The Lab

The Lab

Welcome to my technical notebook. This is where I document my homelab architecture, Linux configurations, application deployments, and network security projects.

Welcome to the Intro Series

This collection of posts serves as a roadmap to who I am, where I come from, and the core principles behind this site. Rather than starting purely with technical tutorials, this series traces the full journey—from my faith and worldview, to why digital autonomy and open...

Ubuntu, the Red Hat Ecosystem, and openSUSE: Finding the Balance for Home Infrastructure

Gemini_Generated_Image_yvtlqoyvtlqoyvtl.png When people hear that I settled on Ubuntu across my home lab, servers, and daily workstations, they often assume I must dislike other distributions. That could not be further from the truth.

I genuinely en...

Phase 2: The 26.04 LTS Upgrade Dilemma & Shifting to Kubuntu

The Package Parity Problem

With the arrival of April and the release of the new Ubuntu Long-Term Support (LTS) cycle (26.04), a significant configuration dilemma emerged. A firm operational rule established over years of distro-hopping...

Streamlining Your Self-Hosted Apps with Dockhand

If you run a home server or manage self-hosted applications, you already know the unmatched power and flexibility of Docker. It lets us spin up services—from personal cloud storage to media servers—in seconds. But as your home lab or small business...

Phase 3: The Ultimate Proxmox Migration & Resource Optimization

Transitioning to a Wired Network

Following a physical relocation to a new living space, the environmental constraints of the past were completely removed: the host servers could finally be wired into a physical local network via Eth...