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…t the only serious option for a home lab , and that’s exactly why I think this point matters. You can build a great setup around TrueNAS, Unraid, plain Debian, or a…
…What I wanted was a self-contained homelab — an offline-capable setup that runs on a private network and is fully under my control. That’s what led me to turn the…
…For a local-only setup, internal DNS can already solve a lot of the mess. With the right router, Pi-hole, AdGuard Home, or firewall appliance, you can just as easily map…
…proxies to publish data to Home Assistant. I stopped choosing between Pi 5 and ESP32 after I learned that the best setup isn’t about building one using a single board. It…
Added a 16x Spark Cluster to my homelab over the last few days. Curious if this is the largest Spark cluster anyone has built. About 2 years ago I had renovated my basement and built a personal lab/datacenter into my off…
On the new home that I am building, I have this type of conduit setup. Not sure of the exact material, but it looks like some type of plastic. I could step on it, and it wouldn’t break. There might be some cases where th…
So I’m moving into an apartment building and this is who they have some sort of deal with and these are the only 2 plans offered. One would be $57 monthly ( extra $7 to be able to plug a physical connection in the built …
I’m putting together a NAS/media server/homelab box and wanted to get some opinions before I finalize everything. The goal is "affordable", high-capacity storage, Plex/transcoding, 10Gb networking, and room for future ex…
TL;DR: IncusOS enforces security by default, Proxmox trusts you to configure it yourself. Immutable host, atomic updates, zero OS maintenance. Lacks PBS and a mature UI. Not a Proxmox replacement yet but worth watching. …
…Google is building an assistant, but Home Assistant is building an architecture. Until Gemini can run entirely offline and control every obscure Zigbee device in my drawer, Home Assistant remains the king…
…That centralized backup also extends to other aspects of my smart home. My Unifi Protect setup records security camera footage and the NAS gives me a centralized place to store and manage…
…It's a perfect fit in a home lab setup where it can serve a new role. I have personally dedicated multiple old devices, including laptops, as servers running Docker containers and…
…That said, it's only a matter of time before you get bitten by the home labbing bug and start building an overkill setup. Sure, most consumers don’t need to go…
…8 /10 WIRED Easy setup. Wireless connectivity. Can be configured with either H7 or H5 speakers. Excellent, room-filling sound quality. Built-in screen on soundbar for adjusting settings. Great app-based…
…It also disabled the Portainer SSL verification, a reasonable assumption given that self-signed certs are common in homelab setups. However, this isn't always a good thing, and I would have…