Personal blog about Astro, homelab, AI, Raspberry Pi, ESP32, digital nomad life, and web development.https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/homelab-esp32-mqtt-relay-control-for-timed-fish-tank-aeration/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/homelab-esp32-mqtt-relay-control-for-timed-fish-tank-aeration/5V Relay Relay wiring can be complex. I purchased a single-channel 5V relay switch. An ESP32 is connected externally as a controller, and a battery serves...Mon, 20 Jul 2026 14:49:29 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/homelab-booting-home-assistant-on-orange-pi-3b-with-pve/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/homelab-booting-home-assistant-on-orange-pi-3b-with-pve/Orange Pi 3B 2GB Raspberry Pi 3B 1GB can install the Home Assistant system. Raspberry Pi 4B 2GB can also install the Home Assistant system. Similarly, the...Mon, 20 Jul 2026 12:12:42 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/homelab-from-old-pcs-to-mini-pcs-to-arm-dev-boards-and-esp32/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/homelab-from-old-pcs-to-mini-pcs-to-arm-dev-boards-and-esp32/Professional Servers I envy those who own professional servers at home, such as the HP MicroServer Gen10. There's no need to meticulously calculate every...Sun, 19 Jul 2026 23:27:30 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/homelab-setting-up-a-low-power-x86-mini-pc-for-windows-with-wsl2-as-a-docker-service/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/homelab-setting-up-a-low-power-x86-mini-pc-for-windows-with-wsl2-as-a-docker-service/Low-Power Mini PC When discussing homelabs, I've noticed many online videos feature rack servers with an abundance of cores and massive memory. However,...Sun, 19 Jul 2026 12:33:08 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/homelab-connecting-to-local-windows-desktop-with-rustdesk/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/homelab-connecting-to-local-windows-desktop-with-rustdesk/rustdesk GitHub Address: rustdesk Official Introduction An open-source remote desktop application, designed for self-hosting, as an alternative to...Sun, 19 Jul 2026 10:03:03 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/homelab-testing-and-using-docker-on-a-windows-host/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/homelab-testing-and-using-docker-on-a-windows-host/Local Server Ever since Vultr cloud server unilaterally destroyed my five-year blog server, I no longer trust cloud servers. At that time, I didn't have...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 02:03:23 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/switching-from-alist-to-openlist-for-cloud-drive-mounting/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/switching-from-alist-to-openlist-for-cloud-drive-mounting/alist After using alist for a few days, I finally configured Baidu Netdisk. I recall seeing posts on v2 about alist, seemingly concerning its closed-source...Tue, 07 Jul 2026 20:03:01 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/how-to-view-single-astro-js-blog-post-analytics-with-umami/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/how-to-view-single-astro-js-blog-post-analytics-with-umami/Data Analysis I need my Astro.js blog to have a backend management similar to WordPress. It should have a table to view the total visit data for current...Tue, 07 Jul 2026 08:43:50 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/what-s-the-best-os-for-raspberry-pi-zero-w/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/what-s-the-best-os-for-raspberry-pi-zero-w/Raspberry Pi Zero W I have a Raspberry Pi Zero W, and here's a breakdown of system choices. The Raspberry Pi Zero W uses: CPU: BCM2835 Architecture:...Mon, 06 Jul 2026 21:20:45 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/the-low-cost-hack-raspberry-pi-in-2026-mastering-pve-virtualization-edge-ai-and-lightweight-nas-a-pitfall-guide/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/the-low-cost-hack-raspberry-pi-in-2026-mastering-pve-virtualization-edge-ai-and-lightweight-nas-a-pitfall-guide/Raspberry Pi I have a few idle Raspberry Pis gathering dust at home, so I've compiled some Raspberry Pi projects. Home Assistant Let's start with...Mon, 06 Jul 2026 12:42:35 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/beelink-eq59-mini-pc-setting-up-wsl2-and-ubuntu-24-04-server-for-docker-rss-deployment/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/beelink-eq59-mini-pc-setting-up-wsl2-and-ubuntu-24-04-server-for-docker-rss-deployment/Docker Desktop Issue Log Initially, I installed Docker Desktop on a mini PC running Windows. Installed Miniflux and RSSHub. Miniflux failed to install...Sun, 05 Jul 2026 14:05:08 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/deploying-rss-and-other-feeds-on-a-mini-pc-local-server/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/deploying-rss-and-other-feeds-on-a-mini-pc-local-server/Mini PC Server Currently, one of my cloud VPS servers is due to expire in half a month. With only 2GB of RAM, it can no longer meet my current server...Sat, 04 Jul 2026 23:35:24 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/ai-on-a-budget-raspberry-pi-old-pcs-no-gpu-a-cpu-only-approach/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/ai-on-a-budget-raspberry-pi-old-pcs-no-gpu-a-cpu-only-approach/CPU This article primarily organizes local AI solutions that can run on CPU only. These can run on computers without graphics cards, old laptops, or...Fri, 03 Jul 2026 11:34:14 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/visual-content-and-api-settings-for-x/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/visual-content-and-api-settings-for-x/X Its original name was Twitter. I don't have the habit of posting short text-image updates, and I rarely check X or post on X. However, AI told me that...Thu, 02 Jul 2026 20:35:17 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/test-blog-post-opening-urls-from-a-browser/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/test-blog-post-opening-urls-from-a-browser/A test note for opening generated Astro blog URLs from the mobile app browser flow before manually sharing posts to X with rich preview cards.Thu, 02 Jul 2026 20:12:16 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/testing-ai-blog-cover-generation-and-auto-publishing-with-viral-cover-parameters/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/testing-ai-blog-cover-generation-and-auto-publishing-with-viral-cover-parameters/Cover Image Test You can write a blog post without accompanying images for the paragraph text. However, it needs a cover image that can instantly convey...Thu, 02 Jul 2026 14:56:05 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/openclaw-and-automation/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/openclaw-and-automation/Automation Originally, I defined a few categories: One is Visualization One is Notification One is Automation Visualization refers to digital...Wed, 01 Jul 2026 21:34:03 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/the-best-ways-for-ordinary-people-to-make-money/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/the-best-ways-for-ordinary-people-to-make-money/Ordinary People A way that only requires a mobile phone to operate. No need to buy other physical goods or virtual services, such as domain names and...Wed, 01 Jul 2026 09:43:12 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/free-local-ai-service-recommendations/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/free-local-ai-service-recommendations/Graphics Card My graphics card is a p100-100 6GB. It's a super old architecture chip graphics card that doesn't support new AI features. However, it...Wed, 01 Jul 2026 03:59:05 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/recommended-free-ai-cloud-service-solutions/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/recommended-free-ai-cloud-service-solutions/Preferred Mainstream Tech Giants What I use most often daily: One is the web version of ChatGPT. One is the client version of Codex. GPT is used for...Wed, 01 Jul 2026 03:48:17 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/free-website-solution-recommendations/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/free-website-solution-recommendations/Currently, there are two options One is Cloudflare Pages The other is GitHub Pages I highly recommend the first one because its ecosystem is more...Wed, 01 Jul 2026 03:33:14 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/planning-further-paddleocr-integration-for-the-mobile-app/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/planning-further-paddleocr-integration-for-the-mobile-app/ocr Whisper and Ollama have already been added to the phone, only PaddleOCR is missing. These three are all projects that are quite friendly for...Wed, 01 Jul 2026 02:42:38 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/enhancing-app-note-module-functionality-integrating-fast-whisper-and-ollama/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/enhancing-app-note-module-functionality-integrating-fast-whisper-and-ollama/Adding Fast Whisper For speech-to-text I have already added Android's system voice and Android's Whisper offline edge AI local model. However, the AI...Tue, 30 Jun 2026 17:49:13 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/ai/ollama-and-comfyui-productivity-and-multimedia/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/ai/ollama-and-comfyui-productivity-and-multimedia/AI CPU For speech-to-text, whisper.cpp is recommended, followed by Sherpa-ONNX . For voice assistants with real-time text streaming, sherpa-onnx (new)...Tue, 30 Jun 2026 11:00:00 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/app-testing-notes-pushing-and-publishing-tags/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/app-testing-notes-pushing-and-publishing-tags/Development notes about sorting mobile app notes by update time, publishing Markdown to the blog, and improving tag workflows for better content...Mon, 29 Jun 2026 23:22:51 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/i-sold-my-gpu-so-i-can-t-really-try-ai-locally-anymore/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/i-sold-my-gpu-so-i-can-t-really-try-ai-locally-anymore/3060 12gb This was my previous graphics card, used for some AI convenience packages and daily tasks. Trying out the latest local large models, etc. But...Mon, 29 Jun 2026 21:16:57 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/ai-solves-astro-js-upgrade-packaging-issue/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/ai-solves-astro-js-upgrade-packaging-issue/A troubleshooting note about fixing an Astro.js upgrade and build packaging issue, then validating that remote mobile publishing works again.Sun, 28 Jun 2026 09:02:22 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/getting-a-used-backup-phone-for-my-main-phone/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/getting-a-used-backup-phone-for-my-main-phone/Used Phones Currently, all computers, phones, graphics cards, and electronic products are increasing in price. My current phone is no longer sufficient;...Sun, 28 Jun 2026 00:15:56 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/google-webmasters-all-indexed-no-ranking/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/google-webmasters-all-indexed-no-ranking/0 Indexing Not a single article has been indexed. Currently, I've written about 70 articles on my blog, over approximately 2 months. At the beginning of...Sat, 27 Jun 2026 10:56:03 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/how-to-make-money-with-just-your-phone/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/how-to-make-money-with-just-your-phone/The Importance of Mobile Phones Mobile phones are the devices everyone carries with them at all times. Mobile operating systems are also among the...Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:06:44 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/i-haven-t-updated-my-blog-in-a-few-days/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/i-haven-t-updated-my-blog-in-a-few-days/Musings I realized it's been many days since I last updated my blog. I originally planned to write on my computer, but I found that I no longer have...Thu, 25 Jun 2026 18:41:17 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/my-mobile-blog-diary-entry/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/my-mobile-blog-diary-entry/This Article Was Written on My Phone I've found that I can't write too much text at once because the voice-to-text conversion doesn't automatically wrap...Sun, 21 Jun 2026 15:43:36 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/blog-auto-publishing-test-again/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/blog-auto-publishing-test-again/A short validation note for the automated blog publishing workflow, checking whether generated Markdown content can build and publish correctly.Sun, 21 Jun 2026 14:25:25 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/testing-asynchronous-queue-and-timed-polling-for-blog-auto-publishing/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/testing-asynchronous-queue-and-timed-polling-for-blog-auto-publishing/A development note about using an asynchronous queue and timed polling to publish blog posts from a mobile app without blocking the user interface.Sun, 21 Jun 2026 14:21:04 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/mobile-app-release-blog-automated-testing/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/mobile-app-release-blog-automated-testing/A release test for packaging the mobile note app and confirming that blog posts can be published from the app with images and valid Markdown.Sun, 21 Jun 2026 13:50:49 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/automated-testing-for-mobile-app-blog-publishing/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/automated-testing-for-mobile-app-blog-publishing/A mobile publishing workflow test for writing Markdown notes on a phone, attaching images, and pushing finished posts to an Astro blog.Sun, 21 Jun 2026 13:07:28 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/web/web-development-adding-indexnow-submission-functionality-for-bing/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/web/web-development-adding-indexnow-submission-functionality-for-bing/A development note about fixing IndexNow submission errors, avoiding duplicate requests, and improving Bing URL submission for a personal web tool site.Sun, 14 Jun 2026 23:30:00 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/issues-encountered-when-charging-and-inflating-electric-bicycle-tires/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/issues-encountered-when-charging-and-inflating-electric-bicycle-tires/Charger Green Light A red light indicates charging is in progress, while a green light means it is fully charged. However, recently, even when the...Sat, 13 Jun 2026 23:30:00 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/raspberry-pi/some-plans-for-using-the-raspberry-pi/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/raspberry-pi/some-plans-for-using-the-raspberry-pi/Raspberry Pi Zero W This is a Raspberry Pi development board I bought eight years ago; it lacks a case and has no protective sleeve. Its Wi-Fi hardware...Tue, 09 Jun 2026 02:00:00 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/raspberry-pi/flashing-raspberry-pi-os-lite-onto-a-raspberry-pi-zero-w/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/raspberry-pi/flashing-raspberry-pi-os-lite-onto-a-raspberry-pi-zero-w/Preparation: Software Raspberry Pi Software Raspberry Pi Imager Select OS Raspberry Pi OS (Legacy, 32-bit)") Item Details Release date 13 Apr 2026...Sat, 06 Jun 2026 17:00:00 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/homelab/orange-pi-3b-network-malfunction-after-linux-reboot/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/homelab/orange-pi-3b-network-malfunction-after-linux-reboot/The Cause My Orange Pi 3B (8GB, running Linux) rebooted suddenly after a power outage. After rebooting, I discovered network errors: I couldn't SSH into...Fri, 05 Jun 2026 17:00:00 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/web/web-development-updated-nodejs-version-to-2416/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/web/web-development-updated-nodejs-version-to-2416/Development Log I've restarted development on the web application; it is hosted at: smallzhiyuns I plan to implement a menu system that allows users to...Tue, 02 Jun 2026 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/google-search-console-index-count-dropped-to-zero/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/google-search-console-index-count-dropped-to-zero/A note about a new blog losing visible Google indexing, possible causes, and practical steps for improving crawlability, content quality, and sitemap...Mon, 01 Jun 2026 22:00:00 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/ai/how-to-use-comfyui-ltx-23-text-to-video-to-create-1080p-ai-videos/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/ai/how-to-use-comfyui-ltx-23-text-to-video-to-create-1080p-ai-videos/Continuing from the Previous Issue After successfully running ltx2.3, let's start by selecting the simplest mode: Text-to-Video. Locate the module shown...Mon, 25 May 2026 19:00:00 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/ai/paddleocr-pp-structurev3-cpu-offline-pdf-to-md-conversion-open-source-free-cpu-compatible/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/ai/paddleocr-pp-structurev3-cpu-offline-pdf-to-md-conversion-open-source-free-cpu-compatible/A practical note about using a CPU-compatible offline PaddleOCR PP-StructureV3 package to convert PDFs and images into Markdown for AI workflows.Mon, 25 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/ai/fashn-vton-15-open-source-free-ai-virtual-try-on/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/ai/fashn-vton-15-open-source-free-ai-virtual-try-on/fashn-vton-1.5 GitHub Repository: fashn-vton-1.5 Hugging Face Model: fashn-vton-1.5 Official Website Introduction: fashn-vton-1-5 Downloading Model...Sun, 24 May 2026 22:00:00 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/ai/ltx-23-text-to-video-open-source-free-12gb-vram-supported/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/ai/ltx-23-text-to-video-open-source-free-12gb-vram-supported/ComfyUI-Manager GitHub Repository: ComfyUI-Manager Open the directory ComfyUI\custom nodes . Open Git Bash within this directory and enter the command:...Sun, 24 May 2026 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/ai/comfyui-offline-installation-package-and-workflow-usage/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/ai/comfyui-offline-installation-package-and-workflow-usage/Downloading the Offline Version of ComfyUI GitHub Link: ComfyUI windows portable nvidia cu126.7z Since I have an NVIDIA graphics card, I downloaded the...Sat, 23 May 2026 18:00:00 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/esp32/cyd-esp32-bitcoin-lottery-miner/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/esp32/cyd-esp32-bitcoin-lottery-miner/A practical note about using a CYD ESP32 board as a novelty Bitcoin lottery miner while learning SHA256, Stratum, mining pools, and embedded hardware.Sat, 23 May 2026 11:00:00 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/esp32/cyd-bongocat-desktop-pet/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/esp32/cyd-bongocat-desktop-pet/First, a Look at the Result The image below shows a little cat typing on a keyboard. Displayed above it is computer system information, such as CPU...Thu, 21 May 2026 18:00:00 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/esp32/cyd-display-png-images-as-a-full-screen-album/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/esp32/cyd-display-png-images-as-a-full-screen-album/First, Check Out the Result The images were generated using the Stable Diffusion WebUI (320 x 240 pixels). The images were then compressed and cropped...Thu, 21 May 2026 11:00:00 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/esp32/cyd-turn-on-the-screen-and-display-text/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/esp32/cyd-turn-on-the-screen-and-display-text/CYD I only learned today that the ESP32 board with a built-in screen I purchased is known as the "CYD"—short for "Cheap Yellow Display." Its specific...Thu, 21 May 2026 11:00:00 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/nomad/digital-nomads-ask-gemini-and-google-trends/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/nomad/digital-nomads-ask-gemini-and-google-trends/The Google Series As the saying goes: If you research a platform on that platform—using it and singing its praises—you will be rewarded with traffic...Wed, 20 May 2026 16:30:00 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/nomad/digital-nomad-reflections-on-raspberry-pi-and-ai/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/nomad/digital-nomad-reflections-on-raspberry-pi-and-ai/Google Data I sent my Google Search Console data—specifically the data from the past week—to ChatGPT. Based on ChatGPT's analysis, Google has...Tue, 19 May 2026 23:30:00 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/nomad/digital-nomads-google-website-seo-keywords-and-search-intent/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/nomad/digital-nomads-google-website-seo-keywords-and-search-intent/Keywords These can also be understood as the thematic niche or domain of a blog website. Take Reddit, for instance: it functions as a forum. Or Hacker...Tue, 19 May 2026 21:30:00 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/nomad/digital-nomad-learning-and-organizing-google-seo/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/nomad/digital-nomad-learning-and-organizing-google-seo/SEO I used to be quite averse to SEO, as it seemed to conflict with the way I wanted to express myself through my blog. I wanted to simply jot down my...Tue, 19 May 2026 18:30:00 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/nomad/digital-nomads-convert-videos-to-3d-for-real-time-viewing-in-your-browser/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/nomad/digital-nomads-convert-videos-to-3d-for-real-time-viewing-in-your-browser/3D Gaussian Splatting Project Repository: supersplat A free, open-source tool designed for inspecting, editing, optimizing, and publishing 3D Gaussian...Tue, 19 May 2026 15:30:00 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/nomad/digital-nomad-if-you-dont-know-what-to-write-simply-document-what-youve-thought-about-and-what-youve-done/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/nomad/digital-nomad-if-you-dont-know-what-to-write-simply-document-what-youve-thought-about-and-what-youve-done/Data Analysis Below is the 7-day data from Google Search Console for my blog site. As you can see, the first two entries show display counts that are...Mon, 18 May 2026 23:30:00 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/nomad/digital-nomads-in-remote-rural-areas-be-wary-of-snakes-insects-rodents-and-antsand-stay-alert-for-heavy-rains-and-earthquakes/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/nomad/digital-nomads-in-remote-rural-areas-be-wary-of-snakes-insects-rodents-and-antsand-stay-alert-for-heavy-rains-and-earthquakes/Renting Because the cost of renting is low, I chose to rent a place in a rural area on the outskirts of the city. However, certain problems are now...Mon, 18 May 2026 09:30:00 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/nomad/digital-nomad-my-latest-side-hustle-direction-and-planyoutube-and-blogging/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/nomad/digital-nomad-my-latest-side-hustle-direction-and-planyoutube-and-blogging/Side Hustle Focus If your direction is wrong, the harder you work, the more you fail. My latest strategic direction is as follows: On YouTube, I will be...Sun, 17 May 2026 21:30:00 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/nomad/digital-nomads-summer-essentials/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/nomad/digital-nomads-summer-essentials/USB Mini Fan Summer temperatures seem to be climbing higher and higher these days. It’s no longer enough to just turn on the AC or a fan when you’re...Sun, 17 May 2026 11:30:00 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/nomad/digital-nomads-dont-book-a-hotel-for-multiple-days-at-once-i-recommend-booking-it-one-day-at-a-time/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/nomad/digital-nomads-dont-book-a-hotel-for-multiple-days-at-once-i-recommend-booking-it-one-day-at-a-time/Hotel Stays The biggest piece of negative feedback I have from this trip concerns booking hotels: book them one day at a time—never for two days or a...Thu, 14 May 2026 08:30:00 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/nomad/digital-nomads-minimalist-gear-and-rented-items/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/nomad/digital-nomads-minimalist-gear-and-rented-items/Asset-Light Living The ideal scenario is to carry all your basic survival essentials in just a single backpack—no need for any additional suitcases....Wed, 13 May 2026 22:30:00 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/nomad/digital-nomad-homelab-temperature-humidity-monitoring-esp32-dht11-home-assistant-esphome/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/nomad/digital-nomad-homelab-temperature-humidity-monitoring-esp32-dht11-home-assistant-esphome/Shelving Unit My homelab is primarily housed on a shelving unit in the living room. It currently holds two routers (including an R5C "soft router"...Sun, 10 May 2026 10:30:00 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/nomad/digital-nomads-homelabs-and-travel/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/nomad/digital-nomads-homelabs-and-travel/Outdoors and Beyond For a digital nomad, life isn't just about traveling from place to place; it also requires establishing a personal "home base." This...Sun, 10 May 2026 09:30:00 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/nomad/digital-nomads-blog-traffic-sources-and-design/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/nomad/digital-nomads-blog-traffic-sources-and-design/Blog Traffic Currently, my blog receives almost zero traffic; the only visits recorded are my own direct visits. Regarding external links, my primary...Sat, 09 May 2026 00:30:00 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/nomad/digital-nomad-zhonglian-noodles-three-delicacy-noodles-sweet-potato-green-pepper/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/nomad/digital-nomad-zhonglian-noodles-three-delicacy-noodles-sweet-potato-green-pepper/Digital Nomad When traveling, the greatest allure isn't the scenic beauty—it's the food. I look forward to visiting deserts, the Arctic, the open ocean,...Fri, 08 May 2026 22:30:00 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/nomad/digital-nomads-anything-you-cant-cash-out-isnt-real-income/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/nomad/digital-nomads-anything-you-cant-cash-out-isnt-real-income/A practical note on digital nomad income streams, delayed payouts, identity checks, travel safety, and why cash flow matters more than dashboard balances.Fri, 08 May 2026 21:30:00 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/nomad/digital-nomad-google-ads-and-affiliate-commissions/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/nomad/digital-nomad-google-ads-and-affiliate-commissions/Digital Nomad Initially, I intended for this blog to focus primarily on topics like the Raspberry Pi or the ESP32. However, upon further reflection......Fri, 08 May 2026 19:30:00 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/amazon-affiliate-commissions-and-bing-search-engine-indexing/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/amazon-affiliate-commissions-and-bing-search-engine-indexing/Affiliate Program I signed up for the Amazon Affiliate Program today. For instance, if you need to purchase an ESP32, you can simply click the link to...Thu, 07 May 2026 23:30:00 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/bicycle-turn-signals-and-cycling-accessories/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/bicycle-turn-signals-and-cycling-accessories/Bicycle Turn Signals Electric scooters come equipped with turn signals, but bicycles typically do not—which isn't exactly safe. So, I did a quick search...Thu, 07 May 2026 01:00:00 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/the-efficiency-and-threats-of-ai/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/the-efficiency-and-threats-of-ai/As Far As I Know Even with open-source code repositories—such as GitHub—where a single project might boast 10,000 stars or more, large corporations...Wed, 06 May 2026 17:00:00 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/if-i-were-to-start-running-a-new-blog-again-or-teach-a-student-this-is-what-i-would-do/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/if-i-were-to-start-running-a-new-blog-again-or-teach-a-student-this-is-what-i-would-do/If I Were to Start Over It has been over 10 days since I set up this Astro-based blog site. If I were to do it all again, here is how I would proceed:...Thu, 30 Apr 2026 19:00:00 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/testing-whether-the-article-cover-displays-correctly-as-a-url-link-when-sharing-a-blog-post-to-x/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/testing-whether-the-article-cover-displays-correctly-as-a-url-link-when-sharing-a-blog-post-to-x/Cover Image Code Currently, the article cover image feature for X (formerly Twitter) is implemented by modifying the Astro framework, with assistance...Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:00:00 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/submit-urls-individually-via-google-search-console-to-accelerate-crawling-and-indexing-speeds/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/submit-urls-individually-via-google-search-console-to-accelerate-crawling-and-indexing-speeds/Individual URL Submission Open Google Search Console. Enter the URL you wish to submit into the search box located at the top of the page. For example:...Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/esp32/configuring-an-esp32-with-micropython-to-control-a-power-switch-via-a-relay-using-mqtt/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/esp32/configuring-an-esp32-with-micropython-to-control-a-power-switch-via-a-relay-using-mqtt/Hardware Components The previous article discussed the ESP32 code—specifically, how to integrate the MQTT library and configure the high/low logic...Thu, 30 Apr 2026 11:00:00 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/i-received-my-first-organic-blog-traffic-from-x/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/i-received-my-first-organic-blog-traffic-from-x/Umami Analytics Data Currently, I prefer checking my Umami analytics data; it is much simpler and clearer than Google Analytics. I noticed that my blog...Wed, 29 Apr 2026 23:00:00 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/live/youtube-automated-livestream-setting-up-interactive-aquarium-aeration/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/live/youtube-automated-livestream-setting-up-interactive-aquarium-aeration/Interactive Gameplay Currently, this project focuses on fishkeeping (I may add turtles later, or perhaps consider kittens depending on circumstances)....Wed, 29 Apr 2026 22:00:00 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/live/youtube-automated-live-streaming-and-interactive-live-streaming-strategies/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/live/youtube-automated-live-streaming-and-interactive-live-streaming-strategies/Unmanned Livestreaming Born a Male—I Apologize Whether it’s short-form video, long-form video, or livestreaming—as long as the medium is visual—women...Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/ai/open-source-ai-for-image-background-removal-rembg-can-be-used-to-create-transparent-portraits-and-more/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/ai/open-source-ai-for-image-background-removal-rembg-can-be-used-to-create-transparent-portraits-and-more/Video Demonstration Project Introduction Project Name: rembg Project GitHub Repository: https://github.com/danielgatis/rembg This project is a tool...Sun, 26 Apr 2026 18:00:00 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/how-do-we-establish-digital-assets-that-transform-our-lives-and-how-can-we-generate-income-through-the-internet/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/how-do-we-establish-digital-assets-that-transform-our-lives-and-how-can-we-generate-income-through-the-internet/Documenting the Thought Process It is difficult to strike a balance between pursuing one's personal interests and making money. I often find myself...Sun, 26 Apr 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/youtube/setting-up-automated-live-streams-on-youtube-interactive-strategies/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/youtube/setting-up-automated-live-streams-on-youtube-interactive-strategies/Streamer.bot Streamer.bot is a software recommended by x ai. It allows you to configure interactive elements for your YouTube live streams. To use it,...Sat, 25 Apr 2026 17:00:00 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/the-bing-website-administrator-backend-is-finally-displaying-data-although-the-data-is-0/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/the-bing-website-administrator-backend-is-finally-displaying-data-although-the-data-is-0/Bing Webmaster Data Today marks Day 7. The Bing Webmaster admin dashboard is finally displaying statistical data. That "48-hour" message did not match...Sat, 25 Apr 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/youtube/youtube-platform-moderation-problems-for-small-creators/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/youtube/youtube-platform-moderation-problems-for-small-creators/A practical note about YouTube Partner Program revocation, AI-content disclosure, platform moderation risk, and why creators should keep an independent...Fri, 24 Apr 2026 22:00:00 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/add-google-analytics-and-google-search-indexing-progress/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/add-google-analytics-and-google-search-indexing-progress/Google Analytics Yesterday, I posted on Reddit asking how long it typically takes for search engines to index my articles. Today marks the sixth day,...Fri, 24 Apr 2026 09:00:00 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/youtube/youtube-favors-authentic-content-and-bans-ai-related-content/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/youtube/youtube-favors-authentic-content-and-bans-ai-related-content/AI Bans YouTube is currently banning AI-related content on a massive scale, and many channels are being caught in the crossfire. For instance, channels...Fri, 24 Apr 2026 01:00:00 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/i-think-the-google-webmaster-experience-is-better-than-bing-webmaster/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/i-think-the-google-webmaster-experience-is-better-than-bing-webmaster/Google Search Console I submitted the verification request for Google Search Console three days ago at 6:00 PM (almost simultaneously with Bing...Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:00:00 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/migrating-astro-from-ssr-to-ssg-from-cloudflare-workers-to-cloudflare-pages/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/notes/migrating-astro-from-ssr-to-ssg-from-cloudflare-workers-to-cloudflare-pages/Blog Access Limits Cloudflare Workers is indeed excellent, but it tracks your access counts and imposes a daily usage cap. If you are running a simple...Thu, 23 Apr 2026 05:00:00 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/youtube/summary-and-compilation-of-recent-youtube-data-analysis/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/youtube/summary-and-compilation-of-recent-youtube-data-analysis/Video Analysis The day before yesterday, I uploaded four long-form videos to YouTube. They received essentially zero views and generated no...Wed, 22 Apr 2026 21:00:00 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/ai/astro-share-article-cards-to-x-modified-cover-image-parsing-rules/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/ai/astro-share-article-cards-to-x-modified-cover-image-parsing-rules/Problem Description I am unable to use images located in the public directory to set the cover image for individual Astro posts. Official Documentation:...Wed, 22 Apr 2026 18:00:00 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/ai/astro-blog-seo-how-to-speed-up-indexing-on-bing/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/ai/astro-blog-seo-how-to-speed-up-indexing-on-bing/IndexNow Log I submitted my blog site to Bing Webmaster Tools approximately two nights ago, around 8:00 PM (I had only created the blog and published my...Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:00:00 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/ai/how-can-you-make-money-using-ai-how-does-ai-generate-income/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/ai/how-can-you-make-money-using-ai-how-does-ai-generate-income/Making Money with AI We are now living in the age of AI; to thrive, we must learn how to leverage AI to generate income. First and foremost, we need to...Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/ai/how-to-choose-a-youtube-content-niche-and-topicand-why-ai-is-the-best-subject/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/ai/how-to-choose-a-youtube-content-niche-and-topicand-why-ai-is-the-best-subject/YouTube Beginner As of right now, I am still a complete YouTube novice; I have absolutely no idea how to run a channel that generates both traffic and...Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/ai/how-to-use-ai-to-create-short-videos-that-get-millions-of-viewssuch-as-ltx23/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/ai/how-to-use-ai-to-create-short-videos-that-get-millions-of-viewssuch-as-ltx23/AI Short Videos First, let's clarify one point: does YouTube support AI-generated short videos? YouTube is currently cracking down on low-quality,...Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/ai/qwen36-35b-a3b-local-large-language-model/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/ai/qwen36-35b-a3b-local-large-language-model/Local AI Large Language Models Currently, I am using LM Studio, with my primary model being Qwen3.5-35B-A3B; it averages a generation speed of 20 tokens...Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/youtube/how-to-get-youtube-video-recommendations-and-traffic/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/youtube/how-to-get-youtube-video-recommendations-and-traffic/Preface Having uploaded hundreds of videos and researched numerous content niches on YouTube, I’ve discovered several inherent patterns—rules that...Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/youtube/astro-recommends-cloudflare-workers-but-not-pages/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/youtube/astro-recommends-cloudflare-workers-but-not-pages/Preface I am not very familiar with Astro; I only started using it yesterday, prompted by an AI. I thought I had deployed my Astro project via...Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/youtube/how-long-does-it-take-for-a-new-blog-site-to-be-indexed-by-the-bing-search-engine/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/youtube/how-long-does-it-take-for-a-new-blog-site-to-be-indexed-by-the-bing-search-engine/Reddit: Discussions on Blogging I’ve read through a number of posts regarding blogging, and there are essentially a few recurring questions that every...Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/youtube/set-up-indexnow-for-the-bing-search-engine/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/youtube/set-up-indexnow-for-the-bing-search-engine/Preface I still have a very limited understanding of search engines, SEO, and related concepts. It was only yesterday that I learned about IndexNow;...Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/youtube/youtube-description-links-do-not-count-as-external-backlinks-for-bing-blog-site/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/youtube/youtube-description-links-do-not-count-as-external-backlinks-for-bing-blog-site/Website Indexing I noticed a discussion on Reddit regarding this topic. The indexing criteria for search engines like Bing do not simply depend on the...Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/hello-blog/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/hello-blog/Testing and Documentation On YouTube: In my first video, I shared Cloudflare Pages. It allows you to deploy your static websites and blogs—such as the...Mon, 20 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/youtube/prioritize-creating-youtube-shorts-producing-content-based-on-trending-topics/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/youtube/prioritize-creating-youtube-shorts-producing-content-based-on-trending-topics/Current Thoughts Regardless of whether or not you have been approved for the YouTube Partner Program (YPP), your top priority every day should be to...Mon, 20 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/youtube/some-detail-optimizations-for-an-astro-blog-site/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/youtube/some-detail-optimizations-for-an-astro-blog-site/Today's Summary I built my own static blog using Cloudflare Pages, Astro, and GitHub. I set up Umami analytics for the blog (hosted via a self-managed...Mon, 20 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/youtube/using-a-blog-to-drive-traffic-to-youtube/https://blog.smallzhiyuns.com/blog/youtube/using-a-blog-to-drive-traffic-to-youtube/Why I Created This Blog There are many reasons for this. As I mentioned previously, a blog can serve as a textual companion to your YouTube...Mon, 20 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT