storage
Migrating RAID Storage Safely: Lessons from a Live System
A practical breakdown of safely migrating RAID-backed storage, covering risk reduction, validation, and data integrity during change.
Waqas Mohammad
networking
Debugging DNS Issues in Docker: A Practical Breakdown
A real-world troubleshooting breakdown of DNS resolution issues between Docker containers and the host system, and how the issue was resolved.
infrastructure
Homelab Infrastructure: Final Architecture and Key Learnings
A complete overview of my homelab infrastructure, covering architecture, design decisions, and key lessons learned from building and operating it.
security
Security and Access Control in a Homelab: Protecting Services and Data
Implementing security and access control in a homelab, including reverse proxy protection, service isolation, and controlled exposure.
backup
Backup Strategy in a Homelab: Protecting Data Beyond RAID
Implementing a backup strategy in a homelab to protect data beyond RAID, ensuring recoverability and resilience.
storage
Storage Architecture in a Homelab: RAID, Disks and Data Integrity
Designing storage in a homelab using RAID1, disk layout strategies, and data integrity principles for reliable data management.
networking
Network Design in a Homelab: Segmentation, DNS and Service Access
Designing a homelab network with segmentation, DNS integration, and structured service access patterns for reliability and control.
monitoring
Monitoring a Homelab with Prometheus and Grafana
Implementing monitoring in a homelab using Prometheus, Grafana, Node Exporter, and cAdvisor for system and container visibility.
docker
Docker Workload Design in a Homelab: Containers, Networking and Structure
Designing Docker-based workloads in a homelab, including container structure, networking, and persistent storage.
reverse-proxy
Reverse Proxy Architecture: Nginx Proxy Manager and SSL in a Homelab
Implementing a reverse proxy using Nginx Proxy Manager with SSL, domain routing, and internal service access in a homelab.
dns
DNS Architecture in a Homelab: Pi-hole and Unbound
Designing a local DNS architecture using Pi-hole and Unbound for filtering, recursive resolution, and reliable service discovery.
homelab
Production-Style Homelab Architecture: Proxmox, Docker, DNS and Monitoring
Production-style homelab architecture using Proxmox, Docker, Pi-hole, Unbound DNS, reverse proxy, and a Prometheus/Grafana monitoring stack.