This is my current configuration / setup. This will continue to be updated. This is a work in progress so please be patient as i add to it over the next little bit.
If you see issues or want to point out mistakes or typos please let me know via Issues. I am new to GitHub (building repos) but im learning so suggestions and help is wanted. Thank you.
I didn’t set out to become a “homelabber” it kind of just happened.
At first I was just curious. I seen posts online of people building these amazing self-hosted setups, dashboards, media servers, entire networks running from a single machine tucked in a closet - I was hooked. Not because I needed any of it, really, but because I wanted to understand how it all worked.
I started small. Following YouTube videos with linux, turned to learning docker then deployed a couple of Docker containers… nothing too serious. But that first successful deployment - watching something I built with my own hands actually work, it hit different. It wasn’t just about the tech. It was about full control, learning, and having the freedom to test, break, and rebuild without pressure. That’s what kept me hooked.
Homelabbing for me, became this perfect mix of problem solving and creativity. It’s fun. It’s frustrating. It’s incredibly satisfying. I can spin up apps to try out new ideas, test software in a way that feels safe, and constantly challenge myself to get better at managing systems. It doesn’t matter if it’s a self-hosted VPN, a personal cloud, or just a private media server - every new service is a little win, a reminder that learning doesn’t have to be rigid or formal.
And honestly, it’s just cool seeing what other people are building. There’s a sense of community in the homelab world - people showing off their setups, sharing configs, helping each other out. That kind of energy is rare, and it makes the experience even better. I started becoming more active on subreddits like r/selfhosted and r/homelab - I seen very small groups of people or single devs building amazing looking apps. I love the creativity.
This repo is a bit of a snapshot of that journey. Some things here are experiments, some are long-term tools I actually use, and some are just here because I wanted to try something new. Either way, it’s all part of the process. I’m not trying to build the most impressive setup out there - I’m just building my setup, learning as I go.
If you’re here just browsing, or thinking about starting your own lab, I hope you find something useful - or at least relatable.
- Main Server: Dell PC – 4 Core, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD + 5TB HDD
- Secondary Node: VPS – 6 vCPU, 12GB RAM, 100GB NVMe - Cost of Spotify per month
- Network Overlay: Tailscale
- Management: Portainer came first but now using Komodo for Docker
- High Performance testing: ROG Zephyrus G14 (Win11 / WSL2) - Discrete GPU + 40GB RAM 1TB WD_Black SN850X
- Immich – Google Photos replacement
- Nextcloud – Personal cloud storage and document access
- Uptime Kuma – Status monitoring for all my services
- Karakeep (Previously Hoarder) – Self-hosted notes and bookmarks
- Discord Bots – Custom bots for managing my community server
- Jellyfin - Media Server with transcoding (you can see what i use in this repo)