--- title: "Robert Vigil (@rvigil) | Hashnode" description: "tech (or other) ramblings.. for future reference, to clarify thinking, and hopefully also otherwise useful" url: "https://hashnode.com/@rvigil" --- @rvigil # Robert Vigil @rvigil · Houston, TX · Joined October 2023 tech (or other) ramblings.. for future reference, to clarify thinking, and hopefully also otherwise useful [Website](https://robertvigil.com/) ### [Adding a Pi-Hole DNS server to my home network](https://blog.robertvigil.com/adding-a-pi-hole-dns-server-to-my-home-network?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) I recently repurposed an old but still pretty sturdy samsung laptop as a Pi-Hole DNS Server on my home network and so far (just a couple of days in), it seems to be working pretty well. The laptop is running Ubuntu Server and is a headless/gui-less m... 2 min read · [blog.robertvigil.com](https://blog.robertvigil.com/adding-a-pi-hole-dns-server-to-my-home-network?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Oct 1, 2023](https://hashnode.com/posts/adding-a-pi-hole-dns-server-to-my-home-network/6519f8674df429bbc6afa741) ### [Soldering the GPIO header onto my new Raspberry Pi Zero](https://blog.robertvigil.com/soldering-the-gpio-header-onto-my-new-raspberry-pi-zero?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) I picked up a Raspberry Pi Zero and a case kit that included the GPIO header (along with a power cable and some other nifty adapters). This is a really cool little computer that only has 512 MB of RAM, but it's still plenty capable. It's my favorite ... 2 min read · [blog.robertvigil.com](https://blog.robertvigil.com/soldering-the-gpio-header-onto-my-new-raspberry-pi-zero?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Aug 27, 2023](https://hashnode.com/posts/soldering-the-gpio-header-onto-my-new-raspberry-pi-zero/651a0aa44072e8fa1f6451aa) ### [Raspberry Pi 4 & Raspberry Pi Pico](https://blog.robertvigil.com/raspberry-pi-4-raspberry-pi-pico?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Picked up a couple of Raspberry Pi's this weekend to play around with. One is about the most minimal Pi there is, the Raspberry Pi Pico WH (with only 256k ram, but with WiFi/Bluetooth), and the other about the most maxed out Pi, the Raspberry Pi 4 Mo... 3 min read · [blog.robertvigil.com](https://blog.robertvigil.com/raspberry-pi-4-raspberry-pi-pico?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Aug 24, 2023](https://hashnode.com/posts/raspberry-pi-4-raspberry-pi-pico/651a04f88a707da751474224) ### [ZeroTier Home VPN](https://blog.robertvigil.com/zerotier-home-vpn?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) I've recently been playing around with setting up a home VPN (virtual private network) using ZeroTier, which is a free, widely used, and longstanding VPN service. I've gotten 11 devices networked (ZeroTier provides client software for all of these de... 2 min read · [blog.robertvigil.com](https://blog.robertvigil.com/zerotier-home-vpn?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Aug 22, 2023](https://hashnode.com/posts/zerotier-home-vpn/6519ff57bd7aa54e01830e87)