Dive into the world of digital efficiency. From workflow automation with tools like n8n and Zapier to smart home setups and productivity hacks, this section explores the systems and software that streamline life and work.
A tour of OneHub, my 23-container self-hosted server, and Mia Tracker — the custom app that lets AI analyze my daughter’s data without a single byte leaving my hardware. Should I open-source it?
Learn how to set up Traefik v3 as a reverse proxy for your homelab Docker stack. Covers automatic HTTPS with Let’s Encrypt, Docker service discovery via labels, reusable middleware, wildcard certs via DNS challenge, and common troubleshooting steps.
Learn how to deploy n8n, the open-source workflow automation platform, on Docker with a PostgreSQL backend, secure it behind a reverse proxy, and build three practical homelab workflows — container health alerts, RSS news digests, and automated backup verification.
I wired up Claude AI routines to act as an autonomous homelab assistant — diagnosing container crashes, monitoring disk usage, checking config drift, and sending plain-English summaries every morning. Here’s the full setup with real Python code.
Build a full homelab monitoring stack with Prometheus, Grafana, Node Exporter, and cAdvisor — all running in Docker. Real-time dashboards, alerting, and multi-host support with a single docker compose up.
Tired of managing separate logins for every self-hosted app? Authentik is an open-source identity provider that brings real SSO — OAuth2, SAML, LDAP — to your homelab. This guide walks through Docker Compose setup, integrating Nextcloud and Uptime Kuma, enforcing MFA, and keeping the stack running long-term.
A step-by-step guide to running your own Bitwarden-compatible password manager with Vaultwarden and Docker Compose — covering TLS setup with Nginx, database backups, Fail2ban protection, and the admin panel.
Turn a Raspberry Pi into a powerful, privacy-first smart home hub with Home Assistant. This step-by-step guide covers installation, initial setup, integrations, automations, and pro tips to get your homelab-grade smart home running in an afternoon.
Stop sending sensitive data to the cloud. This complete guide shows you how to run powerful open-source AI models like Mistral and Llama locally using Ollama — with Docker, a web UI, VS Code integration, and GPU acceleration.
Build your own Netflix — a complete guide to setting up Plex in Docker with hardware transcoding, remote access, and storage planning.
Tailscale makes VPN dead simple — install it, and your devices just connect. Here’s how to set it up with subnet routing, exit nodes, and SSH.
Stop configuring servers by hand — a complete Ansible tutorial with practical homelab playbooks for Docker, user management, and container deployment.
