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5 22TB enterprise drives stack on top of each other on a workbench. homelab
Just ordered (5) 22TB Enterprise HDDs. They support 7200 RPM and 100% paycheck deletion.
#homelab #storage
Really anything with tables or structured data. Vision models handles this so much better!
09.02.2026 16:11 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
This little NAS is kinda stacked. 5GbE, NVMe, quiet, low power, comes with NVMe drive and 12GB DDR.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngqe...
#homelab #nas
homelab 1u server on a workbench with top removed
When you can’t build anything new due to prices of RAM, Storage, and Processors, you go back to your HomeLab roots.
#homelab
Self-hosting just keeps getting better! I finally took the time to set up PaperlessNGX. Local AI really took it to the next level with improved OCR.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMAw...
#homelab #selfhosting
Last week I chatted with Adam from Changelog again about HomeLab in 2026. Always a good time talking about HomeLab hardware and software!
changelog.com/friends/125
#homelab
It’s 15
09.01.2026 18:16 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Homelab Network UPS back online. Thanks for the help Eaton! The battery tray design made it super simple to replace! Now time to get NUT working again.
#homelab
My UniFi Travel Router (UTR) setup: bind to home with Teleport, broadcast my home SSID, and record a G6 Instant back to my UNVR. I also tested WiFi uplink, wired WAN, and USB tethering.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UiL...
#unifi #networking #travelrouter
Build a #UniFi observability stack with Unpoller, Prometheus, and #Grafana to collect and Learn how to build enterprise-style observability for a UniFi network using Unpoller, Prometheus, and Grafana in a repeatable homelab-friendly setup.
#homelab
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVCP...
Looks awesome! Next time I buy one I will go with that! Thank you!
30.11.2025 18:13 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
I've been tuning my hybrid ZFS pool lately. Optane for metadata and small files, HDDs for bulk storage, and cleaned up my L2ARC. Things are finally starting to feel right.
technotim.live/posts/zfs-ar...
#homelab #nas #zfs
New switch. Who dis? #homelab
29.11.2025 21:25 — 👍 16 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0Yeah, at least in the Midwest moving East. Another one coming tomorrow too!
27.11.2025 17:22 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A smiling person sits at a table wearing a black “Dark Mode” hoodie and holding a matching black mug. Displayed around them are Black Friday merch items: a black “Dark Mode” T-shirt on a hanger to the left, a navy “HOMELAB” T-shirt on a hanger to the right, a black trucker cap with the Dark Mode design placed on a small black server case, a knit Dark Mode beanie on the table, a Debugging Duck, a penguin figurine, and Dark Mode stickers arranged on a silver server enclosure. Dramatic studio lighting highlights the products against a dark background.
Black Friday is LIVE - and a massive winter storm is hitting the US, so stay warm out there 🧊🧥
🖤 30% off hoodies, hats, mugs, stickers & collectibles
👕 10% off shirts (including the HOMELAB favorite!)
🦆 Free Debugging Duck
Get cozy + get the goods:
l.technotim.live/shop-black-f...
#homelab
Proxmox 9.1 adds support for OCI containers.
That means you can now run Docker-style workloads inside Proxmox using LXC.
I tested it, showed how it works, and covered the current limitations. #proxmox #homelab #oci
youtu.be/gDZVrYhzCes
Spent some time this weekend upgrading an old doorbell to a UniFi G4 (with a cover). It looks so clean now I’m seriously considering repainting the whole entryway
16.11.2025 21:14 — 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Back at it with another mini rack - this time in Dark Mode.
A private Kubernetes cluster secured by Tailscale. And the whole thing? It’s being given away.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2D6...
#homelab #minirack #minipc #minicluster #kubernetes
What is Docker Model Runner - and why should you care? I show how I use Docker Model Runner to run models locally and build a Next.js chat app.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YA1...
#docker #nextjs #development #selfhosting
Thank you!
22.09.2025 19:04 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Thank you!
22.09.2025 18:08 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
I put together the Ultimate Plex Dashboard using Prometheus + Grafana to track:
- CPU & GPU utilization
- Disk health (SMART)
- Network throughput
- Active Plex sessions & transcodes
- Library stats
All in one place. 📊
👉 youtu.be/MmBN2Ahbdao
#Plex #Grafana #Prometheus #Homelab #Monitoring #DevOps
Wow! 300,000! Thank you all so much!
05.09.2025 16:00 — 👍 18 🔁 0 💬 3 📌 0For sure. I am not sure why they chose to ship Windows with their custom software, seems like building on top of Linux would have been easier.
09.08.2025 17:19 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Everyone thinks this is a NAS. I don't. It's a low power Proxmox LXC Server and it's awesome!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZo-...
#homelab #proxmox #selfhosting
Truenas scale docker apps in a dashboard
So today I learned that you can add app widgets to your TrueNAS Dashboard 😅
#homelab
That's awesome. I run a few clusters too. Sounds like mini kube might work on your laptop!
15.07.2025 20:23 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
"Keep your data close… but your apps closer."
My new setup runs Docker apps on TrueNAS the clean way — using Compose, .env, and no hacks.
youtu.be/gPL7_tzsJO8
#truenas #docker #homelab #selfhosted
Thank you! I totally agree!
15.07.2025 15:48 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Just published a full tutorial on self-hosting n8n with Docker on Ubuntu.
From setup to building workflows with Google Sheets, Ollama, and Discord - this guide walks you through everything.
youtu.be/gyn8bcOLdcA
#homelab #selfhosted #automation
