Self-hosted guides for the homelab enthusiast

Learn Docker Compose from scratch with a hands-on homelab tutorial. Covers syntax, networking, volumes, environment variables, and real-world stack examples.

A curated collection of production-ready Docker Compose examples for homelab services. Includes Traefik, Nextcloud, monitoring stacks, and security best practices.

Build a Grafana dashboard for your homelab with real panels for CPU, memory, disk, network, Docker, and Proxmox. Includes dashboard JSON and provisioning tips.

A practical guide to deploying Grafana Loki for log aggregation in your homelab. Covers Docker Compose setup, Promtail configuration, LogQL queries, and integration with Grafana dashboards.

Deploy the complete Grafana + Prometheus + Node Exporter + cAdvisor monitoring stack in Docker Compose. Includes scrape configs, dashboard provisioning, and alerting.

A step-by-step guide to building a Docker-based home server. Covers OS selection, Docker installation, storage, networking, and security hardening.

Real cable specs, tools, termination techniques, and layout planning for homelab Ethernet networks from 1 GbE to 10 GbE.

Build a defense-in-depth security monitoring stack for your homelab. Covers Wazuh SIEM, network segmentation, intrusion detection, and actionable alerting.