Four NVMe slots changed how I think about home lab storage, and a $170 mini PC made it click
…That means I don’t have to decide right now whether this box is a tiny server, a small NAS, a Docker host, or a Proxmox playground. It can grow into those…
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Docker is a platform that uses Linux kernel features to run applications in isolated containers, providing tools such as Docker Engine, Docker Desktop, and Docker Compose.
Raspberry Pi 5's price hike pushed me toward mini PCs, and now I can't justify going back
…Meanwhile, I used it in my home lab to run server workloads, self-hosted apps, and Docker on it. Once I stopped blurring lines, a mini PC became a practical choice. Then…
Your home lab's biggest mistake might be running everything in LXCs
…Backups, updates, and troubleshooting all feel more normal when Docker is sitting on a full guest OS. The issue usually is not performance. LXCs are plenty fast, and Docker does not magically…
Self-hosting a password manager sounds secure until you're locked out at the airport
…Anxiety hangs heavy in the air every time I run docker compose pull and docker compose up -d , because there's a risk of altering the required environment variables for my password…
Caddy handles reverse proxying so well that I ditched my entire toolchain
…got the list of modules you like, bake it into a Dockerfile like so, then call that in your docker-compose file by using " build: ." instead of "image:" . FROM caddy:builder AS…
The Android Auto feature nobody talks about that I use on every drive
…Somewhere between the third and fourth turn, I remembered that I hadn’t checked the latest build logs for a Docker container I had been troubleshooting. In the past, I would have…
I asked Claude to improve my home lab and it was wild
…I’m currently running an AMD-powered Windows desktop, a Windows laptop, and a MacBook Pro, all of which are packed with Docker containers . What was once a fun weekend hobby turned…
I tested dual-boot, WSL2, and VMs to run Linux apps on Windows, and only one was worth keeping
…For other non-gaming tasks involving GPU passthrough, Docker containers running on a Windows 11 machine are more effective than relegating an entire drive (or a separate partition) to Linux. Virtual machines…
I built my first home server for under $200, and it replaced 4 monthly subscriptions
…06 / 8 Software What is the key advantage of running home server applications inside Docker containers rather than installing them directly on the host OS? A Docker containers run faster than native…
I built my entire second brain inside VS Code and stopped switching apps entirely
…Whether I’m mapping out a new Docker network or sketching a marketing funnel for a jewelry brand, I don’t have to leave the window. I can even view my Figma…