Linux and Homelab
Linux, Docker, Proxmox, NAS, backups, monitoring, containers, virtualization, and home-server guides written for recoverable operations.
Your Media API Key Is in access.log: Find It, Redact It, and Rotate ItNew!!
Media API keys often leak through URLs, proxy logs, browser history, and support bundles. This guide shows where to look and how to rotate safely.
Ollama vs llama.cpp vs LM Studio vs Lemonade: Test the Runtime, Not the LogoNew!!
A local-AI runtime comparison framework for Ollama, llama.cpp, LM Studio, and Lemonade: hardware fit, context, APIs, concurrency, privacy, and evidence.
Restore From a Compromised Backup Without Reinfecting ProductionNew!!
A clean-room restore workflow for compromised backups: isolate, separate data from executable state, rotate secrets, validate provenance, and reconnect safely.
NAS Integrity for Home Labs: Scrubs, SMART, ECC, Checksums, and a Real RestoreNew!!
A practical NAS integrity routine: ZFS scrubs, SMART tests, snapshots, checksums, ECC expectations, backup verification, and actual restore drills.
Build a Homelab Service Catalog Before You Forget EverythingNew!!
A practical homelab service catalog guide for tracking what runs where, who uses it, how it is backed up, and how to recover it.
Linux Failure Injection Lab: Test systemd, Disk, DNS, and RecoveryNew!!
Run bounded Linux failure-injection tests for systemd crashes, full and read-only filesystems, DNS and network loss, watchdogs, external alerts, rollback, and user-facing recovery without using production as the target.
Self-Hosted App Lifecycle: Updates, Rollbacks, and Release NotesNew!!
A self-hosted operations guide for updating containers safely, reading release notes, backing up state, automating carefully, and rolling back.
Immich V3 Migration RunbookNew!!
A documentation-backed, testable runbook for Immich V3 Migration Runbook, with safe defaults, validation evidence, failure modes, rollback, and publication-day checks.
Proxmox Networking Without TearsNew!!
A practical Proxmox networking guide for bridges, VLAN-aware ports, management IPs, bonds, NAT, SDN, and safe change validation.
Proxmox Storage for Normal PeopleNew!!
A plain-English Proxmox storage guide explaining local, local-lvm, ZFS, NFS, iSCSI, Ceph, PBS, snapshots, and backup boundaries.