25Tb Of Ram For Free: The Ultimate Guide to Enterprise Hardware Reuse in Homelabs Introduction The Reddit post that inspired this article - where a sysadmin acquired 2.5TB of DDR4 ECC RAM from de...

My Resignation Was The Most Functional Part Of Our Infrastructure This Month 1. Introduction The phrase “My resignation was the most functional part of our infrastructure this month” isn’t just d...

I Can Finally Run Minecraft Server For Me And My 2 Friends Introduction Every DevOps engineer and system administrator reaches that pivotal moment when their professional skills collide with pers...

Its Time To Grow Bigger In My Datacenter: Scaling Your Homelab Like a Pro Introduction The phrase “It’s time to grow bigger in my datacenter” resonates deeply with every sysadmin who’s ever stare...

How To Host A Minecraft Server That’s Secure Enough Not To Worry My Dad INTRODUCTION Your hands tremble slightly as you type sudo apt update on your dad’s retired ThinkPad. The stakes? Your entir...

I’m Embarrassed And I Need A Grey Beard: Access 97 Is The Bane Of My Existence. How The Hell Do You Deploy It Silently? Introduction The post title probably resonates with any DevOps engineer who...

Government Auction Update: Repurposing High-Performance Computing Gear for DevOps Environments Introduction When a Reddit user recently acquired 2,700 pounds of networking equipment from a govern...

It’s Nothing Big But To Me It’s A Lot Of Use And Joy: Building a Practical Homelab Infrastructure Introduction In the world of enterprise DevOps and cloud-native architectures, we often overlook ...

Government Surplus Find: Resurrecting HPC Hardware for DevOps Infrastructure 1. Introduction The Reddit post describing a $150 acquisition of 2,700 lbs of decommissioned HPC hardware from Oak Rid...

Just Curious Is It Normal To Have Access To Everything Introduction The question “Is it normal to have access to everything?” hits at the core of modern infrastructure management. We’ve all encou...