About this Site
I'll share my Docker Compose, Proxmox and other setup files with you. I have quite a few ready in my complete rebuild of the Home Lab. More things will come. "Sharing is caring!"
This site is for Home Lab users to share knowledge. It is free to use and will so be. I will share my experiences and codes for you to grow further.
A long journey has taught me many things. That has been my goal from 1970.
Docker is the main part of my Lab and Production. I run Docker, Docker-Compose and Dockge/Portainer. NginX Proxy Manager, Authelia, Fail2ban, CrowdSec, Whoogle, Dozzle, WatchTower, HomeAssistant, OPenSpeedTest, InfluxDB, Grafana, NextCloud, Lychee, Pi-Hole, pfSense, OPNsense, pass, Uptime Kuma, OpenWRT, Bind 9, Ghost, WD; Whoogle and …
I'll share my Docker Compose, Proxmox and other setup files with you. I have quite a few ready in my complete rebuild of the Home Lab. More things will come.
My setup today is 9 Proxmox servers running VM's and LXC's and for storage and backup, 3 PBSs, 2 NAS servers and 1 TrueNAS server (decided to take it down).
I mainly run Ubuntu 22.04/Debian 12 VM's and some LXC's in production. Some systems have been better to set up on Debian, some on Alpine and some on something else.
I have a control setup in my office with 2+1 PC with 4+1 screens. My daily driver is a MacBook Pro and my development PC is running Arch/Pop-OS Linux. For some special use cases, I have a Win 7 and a Win 10 machine. I run a number of virtual desktops in the development PC Win 7 and 10 and even an XP that run an old browser for iLo and a temperature control app.
Info: I run most of my servers from an other building due to the noise and heath – the wife's request.
Servers are noisy, actually very noisy. They also generate a lot of heat.
Background
I started my studies (1970) when we used punch-cards and got listings back a week later, usually. My first software products were a forecasting system based around matrix mathematics and a set of small helper apps for finance and marketing.
Worked with training, auditing, marketing/sales, system design and architecture but also in production. From the shop floor to CTO and CEO.
I worked in multinationals for 25 years before becoming a full-time entrepreneur.
I was the author of an ERP system that started in the 80s and evolved into a Client-Server system using Windows XP and Windows 10. The development started with Red Hat, then Ubuntu, and finally CentOS servers. 2010. My company also provided companies with general purpose Linux servers, services and support, mostly based on CentOS and Windows, to our and our partners customers. I quit working in IT in 2010 and all companies in 2020.
I held many positions over all these years, soon 55 years in the trade, among them ISE, DSE, DSM, Key Account Director, Head of Marketing, VP of Production, CTO, CTO, MD and Partner. And a member of Board of Directors many times.
I promise
- I will not sell you anything
- I will not promote any stuff for money
- I will not pass any information gained to anyone
- I will fully retire from business life, 2025
Access to all stuff
No need to signing up, you'll get access to the full archive of everything that's been published before and everything that's still to come. Your very own private library.
What my site is all about. Respect newbies and be polite to everyone.