Tag: homelab

Three ways to upload an ISO to Proxmox — web UI, wget direct download, or SCP from the CLI. When each one wins, plus storage paths and checksum verification.

Steam crossed 5% Linux usage in March 2026. Proton runs most Windows games without touching a config file. Here's the setup that makes Linux gaming not suck.

Google Drive, Gmail, Photos, Calendar, Maps, Analytics — all replaceable with self-hosted alternatives that don't report your life back to Mountain View.

Google's Gemma 4 is the best open model they've shipped yet. Here's how to pull it, run it, and actually use it for real work with Ollama on your own hardware.

vLLM, llama.cpp, and Ollama all run local LLMs — compare throughput, memory use, GPU support, and which fits your hardware.

Distroless images contain only your app and its runtime — no shell, no package manager, no attack surface. Here's how to build them.

Build a real disaster recovery plan for your home lab: RTO/RPO explained simply, 3-2-1 backup rule, Proxmox backups, Restic to Backblaze B2, and a runbook template you'll actually use.

Learn VLAN basics for your home lab: 802.1Q tagging, trunk vs access ports, managed switch setup, and pfSense VLAN configuration to isolate IoT, guests, and your NAS.

Tired of manually updating containers? Watchtower handles it. But if you set it wrong, you'll wake up to broken apps. Here's how to do it right.

You've got backups. Great. But do you know if they actually work? RTO and RPO mean nothing if you've never actually restored.

IPv6 isn't just for the future—it's broken on your network right now. Here's why you should care and how to actually set it up.

Run BGP in your home lab with FRRouting. Covers iBGP vs eBGP, FRR installation, basic BGP config, peering with OPNsense, route filtering, and when BGP is actually worth the complexity.