I Thought My Kubernetes Backups Worked in My Home Lab but I Was Wrong
This weekend I went down an absolute rabbit hole that I think most home labbers eventually hit when they start getting more and more into Kubernetes and that is backups.…
Category: Containers
I Still Run These Docker Containers Every Day in 2026 (After Moving to Kubernetes)
One of the assumptions that I think many make when moving to Kubernetes is that when you migrate, it is “all or nothing” from Docker. I probably thought that too…
Is Docker Swarm Still Safe in 2026?
If you have been running containers in your home lab or small production environment, there is a good chance you have tried or are currently using Docker Swarm. Swarm has…
5 Docker Features Most Home Labbers Are Not Using (But Should Be)
Docker is one of the most popular tools not only in the home lab, but in production environments that lets you run services quickly and easily. If you are like…
Why Ceph Won for Persistent Storage in My Talos Linux Kubernetes MiniLab
If you are deciding to run a production-grade Kubernetes cluster, Talos Linux Kubernetes makes a lot of sense, since it focuses on being immutable and security-focused. However, it forces you…
This New Traefik Dashboard Log Tool Changed How I Manage Traefik in Real Time
Traefik is ultimately my favorite reverse proxy for the homelab. In my opinion it has unsurpassed capabilities as a reverse proxy both for Docker and Kubernetes. It is extremely powerful…
Why Dockhand Is One of the Best Docker Management Tools for Secure Operations
I have tried a whole lot of different Docker “dashboards” and consoles over the past few years. We have seen this area explode with many different options available out there…
I Took Docker Container Monitoring to the Next Level With These 3 Tools
I feel like the pieces of Docker monitoring with recent tools brought online in the home lab has finally started to fall into place. For a long time in my…
Docker Is Slowly Filling Up Your Home Lab Disk Space (And the Tool I Use to Fix It)
Well, it is happening, there is another casualty of the AI boom and that is hard drives. Just in the last couple of days, news of hard drive price increases…
LoggiFly Is the Docker Log Alerting Tool I Didn’t Know I Needed
Docker logs are definitely one of the first places I look when troubleshooting issues with containers. It is often where you will find the root cause of the issue that…