Choosing a Linux server distribution for your projects can be a daunting task, especially with the many options available.

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I have been all-in on mini PCs now for the past couple of years and have since gotten rid of my enterprise 2U servers and that create a lot of…

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Sometimes it is hard to know where to start when building a home lab. It can be overwhelming with all the choices and services that you know you may need…

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I have to say that I am a sucker for tools and utilities, especially when these are good and add value to a platform. Not long ago, I did a…

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There are a lot of great ways to run Kubernetes in your home lab. I have covered many of these from running k3s to running a Minikube cluster on Ubuntu…

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If you have been keeping up with my home lab projects lately, you know I have been playing around with a lot of different reverse proxies and learning as much…

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If you are starting to run containers in 2025 in the home lab or production environments, the operating system you choose is the foundation that starts it all. Since containers…

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Unlike traditional servers that require dozens of lines just to get started, a Caddyfile reverse proxy can be configured in as few as three lines while automatically handling HTTPS certificates. Whether you’re looking for a Caddyfile reverse proxy Docker Compose setup or need to configure Caddy WebSocket proxy configuration, this guide covers every scenario. A […]

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In 2025, home labs are more powerful and smaller than ever, thanks to mini PCs. Mini PCs with AMD Ryzen or Intel Core Ultra processors now have up to 32…

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The top command (referred to below as Linux top) is a command on Unix and Unix-like systems such as Linux, which provides a dynamic real-time overview of a running system.

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I have totally shifted my home lab over to using mini PCs in the past couple of years. Full-blown enterprise servers, while cool, are simply not needed to self-host or…

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The phrase “vibe coding” is all around us and a lot of times it is in a negative light due to some of the changes going on in the industry…

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In the previous article, we looked at how swap space, particularly swapping, can severely slow down Linux performance.

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We know that using Linux swap space instead of RAM (memory) can severely slow down performance.

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When news broke that ConfigServer (Way to the Web Ltd.) would shut down on August 31, 2025, it sent shockwaves through the hosting community.

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Traefik is one of my favorite reverse proxies and it stands out for a number of reasons, including how easy it is to use it with infrastructure as code and…

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I have been experimenting with SSO lately in the home lab and decided to give Authentik a try. And let me tell you, it is a crazy good self-hosted SSO solution that will likely do anything you need it to do. What’s more, we can install Authentik SSO with Docker Compose easily. Overview of Authentik …

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The portable SSD market has exploded in recent years. When Terramaster sent over the D1 SSD Plus for me to take a look at, it was an intriguing little device to say the least and one that piqued my interest. This is a specially suited device that is designed for creators and others who may …

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I have been using Nginx Proxy Manager (NPM) for quite some time now, a few years from what I remember. It is a great solution and one that I point many to who are just starting out with their Docker learning journey and want to have a quick and easy way to stand up proper …

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I have been big into documenting my home lab and finding tools that are great for creating documentation for my DevOps processes in the lab and in production. This has led me down a rabbit hole of trying all sorts of documentation tools and tools that can help visualize my docker compose code. If you …

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