Linux and Homelab
NAS vs DAS vs Mini PC: Which Storage Setup Should You Actually Buy?
A practical storage decision guide for choosing a NAS, DAS, or mini PC based on sharing, speed, apps, backup, and upkeep.
Is 2026 a Bad Time to Buy a NAS?
Decide whether a NAS purchase solves a documented storage need, comparing complete-system quotes, drive support, backup costs, and recovery requirements; no current price survey is provided.
Immich vs Google Photos: Which Photo Backup Setup Should You Trust?
Compare provider-operated Google Photos with self-managed Immich, then test phone uploads, metadata exports, and independent recovery before replacing the family library or deleting originals.
Syncthing vs Nextcloud vs Cloud Storage: Stop Using the Wrong Sync Tool
Syncthing, Nextcloud, and managed cloud drives solve different problems. Pick by sync model, sharing needs, trust, admin time, and backup plan.
Mini PC vs Raspberry Pi for Homelabs: Which One Should Run Your Services?
A practical homelab decision guide for choosing between Raspberry Pi boards and x86 mini PCs for Docker, Proxmox, storage, networking, and always-on services.
Beginner Proxmox Home Server Build: Safe Defaults for Your First Node
A beginner-friendly Proxmox build plan covering hardware, storage, networking, first VMs, backups, updates, and validation before trusting the server.
Docker Compose for Normal People: Run Home Services Without Container Chaos
A plain-English Docker Compose guide for running home services with understandable folders, volumes, ports, environment files, updates, and backups.
What Not to Self-Host in 2026: A Practical Risk List for Homelabs
A realistic self-hosting risk guide covering email, passwords, identity, family-critical data, public dashboards, backups, and safer alternatives.
Seerr Setup for Plex or Jellyfin, Sonarr, and Radarr
Deploy Seerr with Docker, connect Plex or Jellyfin to Sonarr and Radarr, separate requester rights from administration, and verify a recoverable request path.
Monitoring and Health Checks for a Plex and Arr Homelab
Build useful health checks for a Plex and Arr homelab: storage mounts, imports, transcoding capacity, certificates, backups, queues, and daily reports.