Stories

Full-sized racks look impressive, but do you really need one in your home lab in 2025? Learn about the pros, cons, and smarter alternatives before you buy.

Mini PCs now ship with flashy NPUs promising massive AI gains. But in the home lab, the story is different. Discover why these chips aren’t powering Ollama, LM Studio, or your AI workloads just yet.

Learn what vibe coding is, why it fits perfectly in the home lab, and see real examples you can try. Discover the future of home lab automation.

See the biggest mistakes I made in my home lab and the lessons learned. Avoid these fails and save time building your own smarter setup.

See how I used Authentik SSO with Docker-Compose to secure my home lab. One login for Portainer, GitLab, and more that is simple and secure

Stop reading YAML. See your Docker-Compose visually with Mermaid + docker-compose-viz. A quick weekend project with full guide on the blog.

See how Talos Omni makes Kubernetes easy to install and manage on-prem. A quick walkthrough of setup, benefits, and why it’s perfect for home labs.

Avoid the biggest networking pitfalls that can break your home lab in 2025. From flat networks to DNS issues, learn the top mistakes and how to fix them.

Upgrade your home lab with quick storage projects. From ZFS to Ceph to S3-compatible MinIO, see how to boost speed and reliability this weekend.

Harden your Proxmox VE 9 cluster with simple but powerful security steps. Learn how to lock down SSH, firewall, TLS, and 2FA for safer virtualization.