Could This Be the Easiest Way to Run MCP Servers in Your Home Lab?
One of the exciting bits about AI and using it with infrastructure is that you can use what is known as MCP servers that allow you to have an easy…
Category: Containers
The 9 Checks I Make Before Trusting Any Docker Image
There are myriads of Docker containers spread across many docker registries on the Internet. Most of these are on popular registries like Docker Hub, but others are found on other…
This Lightweight Docker Tool Solves One of My Biggest Home Lab Annoyances
One of the biggest frustrations with running docker containers in the home lab is not usually the “big” complex problems. It usually comes down to the small tasks that slowly…
This Free Docker Dashboard Shows Your Entire Stack in 3D
Every once in a while I come across an open source project that immediately makes me stop what I’m doing and spin up a test container in the home lab.…
7 GitOps Tools for Docker Compose to Try This Weekend
Docker compose is definitely one of the core technologies in my home lab. I use it to deploy “everything” as it just makes life simple and easy. Believe it or…
This Free Backup Tool Just Added Docker Volume Backups
I have tried out a lot of different volume backups over the years and there are many great tools out there. However, there was a database backup tool that recently…
Why I Stopped Treating Docker Containers Like Tiny Virtual Machines
I think everyone goes through this shift as they transition their home labs from virtual machines over to containers. You tend to approach containers exactly the same way as you…
I Thought Docker Would Restart Unhealthy Containers. I Was Missing One Tool.
If you are like me, for the longest time, I just assumed that Docker was very smart in the way it recovers unhealthy containers. And, to be fair, there is…
This Home Lab Learning Tool Made Kubernetes Finally Click for Me
I have been looking for self-hosted tools for learning outside of actual lab environments that I have built in my home lab for Kubernetes. Hands on labs with Kubernetes are…
Docker on Windows Server Finally Felt Easier After I Tried VisualDock Server
Running containers on Linux feels pretty normal and I have a LOT of it running in my home lab, especially for my Docker container hosts. However, Windows Server or workstation…
