home lab
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Solved: My home lab finally paid off — caught factory-installed botnet malware on a projector I bought on Amazon
A home lab found botnet malware on a new projector. Learn why network segmentation is essential to isolate untrusted IoT devices and secure your netwo Continue reading
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Solved: Suggestions for getting better at k8s if your employer is not using it
Stuck in a non-Kubernetes job? Learn 3 battle-tested strategies to gain real K8s experience and land the cloud-native engineering role you want. Continue reading
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Solved: Fed up with subscriptions, bought a mini PC from a pawn shop — broke even in 10 months
Slash your cloud bill by self-hosting on a cheap mini PC. Ditch expensive subscriptions, regain control of your services, and see how to break even in Continue reading
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Solved: No real experience with cloud computing, but I think it may help me consolidate several services into one place?
Struggling with personal server sprawl? Learn how a DevOps pro consolidates projects from old PCs and cheap hosting into one manageable cloud setup. Continue reading
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Solved: Mac Mini M4 as a NAS + Plex + LLM server?
Can the Mac Mini M4 be the ultimate home server for Plex, NAS, and LLMs? A senior engineer breaks down the pitfalls and reveals three ways to do it ri Continue reading
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Solved: Making drives with ZFS spin down
ZFS defaults prevent disk standby. Learn how to tune access times, use spindown tools, and tweak kernel parameters to finally let your drives sleep. Continue reading
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Solved: Someone have a lab to configure is-is with segment routing??
Build an IS-IS and Segment Routing lab without melting your CPU. Learn 3 methods, from lightweight Containerlab setups to full vendor emulation. Continue reading
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Solved: Whats the best use I can get out of these?
Turn decommissioned servers into a professional DevOps sandbox. Learn how to repurpose surplus hardware into high-value engineering assets today. Continue reading
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Solved: My Pi 5 ended up costing me $18,000
A misconfigured Raspberry Pi racked up an $18,000 cloud bill. Learn how this home lab project went wrong and get 3 tips to prevent it from happening t Continue reading
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Solved: Installed a home power monitor…
Discover why servers wake up from network chatter. Learn three battle-tested methods, from a quick OS tweak to a BIOS fix, to stop power consumption. Continue reading