Experiments with Linux, Docker, Home Assistant, networking, self-hosted services, and local AI.
My home lab is a small, evolving environment where I can experiment with technology, build things, and learn by occasionally breaking them.
It started with a Raspberry Pi and has grown into a collection of projects involving Linux, Docker, home automation, networking, reverse proxies, self-hosted services, and local artificial intelligence.
Rather than trying to build a perfect environment, I'm interested in learning how the pieces fit together and documenting the things that I find useful—or interesting enough to write about.
A look at the hardware, software, networking, and services behind my home lab, including my Raspberry Pi, Ubuntu, Docker, Portainer, Home Assistant, Cloudflare, and Nginx Proxy Manager setup.
Read the article →The lab is continually changing, but some of the technologies I'm working with include:
I'll add individual project pages and articles here as the lab evolves.
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