The Beginning#
Every homelab starts somewhere. Mine started with a Raspberry Pi running Pi-hole because I was tired of ads on my smart TV. That was three years ago.
Today, I’m running a 4-node Proxmox cluster with 50+ containers, enterprise-grade networking, centralized logging, and more automation than I probably need. Somewhere along the way, I realized I should write this down.
Why Document This?#
Two reasons:
For you: I’ve learned more from random blog posts than from official documentation. Someone’s troubleshooting session at 2 AM, written up the next morning, has saved me countless hours. This is my contribution to that tradition.
For me: I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve re-learned something because I didn’t write it down. This journal is insurance against future amnesia.
What’s Running#
What to Expect#
This journal has four sections:
| Section | Content |
|---|---|
| Wiki | Reference documentation — the “what” and “how” |
| Tutorials | Step-by-step guides you can follow |
| Journal | Quick changelog — what I changed and when |
| Posts | Deep dives — lessons learned, post-mortems |
Security Note#
All examples use sanitized placeholders. You won’t find my actual IP addresses, domains, or credentials here. Substitute your own values when following along.
Let’s Go#
Thanks for stopping by. I hope something here saves you a few hours or sparks an idea for your own lab.
First post done. Now to write the interesting stuff.