Diligent Services Blog

Local-First Control for Mitsubishi Mini-Splits, Part 2: Talking to the Hardware

HVAC
smart-home
integration
Diligent Services
Mitsubishi
In Part 1 I went looking for a way to control the estate’s Mitsubishi mini-splits that didn’t route every temperature change through someone else’s cloud. The short version…
Jun 19, 2026
11 min

Part 1: Finding a Local-First HVAC Control for Mitsubishi Systems

HVAC
smart-home
integration
Diligent Services
Mitsubishi
At Diligent Services, we’re always on the hunt for the best solutions to integrate into our AV and smart home projects, especially for our Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU)…
Aug 1, 2025
3 min

Selective Mac-to-Mac Migration Using rsync in ‘Share Disk’ Mode

macOS
migration
rsync
system-administration
Apple’s Migration Assistant is a convenient, official tool for moving data from one Mac to another. However, sometimes its user interface can be frustrating (e.g., getting…
Jan 23, 2025
11 min

Setting Up Proxmox VE with Windows 10 Guest VM and DHCP Networking

Networking
VM
Self-Hosting
System Administration
Tutorials
A step-by-step guide to setting up Proxmox VE on a mini PC, enabling DHCP networking with Tailscale, and preparing for guest OS installations.
Jan 8, 2025
6 min

Adding Persistent Analytics with GoAccess in Quarto

Analytics
Self-Hosting
System Administration
Web Development
Tutorials
A step-by-step guide to setting up GoAccess with persistent, real-time analytics for a Quarto static site, with customization tips for different server configurations.
Dec 8, 2024
3 min

Self-Hosting Twenty CRM on diligentservices.io

DevOps
Self-Hosting
CRM
Guides
Tutorials
A detailed guide on deploying the Twenty CRM with Docker Engine, Nginx, and Tailscale on ARM-based Ubuntu 24.04.
Oct 24, 2024
4 min

Aluminum Roof Rib-Joist Calculations

guides
tutorials
engineering
construction
Calculating and Visualizing Arc Lengths for Aluminum Roofs and Plywood Rib Joists with Python, Quarto and Visual Studio Code as starting point for CNC iterations.
Oct 8, 2024
15 min

Apple TV+ Showing Black Screen on MacBook Pro? Here’s a Workaround

troubleshooting
tutorials
While trying to watch an episode on Apple TV+, you might encounter a black screen where only the audio and subtitles play, but no video. I’ve noticed this on a few Macs, and…
Aug 24, 2024
3 min

How to Create and Publish a Quarto Blog Post

guides
tutorials

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Jun 6, 2024
3 min

How to Generate a Hero Image using Python.PIL

guides
tutorials
Add the new image and updated blog post to git:
Jun 6, 2024
9 min
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