Homelab Guides
Quick, actionable guides for every homelab operator. Each one pairs with a YouTube Short so you can watch or read — your call.
Stop Using Default DNS
Your ISP is watching every domain you resolve. Take it back with your own DNS server.
Lock Down SSH in 30 Seconds
If root can SSH into your box with a password, you're one brute-force away from owned.
Find Every Open Port on Your Network
You don't know what's exposed until you scan it. One command shows everything.
Your Homelab Needs a Reverse Proxy
Stop memorizing IP:port combos. Caddy gives you HTTPS and clean URLs in 3 lines.
Run Your Own Password Manager
LastPass got breached. Again. Self-host Vaultwarden and own your vault.
Disable IPv6 If You're Not Using It
IPv6 is enabled by default and you're probably not firewalling it. One sysctl fixes that.
Set Up Automatic Updates the Right Way
Unpatched boxes get owned. Set it and forget it with unattended-upgrades.
Monitor Your Homelab for Free
You won't know it's down until you need it. Uptime Kuma fixes that in 10 seconds.
Harden Every VM With sysctl
Three kernel tweaks that every homelab VM should have. Copy, paste, done.
You're Not Backing Up Your Containers
docker compose down + dead disk = everything gone. A cron job fixes that tonight.