Homelab
Homelab Backup Strategy: NAS, Offsite Copies, and Restore Tests
A practical homelab backup strategy covering 3-2-1 design, NAS backups, offsite copies, immutable or offline protection, and restore drills.
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.
Remote Access Without Opening Router Ports: Safer Homelab Access With Tailscale and Cloudflare Tunnel
Reach homelab services remotely with tailnets, tunnels, access policies, DNS, MFA, and clear rules for what should stay private.
Reverse Proxy Setup Without Security Mistakes: HTTPS for Homelab Apps
A security-first reverse proxy setup guide for homelab services, covering DNS, TLS, access controls, logging, updates, and what not to expose.
How Much Does a Homelab Really Cost in Electricity?
Estimate homelab electricity costs from representative energy use and the applicable tariff. Define the meter boundary so networking equipment, storage and UPS losses are counted once rather than overlooked or duplicated.
What Is the Right VLAN Layout for a Beginner Homelab?
Build a small set of explainable trust zones with explicit firewall, DHCP and DNS plans. Keep experimental workloads separate from infrastructure management when their access needs differ, and preserve a recovery path.
Should Old Windows 10 PCs Become Proxmox or Linux Homelab Nodes?
Repurpose an older PC only after matching storage, memory, networking, support, power and recovery to a named workload. Protect authorized data before wiping, and prove off-host restoration before moving household infrastructure.
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.