Home Lab

Home Lab refers to a personal computing environment set up at home for learning, experimentation, and self-hosting services. It typically includes servers, networking equipment, and various software platforms used to practice IT skills, test applications, and host personal projects.

Home Lab DNS & Local Domains: AdGuard Home + Caddy

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Part 3 of the home lab series. A step-by-step tutorial for network-wide ad-blocking with AdGuard Home, a Caddy reverse proxy, and clean local domains like http://photos.home.arpa instead of IP addresses and port numbers - plus how to point your router's DNS at it all.

Self-Hosting Your Photos with Immich

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Part 4 of the home lab series. A step-by-step tutorial for self-hosting Immich - a fast, private Google Photos replacement - on your home lab, including the multi-container compose file, hardware-accelerated machine learning on the Intel N100, a Caddy entry for photos.home.arpa, and backups for the data you can't afford to lose.

Setting Up Your Home Lab: Ubuntu + Docker

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Part 2 of the home lab series. A step-by-step tutorial that takes a fresh Intel N100 box from a blank Ubuntu install to a Docker host running your first container - organized cleanly and version-controlled with Git.

What to Buy for a Small and Cheap Home Lab

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A comprehensive guide to building an affordable home lab server perfect for learning, self-hosting, and experimentation. Complete hardware recommendations with detailed explanations.