Don't Make These Mistakes Like I Did in the Home Lab

1. I reloaded the wrong server on accident

Lost all my data but learned why backups and documentation matter.

Exposed a VM to the Internet

Thought it was secure… it wasn’t. Learned VPNs & firewalls the hard way.

Lost Weeks of Docker-Compose Work

No backups, no Git, nothing. Forced me into version control.

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