Bind Mounts vs NFS for Container Storage
Bind mounts are fast and simple; NFS is shared and flexible for containers. Pick wrong and your database corrupts at 2 AM. Here is how to choose wisely.
Tag: homelab
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GPU Passthrough on Proxmox: Run LLMs in a VM
GPU passthrough on Proxmox is the best way to isolate LLM workloads — but it's a minefield of IOMMU groups, vfio-pci binding, and Code 43 errors. This post walks through the whole thing end-to-end.
Hoist: Label-Driven Docker Updates
Per-container control over Docker image updates with labels. Auto-update or notify via Discord, Slack, ntfy—no sidecar needed.
Incident Response for Self-Hosters
You've been compromised. Now what? A practical incident response playbook for self-hosters who didn't think they'd need one until right now.
OpenCanary: Honeypots for Your Home Lab
A honeypot sits quietly on your network pretending to be valuable. Touch it and you've found an intruder. Deploy OpenCanary in Docker, dead simple.
Gitea vs Forgejo vs GitLab CE: Self-Hosted Git Without the Existential Crisis
You want to self-host your git. Noble. Responsible, even. But now you're staring down three options and a Reddit thread that's somehow both 4 years old and still being argued about. Gitea, Forgejo, GitLab CE — let's cut through the noise and figure out which one won't ruin your weekend.
LiteLLM & vLLM: One API to Rule All Your Models
Your app calls OpenAI, your side project calls Anthropic, your homelab whispers to Ollama — and your codebase looks like a crime scene. LiteLLM and vLLM are the dynamic duo that puts a single sane API in front of every model you'll ever run, local or cloud.
Wazuh: Open Source SIEM for Your Home Lab
Wazuh gives you SIEM, HIDS, FIM, and threat detection in one stack. Here's how to deploy it in your home lab with Docker and actually use it.
SBCs in 2026: Homelab on a Budget
DRAM prices are killing the hobbyist SBC market, but there are still great options. Here's what's worth buying in 2026 for a sub-$200 homelab setup.
LUKS Full Disk Encryption on Linux
LUKS encrypts your drives so a stolen server is just expensive recycling. Here's how to set it up, manage keys, and unlock headless boxes remotely.
Rootless Docker: Run Without Root
Run Docker containers without root privileges — here's the security difference, the install steps, and the gotchas nobody tells you about.
Linux Privilege Escalation: The Defensive Playbook
Attackers love finding ways to go from www-data to root. Here's how they do it, and more importantly, how you harden your Linux boxes to stop them.