Kopia Repository Server: Multi-Host Backups Done Right
Stop letting every machine write directly to S3. Kopia repository server gives you shared dedup, per-host auth, and sane maintenance — all in one place.
Tag: homelab
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ZFS Send/Receive Over WireGuard for Off-Site Replication
Pipe ZFS incremental snapshots through WireGuard to a friend's NAS or a remote VPS. Encrypted in transit and at rest — no rsync.net bill or vendor lock-in.
Restic Repository Maintenance: Prune, Check, Forget
Your restic repo is ballooning. Learn forget, prune, and check — the right order, real flags, automation, and why full check can wreck your entire weekend.
mergerfs + SnapRAID: The Poor Man's Unraid
Skip the $129 Unraid license. mergerfs + SnapRAID gives you flexible JBOD pooling with parity protection on mismatched drives you already own for free.
Object Storage on a Pi: SeaweedFS Cluster Walkthrough
Run a real S3-compatible object storage cluster on Raspberry Pi 4s with SeaweedFS — low RAM overhead, fast filer, no Ceph drama or surprise cloud bills.
Bind Mounts vs NFS for Container Storage
Bind mounts are fast and simple; NFS is shared and flexible for containers. Pick wrong and your database corrupts at 2 AM. Here is how to choose wisely.
Bcachefs in 2026: Ready or Not
Bcachefs landed in Linux mainline but controversy followed fast. An honest look at stability, performance, and whether it belongs in your home lab in 2026.
Hoist: Label-Driven Docker Updates
Per-container control over Docker image updates with labels. Auto-update or notify via Discord, Slack, ntfy—no sidecar needed.
Immich Hardware Acceleration: Stop Cooking Your CPU
Your Immich server is at 100% CPU again. Here's how to wire up QSV, VAAPI, NVENC, and the ML container to a GPU so thumbnails and face recognition finish before next Tuesday.
Incident Response for Self-Hosters
You've been compromised. Now what? A practical incident response playbook for self-hosters who didn't think they'd need one until right now.
OpenCanary: Honeypots for Your Home Lab
A honeypot sits quietly on your network pretending to be something valuable. When someone touches it, you know you have an intruder. OpenCanary makes this dead simple.
Home Lab Hardware Guide 2026: What to Buy, What to Avoid, and What to Beg For
2026 home lab hardware guide: Pi-class boards, N100/N200 mini PCs, used Dell R730s, NAS picks, UPS, switches, and the power-draw math that pays the bill.