My Grab And Go Frankenstack Homelab Introduction Building a homelab that’s both functional and portable has been a holy grail for many DevOps engineers and system administrators. The concept of a...

Bought A Geekom A6 For File Storage That Was 4 VMs Ago Introduction The journey of homelab enthusiasts often follows a predictable pattern: start with a single machine, add storage, then realize ...

Who Would Win Battle Between Cloud Services And Floor Desktops In the ongoing debate between cloud services and physical “floor desktops,” DevOps engineers and system administrators face a critica...

I Give You Huggies-Server Introduction In the world of homelab enthusiasts and self-hosted infrastructure, innovation often comes from necessity rather than convention. The “Huggies-Server” conce...

Every Self-Hosting Setup Ever Introduction If you’ve spent any time in the homelab or DevOps community, you’ve likely encountered the infamous “It’s not DNS” meme. This phrase has become the batt...

Saved 32 SFF And 5 Minis From Being Scrapped: Next Steps For A Novice Introduction When I rescued 32 small form factor (SFF) computers and 5 mini PCs from being scrapped, I knew I had stumbled up...

Got Fired And I Deserved It Introduction The title “Got Fired And I Deserved It” might seem like an unusual starting point for a DevOps blog post, but it represents a critical moment of professio...

Finally Understood Why Self-Hosting Felt Hard Introduction Self-hosting has become increasingly popular among DevOps engineers, sysadmins, and tech enthusiasts who want control over their data an...

Am I Doing This Tiny Mini Micro Thing Right? As homelab enthusiasts and DevOps practitioners, we’ve all been there - staring at our carefully assembled hardware stack, questioning whether we’re ma...

Update No More Zip Ties: The Evolution of Cable Management in Modern Infrastructure Introduction The phrase “Update No More Zip Ties” has become a rallying cry in the DevOps and homelab communiti...