I Replaced My Monitoring Stack and This Just Works in My Home Lab
I am always on the lookout for new and better tools for monitoring in the home lab environment to keep an eye on self-hosted apps and services. There are a…
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I Can Rebuild My Home Lab From Scratch in Hours and These 5 Habits Made It Possible
If you have ever worked at rebuilding your home lab from scratch or even part of it, you know how painful this can be. This could possibly turn into a…
I Deployed My Own Flatcar Linux Update Server and Here’s What Actually Happened
I have been having a blast trying out container-specific operating systems. As of recently I have tried out a couple including Lightwhale and Flatcar. Both have been very good in…
I Installed Flatcar Linux on Proxmox and It’s Not Like a Normal Linux VM
There are many great Linux operating systems that I have used in the home lab for running containers. You may have seen my recent post on Lightwhale in my home…
I Thought I Had the Best Docker OS in My Home Lab Until I Tried This
For a long while now, I have felt like I have my Docker hosts dialed in. I have used a wide range of operating systems over the years, including Ubuntu,…
My Daily Home Lab Checklist That Prevents Most Problems
When it comes to keeping problems headed off in the home lab, it often comes down to the small things. Most problems are not random. They build up slowly and…
I Tried borg-ui in My Home Lab and It Made Backups Way Easier
If you have spent any time in the home lab space, you have probably heard of BorgBackup. It is one of those tools that has an almost legendary reputation among…
I Built a Podman Server in My Home Lab This Weekend and This Surprised Me
I have written a lot about Docker in the home lab as well as Kubernetes. Both are awesome tools and arguably the enterprise standard. Docker is simple and VERY widely…
5 Operating Systems I Wouldn’t Run My Home Lab Without in 2026
Outside of Proxmox or your hypervisor of choice, in the modern 2026 home lab, the operating systems you choose matter more than just about anything else. The OS’s you run…
I Replaced Docker with Kubernetes in My Home Lab and It Wasn’t What I Expected
It has taken me quite a long time to get my home lab where it is today. You struggle, you learn, you struggle, and then you learn more. This is…