Proxmox VE 9.0 beta is out! Based on Debian 13 'Trixie', it features Ceph Squid 19.2, SDN Fabrics, ZFS 2.3, & more.
https://forum.proxmox.com/threads/proxmox-ve-9-0-beta-released.168618/

Proxmox VE 9.0 beta is out! Based on Debian 13 'Trixie', it features Ceph Squid 19.2, SDN Fabrics, ZFS 2.3, & more.
https://forum.proxmox.com/threads/proxmox-ve-9-0-beta-released.168618/
I just scored 2 Lenovo ThinkCentres each with 16GBs of RAM and 256GB SSDs for free. They’ll make excellent additions to my #homelab.
Self-Host Weekly (18 July 2025)
Commentary on #vibecoding, software launches and updates, a spotlight on #Subtrackr, and more in this week's #newsletter recap!
Ich habe es jetzt doch gewagt und ein Forum aufgesetzt. Ich lade alle, die sich den Themen Homelab, Selfhosting, usw. widmen, herzlich ein vorbeizuschauen . Ich möchte versuchen, die alte Forenkultur wieder ein wenig zurückzubringen und gleichzeitig eine kleine Anlaufstelle für das Hobby bieten.
Es steht noch am Anfang und ich bin wirklich gespannt, ob und wie es funktioniert.
Das Forum ist ans #Fediverse angebunden
Hey y’all — I’m a self-hosting addict, open-source tinkerer, and pfSense whisperer. I wrangle YAML, harden servers, build Grafana dashboards, and obsess over quiet fans and logs at 2AM. Expect posts on Home Assistant, Matrix, Ollama, Linux, and DIY homelab chaos. Let’s connect and make some beautiful FOSS and automations together :)
Oh, and I also run a web design studio in #Belgrade , so there’s that too :)
Question to the home lab and self hosted communities: what's the go-to cloud backup service these days? I've been using Backblaze, but there have been some controversies about their future. Are those irrelevant?
Additional context: I need to run backups both from Linux (doesn't matter the tool) and Synology (their native backup tool).
TIA (thanks in advance)
Hi. I'm kbob. Intro time.
I used to get paid to write software. Now that I'm retired, I do it for free. I also play with 3D printers and electronics and stuff.
I love learning, and I like to make things the hard way. I often create a #BuildThread about a project and update it for months.
Interests
#3DPrinting
#CAD
#electronics
#FPGA
#synth
#BassGuitar
#solar
#geothermal
#homelab
#homeassistant
#pinball
#ev
#ebike
#biking
... and more
I deleted my Strava account and switched to a self-hosted alternative called Geo Activity Playground. More about that in my blog post.
https://saukki.com/2025/07/i-deleted-my-strava-account-what-now/
Finally found a couple minutes to write a #Kubernetes CronJob to sync my DNS records using DNSControl, including private ingresses. Public ingresses are thorny for some reason that I haven't tracked down yet but I'm sure is incredibly idiosyncratic.
Here's the most important lesson I would like to share with you, based on my experience of building a Kubernetes cluster at home: don't. It's probably too hard for what it's worth.
Managed Kubernetes clusters in public clouds (AWS/GCP/Azure) are relatively easy, because you have a lot of the infra already figured out, and the cloud provider already gives you a lot of tools to get you up and running fast. I've done that many times with my hands behind my back. In those environments you mostly have to worry about "day 2" (usage/maintenance/growth).
In a home lab environment, where you have to do everything by yourself, you end up in deep rabbit holes and break-fix loops that are sometimes frustrating. Day 2 is probably easier, because you don't have to worry about scalability, compliance and other enterprise-y things. But building it ("day 1") is a lot more complicated.
Am I going to tear this down? Probably not. I still want to be able to test stuff at home that I can't just throw in a corporate environment.
But if anybody asks me "where do I start my home lab?", I'll just tell them to stick to Docker compose.
I'm two days behind on my Mastodon timeline because my K8s cluster project has been eating my brain. I probably should go to therapy instead.
#HomeLab #TalosLinux #Kubernetes
@mostol the ones you typed and I’ve also found the people following #selfhosted and #homelab being super receptive and cool
New blog post!
A year has passed since my last State of the Homelab post, so it's time for an update.
In this episode I talk how my homelab looks right now, what is the hardware, what I am running on it. NAS, ZFS, LXD, Docker, all those words. Also a bit on replacing a PSU for a more efficient one.
@LoganFive #synology #Beestation or its more larger new addition, the #BeestationPlus
3 step setup, 2 mobile apps almost no configuration from the user side.
No Homelab too big or small...All are welcome!
(Please boost)
#selfhost
I wish more of my #homelab could be configured to use OIDC. Or that I could somehow tie more of my identity to my own OIDC server. Is that a risky idea? Sure. Would it be fun anyway? Oh hell yeah.
I have a weird definition of fun, I think.
It’s not a proper rack or anything special, but it’s a start!
Top Shelf
Bottom Shelf
Behind the Shelving Unit
Who knew my #homelab content would lead to an FBI visit? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lc2hB2AwHso
Power and internet service outage at home while I’m out of town. My homelab servers are
The weather's cloudy a lukewarm. Perfect for today's stream where I create a "yes, but no" resource for everyone who tells me to just switch to #linux :P
Nah but seriously we'll look at a number of first-time experiences (install, initial boot into the OS ec.) of various popular and less popular distros. I will comment on the #accessibility considerations primarily for #screenReader users and I'm sure other things'll come up. See you bright-eyed and bushy-tailed around 3 PM EST/8P BST/9pm CEST over at https://twitch.tv/ic_null or https://youtube.com/@blindlyCoding. My #peertube account is, unfortunately, not approved yet :) #selfPromo #tech #foss #selfHosting #homeLab #stream #ubuntu #debian #fedora #elementaryOs #kaliLinux #blind