Tag / #homelab
Tagged #homelab
A narrower slice of the archive, collected around one repeated concern.
Lab Feb 12, 2026 10 min read
How to Run Claude Code, Codex, and Gemini as Containerized Homelab Services
Containerize AI CLI tools with Docker for remote SSH access and OpenAI-compatible APIs via Traefik. Vendor-independent, reproducible.
Tools Feb 7, 2025 6 min read
Pi-hole + Unbound: What They Do and Why They Replace Your ISP's DNS
Pi-hole blocks ads at the DNS level. Unbound resolves queries directly against root servers. Together they keep your DNS private and local.
Tools Feb 6, 2025 6 min read
What Is CrowdSec and How It Adds Threat Intelligence to Your Homelab
CrowdSec is an open-source security engine with crowd-sourced threat intelligence. Here is what it does, how it works, and why it replaces fail2ban.
Tools Feb 5, 2025 6 min read
What Is Paperless-ngx and Why Self-Host Your Documents
Paperless-ngx is an open-source document management system with OCR and full-text search. Here is why self-hosting it beats cloud alternatives.
Lab Feb 4, 2025 5 min read
What Is Traefik and Why It's the Go-To Reverse Proxy for Homelabs
Traefik auto-discovers Docker services, handles TLS, and routes traffic without manual config rewrites. Here is why homelabbers pick it.
Lab Feb 3, 2025 5 min read
Hardening Traefik with CrowdSec forwardAuth in a Homelab Reverse-Proxy Stack
Practical homelab guide to wire Traefik forwardAuth with CrowdSec, validate it, and handle the security tradeoffs before production.
Lab Feb 2, 2025 5 min read
Secure Remote Docker Deployments with Proton Pass CLI, Docker Contexts, and SSH
Idempotent remote Docker deploys over SSH with Proton Pass CLI secrets, including the security tradeoffs and mitigations that actually matter.
Lab Feb 1, 2025 4 min read
Pi-hole + Unbound Behind Traefik with a Clean /admin Redirect
How this homelab publishes Pi-hole admin via Traefik while keeping DNS local, with practical hardening steps for the risky defaults.
Lab Jan 31, 2025 5 min read
Running Paperless-ngx Behind Traefik with Internal Network Segmentation (Redis + Postgres)
A homelab-backed Paperless-ngx + Traefik deployment with segmented Redis/Postgres networks, concrete checks, and security hardening lessons.
Systems Jan 30, 2025 4 min read
Durable AI-Agent Memory in a Homelab Repo with MCP Setup/Check Scripts
Use setup/check scripts and a Dockerized MCP memory server to keep agent context durable while avoiding secret leakage into repo memory.
Lab Jan 29, 2025 9 min read
Setting Up a Docker Swarm AI Agent Cluster for Security Research
Build AI agent lab on Raspberry Pi with Docker Swarm: encrypted networks, HMAC auth, and security monitoring. Production-grade patterns on $600 hardware.