My Journey with My journey from Windows Server to Linux: the struggles and victories: A Homelab Story

The Journey Begins

I was struggling with my networking setup when My journey from Windows Server to Linux: the struggles and victories came up as a potential solution. What I thought would be a simple weekend project ended up teaching me a lot more than I expected.

The Challenges

Getting started was easy enough, but scaling it properly for my environment proved challenging. I learned the hard way that copy-pasting configs from tutorials doesn't always work.

Finding the Right Approach

Once I slowed down and actually read the documentation thoroughly (imagine that!), things started clicking. I rebuilt the setup from scratch with a much better understanding.

Current Status and Takeaways

The implementation is now solid and performs exactly as needed. The experience taught me valuable lessons about patience and methodology. Some key insights from this project:

• Reading documentation thoroughly saves time in the long run

• Start simple and add complexity gradually

• Document your configuration for future reference

• Test changes in isolation before deploying to production

What's Next

I'm planning to expand this setup and integrate it better with my monitoring stack. I'll share more updates as the project evolves.

This is part of my ongoing homelab adventures. Feel free to reach out if you have questions or are working on similar projects!