Your NAS needs more RAM than you think
…file system for home servers and NAS rigs. The Adaptive Replacement Cache is one feature that can improve read speeds considerably by copying the most frequently accessed data to the memory. Rather…
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I tested dual-boot, WSL2, and VMs to run Linux apps on Windows, and only one was worth keeping
…However, you don’t really need a separate machine just to access Linux packages. Between WSL2, virtual machines, and dual-boot, you’ve got several ways to access this FOSS ecosystem even…
I replaced a VPN with my own VPS, and it works perfectly with some added benefits
…ports, or privileged processes or containers to let you access your self-hosted services outside the home, because it uses NAT punching to connect your client and service together. It even works…
I built a local LLM server I can access from anywhere, and it uses a Raspberry Pi
…But it’s semi-decent at running tiny LLMs on its own web UI, and even remains accessible from remote networks. Related I ran local LLMs on a "dead" GPU, and the…
Claude's new computer use feature turned my old laptop into a machine I control from my phone
…Related The single Docker container that made me a home lab power user This Docker container transformed my home lab What "computer use" actually means in practice More than just remote access…
The best PDF editor I use isn’t Adobe, and it’s better in ways that actually matter
…Meanwhile, my academic records and official documents are stored on my Nextcloud server , and accessing them is just as simple on this private cloud. Finally, the invoices, bills, receipts, tax filings, and…
One DNS change turned my home lab from a weekend project into something I actually trust
…A new mini PC feels exciting, a NAS upgrade feels useful right away, and a tidy container stack gives you something nice to stare at when everything is behaving. Split-horizon DNS…
I didn't know my homelab was broken until I found split DNS
…All the services were containerized and under the same Docker network. So, it took a few minutes to add local DNS records to Pi-hole, and it was up and running. I…
I stopped using my NAS as a NAS, and it became the most useful machine in my house
…Containers still need maintenance, and not every NAS has the CPU, memory, or software polish to handle a heavier workload gracefully. Some NAS platforms also make app management feel more constrained than…
I picked Proxmox over TrueNAS Scale for my home lab, and I'd make the same choice today
…For a home lab, its entire purpose is to let you spin up virtual machines and LXC containers, allocate resources to them, and manage everything from a clean web interface. It installed…