My Daily Home Lab Checklist That Prevents Most Problems
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…
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I Tried borg-ui in My Home Lab and It Made Backups Way Easier
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 Built a Podman Server in My Home Lab This Weekend and This Surprised Me
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…
5 Operating Systems I Wouldn’t Run My Home Lab Without in 2026
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…
10 Ceph Commands I Use in My Proxmox Home Lab
I have been running Ceph in my Proxmox powered home lab now since the beginning of this year and it is an amazing storage solution. It provides the backend storage…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…