube-webos is an actively maintained fork that replaces the stock YouTube app with one that blocks ads, integrates SponsorBlock, and adds features like Return YouTube Dislike, force max quality, and customizable themes. The official YouTube app needs to be uninstalled first.

Moonfin is an enhanced Jellyfin client built with LG’s Enact framework. It supports multi-server unified libraries, Jellyseerr integration for requesting content, and hardware-accelerated playback through the native webOS media pipeline.

Tailscale Setup Guide: Self-Hosted and UniFi Integration

Sat, 24 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Tailscale is a modern VPN built on WireGuard with automatic mesh networking. For complete self-hosting, use Headscale—an open-source Tailscale control server implementation.

UniFi Devices: If you run UniFi hardware (Dream Machine, Dream Router, etc.), install Tailscale directly on your gateway:

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# Install the latest version of Tailscale on UniFi OS 2.x+
curl -sSLq https://raw.github.com/SierraSoftworks/tailscale-udm/main/install.sh | sh

# Start Tailscale
tailscale up

# Advertise routes to your local network
tailscale up --advertise-routes=10.0.0.0/24 --advertise-exit-node

The installation automatically restarts after UniFi updates, runs via systemd on UniFi OS 2.x+, and supports Tailscale SSH. It works on UniFi Dream Machine, Dream Router, Cloud Key Gen 2, and similar devices.

Quicktip: Bypass Tailscale Routing for Local LAN

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

When using Tailscale with Magic DNS enabled, hostname resolution always routes through Tailscale—even when you’re on your home network. This adds unnecessary latency for local connections. The issue is documented in GitHub issue #1227.

A workaround is to use split DNS with a custom domain. Configure your local router with local DNS entries and set up public DNS entries that point to Tailscale IPs. When you’re at home, your devices use the router’s DNS. When away, they use public DNS.

Nix Setup on macOS: An Overview

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

A collection of resources for setting up Nix on macOS with nix-darwin and home-manager.

The nix-darwin-kickstarter repository is a good starting point for macOS.

Run programs without installing them with nix-shell -p cowsay.

Remote Deployment: nixos-rebuild announcement

Example configurations:

jdheyburn/nixos-configs
Great examples for:

Caddy web server
FreshRSS
deploy-rs
Tailscale integration
wimpysworld/nix-config - Production-ready configuration

Remote installation with nixos-anywhere: nixos-anywhere uses kexec. If kexec doesn’t work, boot with NixOS ISO instead.

Wireless in initrd: Unlocking encrypted drives over WiFi