Homelab
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These 2 set-and-forget Docker containers do most of my homelab’s work
I’ve been homelabbing for over half a decade now, and there are two specific Docker containers that are set-and-forget for…
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This GEEKOM mini PC makes me wonder why people even buy desktops
I’ve been building PCs for over 20 years, so naturally, I get why people do it: it’s fun, and you…
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This $10 Xeon CPU gives 12 cores and 24 threads to your homelab
There are plenty of ways to get into homelabbing. Some of us repurpose something we already own (I built my…
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I gave Claude the keys to my homelab, and it found 3 major problems I'd overlooked for months
My homelab runs a lot of my house. My smart home, media streaming, photo library, and dozens of smaller apps…
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My NAS wasn't fast enough for my most-used files, so I came up with a better solution
I recently rebuilt my NAS around an Intel N100 motherboard. I also have a DAS and another NAS for storing…
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Speed tests won't tell you this, but your NAS is the real bottleneck
If file transfers between your PC and NAS feel painfully slow, your first instinct might be to run a speed…
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Mini PC vs. NAS: I've used both in my homelab for 8 years, but there's only one I'd recommend to beginners
I’ve been running a homelab for about eight years now, and during that time I’ve used both mini PCs and…
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The strangest $5 upgrade I've made to my homelab
You usually don’t need a monitor in a homelab. Once everything is configured, you expect to manage it over SSH,…