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Ivan TodorovSelf-hosting tip from the trenches:If you're running multiple services at home (like Matrix, Nextcloud, Home Assistant…), invest early in a reverse proxy with proper domain names + SSL. It makes access simpler, more secure, and lets you scale cleanly later. My current combination is Apache + Certbot (Let’s Encrypt), but Nginx seems like a solid choice too!<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SelfHosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SelfHosting</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HomeLab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HomeLab</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Privacy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Linux</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fediverse</a>

Mauricio Teixeira 🇺🇸🇧🇷After three weeks of testing, it looks like I'm done with my Talos Kubernetes cluster proof of concept, and ready to start building it in the "production" machine, replacing Proxmox.And since I like things clean, I'll basically start all the config files from scratch, just keeping in mind all my previous learnings, which should give me another 2-3 weeks of work.Gladly anything running in the current machine is not critical, so they can be stopped, or run temporarily somewhere else.I still don't see a reason to blog about "just another nerd building a k8s cluster". 😄<a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/HomeLab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HomeLab</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/TalosLinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TalosLinux</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Kubernetes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Kubernetes</a>

Yehor 🇺🇦I finally found a good replacement for <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Trakt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trakt</a> and cancelled my subscription there. It’s <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Yamtrack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Yamtrack</a> and it looks and feels like a finished product. I think I tried this <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/selfhosted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#selfhosted</a> service a long time ago, but it was too raw then. <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/homelab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#homelab</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/selfhosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#selfhosting</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/selfhost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#selfhost</a>

Ben HardillFirst test NVMEoTCP PVC volume mounted from my new NAS.Now to work out the best way to migrate the old NFS volumes from the old NAS to the new one<a href="https://bluetoot.hardill.me.uk/tags/HomeLab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HomeLab</a> <a href="https://bluetoot.hardill.me.uk/tags/SelfHosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SelfHosting</a> <a href="https://bluetoot.hardill.me.uk/tags/K8s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#K8s</a>

Tao of MacHomelab UPS Upgrade and Closet ReshuffleToday I had another unscheduled event–I had to physically recreate my homelab completely from scratch, which meant unplugging all my machines, completely emptying the closet they l(...)<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/3dprinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#3dprinting</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/closet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#closet</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hardware</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/homelab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#homelab</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/servers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#servers</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/thermals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#thermals</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ups" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ups</a><a href="https://taoofmac.com/space/blog/2025/07/19/2130" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://taoofmac.com/space/blog/2025/07/19/2130</a>

Jamie<a href="https://gamerstavern.online/@jamie/114881597958087145" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">This</a> just made my wife's Immich upload much much faster. 😆<a href="https://gamerstavern.online/tags/SelfHosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SelfHosting</a> <a href="https://gamerstavern.online/tags/SelfHosted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SelfHosted</a> <a href="https://gamerstavern.online/tags/HomeLab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HomeLab</a> <a href="https://gamerstavern.online/tags/Immich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Immich</a>

Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange:So that's my message to you. Homelabs are fun. They give you a safe place to experiment, learn and become more experienced with Linux, networks and running stuff at a comparably low price. And these cute 10 inch racks make it even more fun! I have documented my setup with a bill of material at <a href="https://jan.wildeboer.net/2025/05/Cute-Homelab/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://jan.wildeboer.net/2025/05/Cute-Homelab/</a> in the hope that more people join the movement :)5/5<a href="https://social.wildeboer.net/tags/SelfHost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SelfHost</a> <a href="https://social.wildeboer.net/tags/Homelab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Homelab</a> <a href="https://social.wildeboer.net/tags/SlowHosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SlowHosting</a>

Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange:And before you ask, my homelab needs are humble. I don't need or want to go to 10G ethernet. I also don't need petabytes of storage. These little refurbished machines are dirt cheap (around €80-100) and have more than enough oomph for my needs (run containers, build stuff with a forgejo runner, some home automation stuff). I also like that when the sun shines, my solar panel produces enough electricity to run it :)4/5<a href="https://social.wildeboer.net/tags/SelfHost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SelfHost</a> <a href="https://social.wildeboer.net/tags/Homelab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Homelab</a> <a href="https://social.wildeboer.net/tags/SlowHosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SlowHosting</a>

Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange:It was another one of those experiences. When I searched for support of the RTL8125 on Linux I got a lot of negative results. Mostly by people trying (and failing) to get it running on more obscure Linux distros. But for €20, I was willing to JustTry™. And it works. So. Thank you, fellow colleagues at Red Hat for this :)3/5<a href="https://social.wildeboer.net/tags/SelfHost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SelfHost</a> <a href="https://social.wildeboer.net/tags/Homelab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Homelab</a> <a href="https://social.wildeboer.net/tags/SlowHosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SlowHosting</a>

Jeff TriplettWhile I am still mulling over Coolify, I see enough value that I just installed it on my ~9-year-old NUC that's basically the core of my <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/homelab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#homelab</a> <a href="https://coolify.io" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://coolify.io</a>I run a bunch of services to build out go-links, docs, and other services that I haven't but a ton of thought how to clean it up, but would miss when my NUC eventually dies.

Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange:This 3rd server is a bit special, as I added a M2 network card with a 2.5G ethernet port (RTL8125). And as expected, it JustWorks™. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 immediately saw it during install. So now I have at least 1 machine with 2 network ports and can add these M2 thingies to other boxes too. At around €15-€20, it was worth a try and now that it works, I can have even more fun with my setup!2/5<a href="https://social.wildeboer.net/tags/SelfHost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SelfHost</a> <a href="https://social.wildeboer.net/tags/Homelab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Homelab</a> <a href="https://social.wildeboer.net/tags/SlowHosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SlowHosting</a>

DB TechT-minus ~2 hours: NextCloud redemption arc begins! Installing AIO with Docker and probably regretting my life choices. Join the chaos! 😅 - <a href="https://youtube.com/dbtechyt" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtube.com/dbtechyt</a> - <a href="https://twitch.tv/dbtechyt" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://twitch.tv/dbtechyt</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/HomeLab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HomeLab</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/TechStream" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechStream</a>"

Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange:Finally added the 3rd server to my cute homelab. And decided to upgrade the setup with a 4 port KVM switch, so I can watch the log entries flying by with a bit more comfort. It had to be the Greathtek GHT-S7415H-02, because that one has the right size to fit in my 10" rack. Should arrive Monday. Now to design and print a holder for the screen and keyboard.1/5<a href="https://social.wildeboer.net/tags/SelfHost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SelfHost</a> <a href="https://social.wildeboer.net/tags/Homelab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Homelab</a> <a href="https://social.wildeboer.net/tags/SlowHosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SlowHosting</a>

Miroslav StankicI should clearly stay waaay away from this!<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HomeLab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HomeLab</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SelfHosted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SelfHosted</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SelfHosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SelfHosting</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ProxMox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ProxMox</a> <a href="https://forum.proxmox.com/threads/proxmox-ve-9-0-beta-released.168618/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://forum.proxmox.com/threads/proxmox-ve-9-0-beta-released.168618/</a>

Brian JacksonI'm sharing my personal Infrastructure as Code setup publicly. It's not the entire thing, just the "bootstrap kernel", enough to standup or recover a Gitea server (self-hosted GitHub-clone) from cloud backups. Gitea supports GitHub Actions so I can build CI that can run self-hosted or from GitHub.com. Now I can automate for my entire home network safely knowing the source is backed up offsite and a restore is two-button clicks away.<a href="https://github.com/jaxzin/jaxzin-infra-bootstrap" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://github.com/jaxzin/jaxzin-infra-bootstrap</a><a href="https://graphics.social/tags/devops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#devops</a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/selfhosted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#selfhosted</a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/homelab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#homelab</a>

Anthony BosioI ended up pulling the trigger on an ASUS A16 (2023). With 32GB/1TB, an 8GB GPU and the right price, I think this will serve me well. 🤞I wiped Windows immediately and installed NixOS with Gnome. <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Linux</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Hardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Hardware</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Laptops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Laptops</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/HomeLab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HomeLab</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/SelfHosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SelfHosting</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/NixOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NixOS</a>

JamieGot Docker Desktop installed and a new Immich Machine Learning CUDA container running with the Nvidia runtime!It's blazing through the facial detection and smart search jobs now! 🤩<a href="https://gamerstavern.online/tags/SelfHosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SelfHosting</a> <a href="https://gamerstavern.online/tags/SelfHosted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SelfHosted</a> <a href="https://gamerstavern.online/tags/HomeLab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HomeLab</a> <a href="https://gamerstavern.online/tags/Docker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Docker</a> <a href="https://gamerstavern.online/tags/Immich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Immich</a>

Miroslav StankicHow to get 22 gigs of disk space back in one easy step.<a href="https://forums.plex.tv/t/library-db-size-more-than-doubled-in-latest-version/918851/429" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://forums.plex.tv/t/library-db-size-more-than-doubled-in-latest-version/918851/429</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Plex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Plex</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HomeLab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HomeLab</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SelfHosted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SelfHosted</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SelfHosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SelfHosting</a>

Ben HardillDiscovering why NFS volumes are not the best for K8s volumes.The following is proving useful though<a href="https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/linux/NFSServerBreakingLocks" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/linux/NFSServerBreakingLocks</a>And I'll be moving over to default NVMEoTCP volumes real soon.<a href="https://bluetoot.hardill.me.uk/tags/kubernetes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#kubernetes</a> <a href="https://bluetoot.hardill.me.uk/tags/homelab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#homelab</a> <a href="https://bluetoot.hardill.me.uk/tags/SelfHosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SelfHosting</a>

JamieDone! And without an error in sight!Just got to let it process through all of the various jobs it needs to complete now!I think I may look at hosting the Immich Machine Learning container on my gaming PC though. 🤔💭<a href="https://gamerstavern.online/tags/SelfHosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SelfHosting</a> <a href="https://gamerstavern.online/tags/SelfHosted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SelfHosted</a> <a href="https://gamerstavern.online/tags/HomeLab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HomeLab</a> <a href="https://gamerstavern.online/tags/Immich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Immich</a> <a href="https://gamerstavern.online/tags/ImmichGo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ImmichGo</a> <a href="https://gamerstavern.online/tags/GooglePhotos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GooglePhotos</a>

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