·15 min readHomelab
Uptime Kuma told me everything was fine. It wasn't.
Green checkmarks are not observability. Here is what I learned building a real monitoring stack.
Homelab
11 posts
·4 min readHomelab
TrueNAS: reliable storage for your homelab
Why I use TrueNAS for network storage in my homelab, how to set it up, and the features that make it worth running over a simple file share.
·5 min readHomelab
Proxmox Backup Server: incremental backups done right
Why I use Proxmox Backup Server for my homelab backups, how incremental backups save massive amounts of storage, and how to set it up.
·3 min readHomelab
Automating your homelab with Ansible
How I use Ansible to automate server setup, configuration, and maintenance across my homelab machines.
·3 min readHomelab
Setting up a home lab with Proxmox VE
Why Proxmox is my go-to hypervisor for running a home lab, and how to get started with your first virtual machines and containers.
·4 min readHomelab
What is a homelab and why would you want one?
An introduction to homelabs, what they are, why developers and tech enthusiasts build them, and how to get started without spending a fortune.
·2 min readHomelab
Monitoring your services with Uptime Kuma
How to set up Uptime Kuma for monitoring your self-hosted services and getting alerts when something goes down.
·5 min readHomelab
Setting up Portainer for Docker container management
Using Portainer to manage Docker containers through a web UI instead of SSH and command-line Docker.
·7 min readHomelab
Running Home Assistant for smart home automation
Setting up Home Assistant to control lights, monitor sensors, and automate the house without depending on cloud services.
·3 min readHomelab
My first homelab build: mistakes and lessons
What I got right and wrong when building my first homelab, and what I would do differently starting over.
·3 min readHomelab
Setting up a proper home network
How I configured VLANs, subnets, and firewall rules to separate my homelab traffic from the rest of my network.