Category: Homelab
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Uptime Monitoring with Uptime-Kuma
Do you have multiple hosts at home? Do you have any remote servers in the cloud that you want to monitor? Do you just want to check the status of your favorite website? Well this tool can do all of those things and more. This open-source project is called Uptime-Kuma and has been one of…
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Modular Laptop: My Review of the Framework
Right-to-repair has always been a hotly debated item in the tech industry. Businesses want to lock down their hardware components and encourage more sales. However, consumers want control over their hardware and the ability to repair/replace each component. The tricky part is that nobody wants a chunky, frankenstein-looking piece of hardware (no offense to the…
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Ripping CDs with Sound-Juicer
Do you have a collection of CDs that you want digitized? Do you have a curated music library that you want on your computer? Well if you are tired of looking at that stack of CDs and you want to take your music with you on the go, we will go over a solution that…
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Should I Dual-Boot with Linux?
Are you interested in using Linux as your main operating system on your main machine? Do you want to game on Linux but don’t want to get rid of Windows quite yet? There are solutions to test out Linux on your fancier hardware instead of ‘kicking the tires’ on an old PC. If you have…
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Virtual Private Servers and Their Uses
In previous posts, we covered the utility of running a Server Operating system over a Graphical Operating System in your home network. There are pros and cons of running this type of Operating System. In my opinion, if Server reliability is what you are looking for, running a Server OS is a must. (Ideally on…
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Digitizing Your Movies with VLC on Linux
Anyone who knows me, knows that I am huge on Self-hosting. Give me four minutes and I’ll probably mention my Plex server. Twice. Organizing and hosting my own data is something I’m proud of and something I really enjoy. All that being said, it doesn’t take years of experience to self-host your own media server.…
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Why Should I Self-Host?
Picture this. You are a big fan of food. You absolutely love it. All kinds. A connoisseur one might say. One of your favorite foods of ALL TIME are Paninis. You love them. Cant get enough of quality paninis. Alright, stay with me. One day, you are going along your merry way and find this…
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Free Dropbox Alternative with Syncthing via Docker
Are you looking for a Dropbox-type solution for your Linux Server?Would you like to backup files across multiple computers? Today we are going to deploy a solution that will accomplish both of those objectives while using a fancy Web-based User Interface. The best part of this solution is that it is Free and Open-source. Syncthing…
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Deploying your own Dashboard via Docker
Now that we have familiarized ourselves with Virtualized Services in the context of Containers, let’s install a fun little starter project. We are going to set up a simple Dashboard, (vital if you are joining the Homelab community) and it should only take a single docker command. In the Self-hosting community there are a few…
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Containerization and Installing Docker
Now that we have a solid understanding of Virtual Machines or VMs, it is now time to cover containerization. Containerization refers to running a virtual process or service in a limited environment, with only pre-established access to storage volumes that you have allowed. Now what the heck does all that mean? It just means you…
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