Self-Hosting

How to run your own servers, Docker stacks, and self-hosted services without losing weekends to config files.

The ridiculously cheap 10GbE home network you can build for under $200

Upgrade your homelab to 10-gigabit Ethernet using budget switches, secondhand NICs, and Cat6a cabling. Covers configuration and performance numbers.

Old laptops beat a Raspberry Pi 5 for homelab use: better CPU, more RAM, silent, and a built-in battery UPS, all while drawing 8-15W at idle.

Build and enroll Unified Kernel Images with automatic Secure Boot signing for systemd-boot, retiring fiddly bootloader configuration on Linux.

Batch migrate GitHub to Gitea in one pass: migtea diffs both accounts and moves every missing repo, with wikis, LFS, and issues, from a terminal UI.

Choose NVMe SSDs for homelab use. Covers Gen5 vs Gen4, TLC vs QLC endurance, drive picks with benchmarks, capacity planning, and health monitoring.

Thunderbolt 5 eGPU enclosures for GPU compute on Linux. Compares Razer Core X V2 and Sonnet Breakaway Box 850 T5, with setup and benchmarks.