homelab
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Backing up Docker volume data to Digital Ocean spaces with encryption
Categories: ProgrammingAutomating backups of Docker volumes from a Linux server to Digital Ocean spaces.
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Using docker and docker compose for my Homelab
I’ve seen some very elaborate homelab set-ups online but wanted to get the easiest possible implementation I could, within my current skill set. As I have quite a lot of experience with using docker for development in my day to day work, I thought I’d just try using docker compose to setup my homelab service…
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Homelab initial setup
Categories: HomelabI have gone with Ubuntu Server 22.04 LTS for my Homelab’s operating system. Most of the videos I’ve seen for Homelab-related guides and reviews tend to revolve around Proxmox and/or TrueNAS. I have no experience with either of those, but I do have experience with Docker, so I am opting to go with straight up…
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Setting up mine, and my family’s, Homelab
I’ve opted for what I believe is the easiest, and cheapest, method of setting up my Homelab. I’m using my old work PC which has the following spec: My Homelab Goals My homelab goals are centered around two fundamental tenets: lower cost for online services and privacy. I want to be: Documenting my journey I…
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Categories: ProgrammingI’m now running pi-hole through my Raspberry Pi 2b. It’s both amazing and depressing just how many trackers are being blocked by it. I even noticed a regular ping being made to an Amazon endpoint exactly every 10 minutes. I will try and write up my set up soon, which is a mix of setting…
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I have decided to get back into tinkering with my Raspberry Pi. I will be blogging my journey as I stumble through my initial playing, through to building out my first proper homelab. This first Raspberry Pi (model 2b) will be initially used as both a wireguard VPN server and a local DNS server.