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I Replaced Docker with Kubernetes in My Home Lab and It Wasn’t What I Expected
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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…

by Brandon LeeApril 3, 2026April 3, 2026
I Built My Own S3 Storage in My Home Lab (And It Actually Works)
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I Built My Own S3 Storage in My Home Lab (And It Actually Works)

Lately, I have started to introduce more tooling into the home lab that utilizes S3 storage. I have already had some of this in the home lab. When I stood…

by Brandon LeeApril 2, 2026April 2, 2026
Why Your Home Lab Feels Slow (And What I Found)
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Why Your Home Lab Feels Slow (And What I Found)

Have you ever had those frustrating moments when running a home lab and you know that everything looks like it is “technically” working, but things just “feel” slow? It is…

by Brandon LeeApril 1, 2026April 1, 2026
10 Home Lab Tools That Made My Setup Feel Like a Real Datacenter
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10 Home Lab Tools That Made My Setup Feel Like a Real Datacenter

There comes a point where when you use the right tools and architect things the right way, your home lab can absolutely start feeling like an enterprise-grade environment. When this…

by Brandon LeeMarch 30, 2026March 30, 2026
7 Home Lab Upgrades Under $100 That Actually Made a Huge Difference
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7 Home Lab Upgrades Under $100 That Actually Made a Huge Difference

I get it. Man things are expensive these days. At least currently, the days of simple “and cheap” upgrades like adding RAM or upgrading a hard drive are over for…

by Brandon LeeMarch 27, 2026March 27, 2026
I Stopped Deploying Containers Manually. This Changed My Home Lab
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I Stopped Deploying Containers Manually. This Changed My Home Lab

For a LONG time, my home lab has looked like what I imagine most other people’s labs look like. I had a mix of Docker Compose files and a few…

by Brandon LeeMarch 26, 2026March 26, 2026
I Changed How I Access My Home Lab and This Fixed Everything
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I Changed How I Access My Home Lab and This Fixed Everything

If you have spent any time at all in building out your home lab, one of the first things you try to decide how to do is remotely access your…

by Brandon LeeMarch 24, 2026March 25, 2026
6 Home Lab Experiments Worth Trying This Weekend
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6 Home Lab Experiments Worth Trying This Weekend

For a lot of us, the weekend is really when the home lab comes alive. It is often the perfect time to try something new, break something safely, and learn…

by Brandon LeeMarch 20, 2026March 20, 2026
Consumer vs Enterprise SSDs in the Home Lab: I Benchmarked Both in Ceph
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Consumer vs Enterprise SSDs in the Home Lab: I Benchmarked Both in Ceph

A lot of questions on types of hardware come up when ones are building a home lab server or home lab cluster that are definitely worth asking. Recently I had…

by Brandon LeeMarch 9, 2026March 9, 2026
7 Tools I Always Install on Every New Home Lab Linux Server
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7 Tools I Always Install on Every New Home Lab Linux Server

There is always a set of tools that most of us become familiar with and rely on when it comes to different types of operating systems or platforms. I am…

by Brandon LeeMarch 7, 2026March 7, 2026

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