🚀 Homelab Rebuild 2026: Architecture, Server Layout & Installation Game Plan
I’m basically always changing things, rethinking my setup, and iterating on what my homelab should be. Right now, I’m planning a full rebuild. And yes… this time it will totally…
Staring Into the Void: A Love Letter to Log Files
If you’ve ever stared at a terminal full of log messages, you know: logs are where systems tell the truth. They are noisy, sometimes ugly, but absolutely essential when things…
Optimized Samba Configuration on Debian 13 for Linux Homelabs
Samba is an open-source implementation of the SMB/CIFS protocol suite and allows Linux systems to share files and directories over the network in a standardized way. Originally designed for interoperability…
On Digital Sovereignty, De-Americanizing My Software Stack, and Running WhatsApp in a Sandbox
Why This Experiment Exists Lately, I have been revisiting an idea that has been on my mind for many years: how to gradually move away from US-centric software products. By…
Winter Mode: Running on Just One Server
Right now I’m only running one of my three servers… thanks to winter season my PV setup isn’t exactly flooding me with power, so I’ve had to consolidate my workloads…
How to Summon an Observability Beast: Installing Icinga 2 + IcingaDB + Web + Director on Debian
A nerdy homelab story featuring Redis, too many databases, and not enough sleep. 📝 Introduction Congratulations, traveler. If you’re reading this, you’ve decided to monitor your homelab like a responsible…
🎄✨ Lighting Up the First Advent… with an XMAS Scan! ✨🎄
It’s the First Advent, which means the season of warm lights, cinnamon smells, questionable sweaters, and… TCP packets dressed up like Christmas trees. Because while normal people light candles, we…
Signal vs. WhatsApp: The Ultimate Nerd Showdown — Privacy, Big Tech, Metadata, and Why Signal Feels Like Digital Freedom
If you’ve spent more than five minutes in a tech forum, you’ve seen it: The eternal, flaming-hot, caffeine-fueled debate of Signal vs. WhatsApp. At a glance, both apps look similar…
Running Debian 13 “Trixie” on a Lenovo P15 Gen 2: A Nerdy Field Report
🚀 First Contact: Debian 13 Installation Today I installed Debian 13 (Trixie) on my trusty Lenovo P15 Gen 2, and to my pleasant surprise, the entire setup went through without…
Operation Dustbuster: Upgrading My Homelab Like a True Rack-Wizard
Today was maintenance day in my tiny datacenter—also known as “that noisy metal box in the corner that my wife calls the space heater.” I pulled all three servers out…