Tag: infra

BookStack uses a strict book/chapter hierarchy; Wiki.js is a linked web of pages. Both run in Docker with LDAP/SSO, pick the right one for your homelab.

The -v and --mount flags for Docker volumes explained, bind mounts vs named volumes, read-only, propagation, and tmpfs options.

Self-host Nextcloud in Docker with persistent storage and a reverse proxy, your own Google Drive without the Google.

What is lost+found and why does it exist? fsck puts recovered file fragments there after a crash, and no, you can't delete it.

Containers share the kernel; VMs have their own. Understand the isolation trade-offs, overhead differences, and when to use which.

LXC/LXD runs full Linux environments in lightweight containers, faster to spin up than VMs and perfect for home lab service isolation.

Upload an ISO to Proxmox three ways: the web UI, wget straight onto the node, or SCP. Which to use when the browser upload stalls, plus checksum verification.

Appwrite self-hosted BaaS setup: auth, databases, storage, and serverless functions on your own hardware. Compare with Supabase and PocketBase.

Chaos engineering with Pumba for Docker container chaos and Toxiproxy for network failure simulation. Find the failures in staging before your users do in prod.

ArgoCD vs Flux for Kubernetes GitOps: compare UI-focused ArgoCD with automation-first Flux CD. Sync workflows, install examples, and when to use each.

Your VM's clock is off by minutes, NTP says it's synced, yet the system keeps drifting. Here's why the hypervisor is the real culprit, and how to fix it.

Run BGP in your home lab with FRRouting. Covers iBGP vs eBGP, FRR installation, basic BGP config, peering with OPNsense, route filtering, and when BGP is actually worth the complexity.