A modern NAS replaced my smart home hub, backup solution, and media server
… Be it running local apps and building your own alternate ecosystem around them, or using it as a low-power server that powers your smart home. …
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Claude Code found the quiet problems hiding in my Home Assistant setup, and I've been ignoring them for months
5d agoI stopped checking my home lab backups manually after Claude Code helped me build these checks
5d agoProxmox Backup Server is the boring home lab upgrade that made me less afraid to break things
6d agoYour backup strategy is probably broken, and a $250 second machine can fix it
1w agoProxmox Backup Server is the wrong default for small home labs
… A backup setup should match the real risk Small home labs don't need to copy enterprise habits just because the tools are available. Proxmox Backup Server is powerful, polished, and absolutely worth considering when the environment is large enough to benefit from it. …
I stopped organizing my NAS like a PC, and everything got easier to back up and maintain
… Don't treat your NAS like a PC But it's fine to use it as a server A NAS is a powerful tool in your home lab and smart home arsenal. It can run powerful software like Home Assistant, effectively creating a centralized hub for all your smart home equipment. …
Your last backup completing successfully doesn't mean your data is actually recoverable
… Considering how tedious manual backups can be, scheduling everything using Kopia becomes a neat QoL tweak. If you’re into home servers, you’ll want to factor your NAS into the container and VM backup equation. …
Your old laptop is too weak for Windows 11, but somehow strong enough for containers, VMs, and a homelab
… Related Don't just revive your old laptop, turn it into a home server General-purpose Linux distros aren't the only way to resurrect your outdated computing companion Laptops are perfect for a homelab Better connectivity, battery backup, and low power I have quite a few SBCs in my home lab, and whi… …
I gave my NAS a job Synology never advertises, and now it runs my house
… But if it's already on, it might as well power my entire smart home, while saving me on energy bills and ensuring that the Docker setup is fully backed up using the robust backup tools it already offers. …
Most Proxmox setups fail the same way, and you won't know until it's too late
… A weak backup plan, a sloppy network layout, or a storage pool you barely understand can all look fine right up until they don’t. That is when the home lab stops feeling clever and starts handing you invoices in panic, downtime, and lost Saturday afternoons. …
The best NAS upgrade isn't another drive, it's fixing your backup plan first
… If your NAS is your only “backup,” you have no way to recover from that. Versioned backups or snapshots solve this, not bigger drives. Then there is ransomware, which is becoming more common even in home setups. …
The best home server OS in 2026 isn't trying to be a NAS at all
… It does this while giving you inbuilt snapshot backups, GPU passthrough, and plenty more. A home server can do so much on relatively low-powered hardware and gives you more versatility than even the best NAS operating systems.
Proxmox gave me Home Assistant plus a NAS, media server, and backup system on one PC
… Related How to run a smart home hub on your Proxmox server Manage your smart gadgets and IoT devices like a pro with a Proxmox-powered Home Assistant server Home Assistant in Proxmox works perfectly Migrating was easy Running Home Assistant in Proxmox versus a bare metal install has some pretty not… …