#homelab
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Docker Compose in a homelab — 6 traps that cost me time
Docker compose is my main service orchestration in the homelab. Showing 6 concrete traps I hit over the last year and how to avoid them.
Proxmox VM or LXC — when to pick which
Proxmox hosts 12 machines for me — a mix of VMs and LXCs. Showing the rule for when to use Linux containers vs full virtualization, with concrete examples.
Pi-hole + AdGuard — DNS as a network-level filter
Browser adblock leaves the TV and phone exposed. DNS-level filtering covers every device. Showing my Pi-hole + AdGuard upstream setup.
MCP servers I actually use — review after 6 months
I have 12 MCP servers wired in — Home Assistant, Proxmox, Cloudflare, Vikunja, Gmail, Calendar, n8n. Showing which actually pay off and which sat unused until I unhooked them.
Restic + Backblaze B2 in homelab — backup that actually works, costs $1.20/mo, lets me sleep
After two years with various solutions (Borg, Duplicati, hand rsync) I landed on Restic + B2. Full setup with systemd timer, encryption, retention policy and Telegram alerts.