# This Old Network

URL: /show/linux-unplugged/650/
> We rebuild a small office network around Linux, with an Unplugged twist and real-world constraints. Things don't go quite as expected...

- Show: [LINUX Unplugged](/show/linux-unplugged/)
- Episode: 650
- Date: 2026-01-18
- Hosts: brent, chris, wes
- Duration: 01:03:04
- Audio: https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f31a453c-fa15-491f-8618-3f71f1d565e5/3aad9cb2-68c5-40cb-a288-bdcf1776ac84.mp3


Transcripts: [text/vtt](https://feeds.jupiterbroadcasting.com/transcripts/lup/3aad9cb2-68c5-40cb-a288-bdcf1776ac84.vtt) [application/x-subrip](https://feeds.jupiterbroadcasting.com/transcripts/lup/3aad9cb2-68c5-40cb-a288-bdcf1776ac84.srt)


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### Episode Links

* [💥 Gets Sats Quick and Easy with Strike](https://strike.me/ "💥 Gets Sats Quick and Easy with Strike")
* [📻 LINUX Unplugged on Fountain.FM](https://www.fountain.fm/show/dWiuBeqpDSM86AwXRXov "📻 LINUX Unplugged  on Fountain.FM")
* [PlanetNix 2026](https://planetnix.com/ "PlanetNix 2026") — Where Nix Builders Come Together
* [SCaLE 23x | Registration](https://register.socallinuxexpo.org/reg23/ "SCaLE 23x | Registration") — Get 40% off registration with promo code "UNPLG"
* [GEEKOM IT13 Mini PC 2026](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CG5J9V1C "GEEKOM IT13 Mini PC 2026")
* [OpenWrt One](https://openwrt.org/toh/openwrt/one "OpenWrt One")
* [Sonoff Zigbee 3.0 USB Dongle Plus-E](https://www.amazon.com/ZBDongle-Universal-Coordinator-Zigbee2MQTT-Automation/dp/B0FNLP58JS "Sonoff Zigbee 3.0 USB Dongle Plus-E")
* [Home Assistant Connect ZBT-2](https://www.home-assistant.io/connect/zbt-2 "Home Assistant Connect ZBT-2") — An updated Zigbee and Thread chip gives it the highest performance available, while providing a rock-solid, stable network.
* [SYMFONISK Sonos WiFi bookshelf speaker](https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/symfonisk-sonos-wifi-bookshelf-speaker-white-smart-gen-2-40506597/ "SYMFONISK Sonos WiFi bookshelf speaker") — The speaker is a collaboration between IKEA and Sonos, so it easily integrates with other products from Sonos.
* [IKEA SYMFONISK - Home Assistant](https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/symfonisk/ "IKEA SYMFONISK - Home Assistant") — Support for devices by IKEA SYMFONISK in Home Assistant is provided by the Sonos integration.
* [OpenCode](https://opencode.ai/ "OpenCode") — The open-source AI coding agent.
* [OpenCode on GitHub](https://github.com/anomalyco/opencode "OpenCode on GitHub")
* [mike@computerupcycleproject.org](mailto:mike@computerupcycleproject.org "mike@computerupcycleproject.org")
* [Actual](https://github.com/actualbudget/actual "Actual") — A local-first personal finance app.
* [Pocket ID](https://github.com/pocket-id/pocket-id "Pocket ID") — A simple and easy-to-use OIDC provider that allows users to authenticate with their passkeys to your services.
* [Pick: Pocket TTS](https://kyutai.org/blog/2026-01-13-pocket-tts "Pick: Pocket TTS") — A high quality TTS that gives your CPU a voice.
* [Pocket TTS on GitHub](https://github.com/kyutai-labs/pocket-tts "Pocket TTS on GitHub")
* [Pick: WebView Kiosk](https://webviewkiosk.nktnet.uk/ "Pick: WebView Kiosk") — Turn your Android device into a locked-down web page in fullscreen mode.
* [webview-kiosk on GitHub](https://github.com/nktnet1/webview-kiosk "webview-kiosk on GitHub")