Category: home lab

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…

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 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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…