Homelab

My homelab got owned. Here’s what happened, why it hurt, and how I’m rethinking my self-hosting setup to avoid it happening again.

A hard lesson on why lazy self-hosting security invites chaos—and how to avoid becoming a target.

Breaking down hardware, electricity, and convenience: is self-hosting at home still worth it compared to renting a VPS?

When someone in r/selfhosted casually drops a 48-core homelab screenshot, are you impressed, or just wondering why your Plex still buffers?

A no-nonsense comparison of DIY home clouds, plus a few practical warnings from someone who’s bricked their setup at least twice.

From Chaos to Grafana: A brutally honest look at how my homelab dashboard grew from fun experiments to something actually useful.

How I built a sleek, functional homelab homepage that finally doesn’t make my eyeballs hate me.

A step-by-step guide to tackling the upcoming SSL certificate expiration changes with tools, tips, and r/selfhosted wisdom.

Building a self-hosted dashboard that’s functional and fun might be harder than you’d think. Here’s what worked — and what didn’t.

An honest reflection on building a portable homelab in a backpack — what worked, what broke, and what the r/selfhosted community taught me.