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…On paper, it sounds like a recipe for a fragile home lab theater. Failover doesn’t need to be perfect to be useful, especially in a home lab where recovery matters more…
…I stopped having one giant messy feed and started building specialized environments: one for my tech analysis, another for freelance client work, and a separate one for home lab documentation. I can…
…Related 3 times people turned an Mac Mini M4 into a travel computer Don't leave the M4 Mac Mini at home, bring it with you using these builds. The Brains: An…
…That has permeated smart home automation so swiftly that you can build a setup that rivals what Google pitches as its premium AI feature. That’s not a cheap shot. Google’s…
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. …
…But as a proud member of this community, let me assure you that building a completely local smart home setup has become more beginner-friendly than ever. Deploying Home Assistant, either as…
…Turning off app suggestions for a stable layout A minimalist setup is defined by behavior as much as appearance. When you’re building a minimal home screen, predictability is your best friend…
…But over time, the performance issues persisted, and I migrated Home Assistant's duties to my mini PC. As I got familiar with the ESP32 microcontrollers , building devices became fun. Yet I…
…Plus, recent updates have added more QoL features to HASS and made it easier to build your centralized smart home control hub even if you have zero prior tinkering experience. Home Assistant…
…Setup, VMs, Containers, Backups, and Clustering Proxmox VE is one of the best virtualization platforms you can use for a home lab, small business server, or more advanced virtualization setup. It lets…
…But if you’re in the home labbing community, it’s all about building a DIY firewall/router armed with tons of security provisions to keep your networking stack safe. In fact…