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I tripled my power bill building a massive home server before realizing two cheap NAS units are better
3 reasons your homelab needs two NAS devices, not just one
You don't need a Raspberry Pi for most "Pi projects"—here's what you can use instead
Raspberry Pi alternatives that actually outperform the Pi (and cost less)
3 insightful homelab projects to try this weekend (April 24 - 26)
Your homelab needs a wiki, and here's the easiest way to deploy one this weekend
These 3 Docker containers turn my homelab into the ultimate network diagnostics tool
Or, why it's better to use Docker containers for diagnostics.
I mix drive sizes in my NAS and it saves thousands on upgrades
Mixing drive sizes in a NAS isn't as messy as it sounds—you just have to do it right
I built a NAS from a $70 broken laptop—here's why it beats a dedicated enclosure
A broken laptop is the best $70 NAS host device you can buy
Homelab projects to try this weekend (April 17 - 19)
Three self-hosted tools that give you privacy over your tasks, money, and AI.
I stopped paying for Google Photos the moment I discovered this self-hosted alternative
Your massive photo library is the perfect excuse to buy a NAS
I tried to ditch cloud storage for self-hosting. Three drives and a mini PC later, I gave up
There are time sucks, and then there are time sucks.
These 5 apps proved to me that self-hosting was worth the effort
At this point, I don't just self-host apps—I collect them.
How I back up my Windows desktop to my NAS automatically
Automatic, reliable, and completely free—yes please.
How I run my entire homelab on Docker (and why you should too)
All my services, all in neat little boxes.
Stop wasting drives on RAID 6—why I ditched it for RAID 5 in my homelab
I ditched RAID 6 for RAID 5, and I'm not looking back
Putting WSL2 projects on your Windows drive is killing your performance—here's why
The reason everything "works" but doesn't feel right
7 things I wish I knew before running a Pi-hole
Don't be like me, make sure to prepare for these things before deploying Pi-hole the first time.
Homelab projects to try this weekend (April 10 - 12)
Spend your time this weekend making your homelab easier to access.
This is the one piece of gear I wish I'd bought for my homelab years ago
I ignored UPS advice for years until a power flicker corrupted my entire setup
My NAS cache drive crashed everything—here's what I did wrong
I thought a cache drive would supercharge my NAS, but it created an unexpected bottleneck instead
RAID 0 is a data-loss nightmare: Here is the only reason I still run it in my homelab
RAID 0 isn't worth it—unless you're backing it up every night