Homelab Channel

The rack that exists so I can break things where nobody files a ticket about it.

• Virtualization

  Proxmox

  The backbone. Containers and VMs for everything below, snapshots before every bad idea.

• Fabrication

  3D-Printed Home Server Enclosure

  Designing and printing a purpose-built enclosure for a home server, with enough attention to cooling, access, and cable management to make it more than a plastic box.

• Cloud

  Making the Most of PAYG Oracle Hosting

  What is practical on Oracle Cloud's always-free and pay-as-you-go tiers, including where the value is real and where the limits start to matter.

• Backups

  Unraid Backups to S3

  A backup strategy for Docker workloads on Unraid, with application-aware backups, sensible retention, and S3 destinations for an off-site copy.

• Home Automation

  Home Assistant with No Compromises

  Building a capable Home Assistant setup on a budget, without giving up reliability, privacy, or the features that make home automation worthwhile.

Notes and writeups

These writeups are planned as practical build notes: what worked, what went wrong, and the configuration I wish someone had published before I started.