What Worked Great Until My Home Lab Got Bigger (And Why I Moved On)
Like everything else in a home lab, change is inevitable. There are certain tools that served me well at a certain point or size of my home lab that I…
Tag: kubernetes
I Tried This New Open Source Kubernetes Dashboard and It’s Surprisingly Good
I have been through a lot of the Kubernetes dashboards in my home lab and now that I am running my home lab “production” workloads on Kubernetes, I am keenly…
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.…
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…
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…
Why Containers Will Matter More Than Hypervisors in the 2026 Home Lab
Over he past couple of years now we have been seeing a paradigm shift in how we think about our home lab environments. I think the Broadcom buyout of VMware…
Best 5 Docker Container Operating Systems in 2025 (Home Lab & Enterprise Picks)
If you are starting to run containers in 2025 in the home lab or production environments, the operating system you choose is the foundation that starts it all. Since containers…
Best Traefik Plugins for Home Lab and Production (My Top Picks)
Traefik is one of my favorite reverse proxies and it stands out for a number of reasons, including how easy it is to use it with infrastructure as code and…
How to Install Talos Omni On-Prem for Effortless Kubernetes Management
Kubernetes is one of the most complex architectures and solutions in modern infrastructure. When it comes to K8s, we need to manage control planes, worker nodes, certificates, upgrades, and lifecycle…
Automate Your Home Lab in Hours Not Days with Kestra!
I feel like anymore there is an absolute smorgasbord of great automation tools that we have access to, especially now in the age of AI. So many great solutions. Recently,…