Why I run multiple DNS servers in my home lab (and you should too)
DNS is absolutely one of the core critical services in your home lab environment. It isn’t flashy or the “next new thing” but if DNS isn’t working, nothing else will…
Category: home lab
Why Pangolin is the one reverse proxy I’d pick if I was starting my home lab today
Reverse proxies I think are one of the most important services that you can spin up in your home lab. In fact, if you caught my recent blog post and…
The First Hardware I Always Buy for Any Home Lab
Recently, I covered the first services that you should spin up in a home lab, including core services that are needed to make sure things work as expected with apps…
Nginx Proxy Manager vs NPMplus Which One is Better for Your Home Lab?
I have been testing a lot of reverse proxies lately, comparing features, and thinking about which ones are best for which use cases. For a long while, I have thought…
The First Services I Always Spin Up in Any Home Lab
Sometimes it is hard to know where to start when building a home lab. It can be overwhelming with all the choices and services that you know you may need…
Caddy Reverse Proxy in 2025: The Simplest Docker Setup for Your Home Lab
If you have been keeping up with my home lab projects lately, you know I have been playing around with a lot of different reverse proxies and learning as much…
Do You Really Need a Full-Sized Rack for Your Home Lab in 2025?
In 2025, home labs are more powerful and smaller than ever, thanks to mini PCs. Mini PCs with AMD Ryzen or Intel Core Ultra processors now have up to 32…
Why You Should Be Vibe Coding in Your Home Lab Right Now!
The phrase “vibe coding” is all around us and a lot of times it is in a negative light due to some of the changes going on in the industry…
10 Home Lab Mistakes I Made (So You Don’t Have To)
They say that you learn more from mistakes than when things go successfully. I can definitely attest to that fact. I have had some horrible crash and burns in the…
Best Traefik Plugins for Home Lab and Production (My Top Picks)
Traefik is one of my favorite reverse proxies and it stands out for a number of reasons, including how easy it is to use it with infrastructure as code and…