Ghost in the Rack

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homelab

A collection of 179 issues

My Internet Disappeared for 3 Hours: A Homelabber's Journey to Network Monitoring Enlightenment

Ever had your internet vanish without a trace? I did, and it sparked a mission to finally set up proper network monitoring in my homelab. Here's how I went from clueless to clued-in, and what I learned along the way.

My $500 Homelab Mistake: When Enterprise Gear Just Doesn't Fit (for Monitoring!)

I dove headfirst into the world of cheap enterprise server gear for my homelab monitoring setup, thinking I'd found a steal. What I actually found was a noisy, power-hungry behemoth that taught me a valuable lesson about matching hardware to your real needs.

Learning DNS the hard way: when Pi-hole stopped working Adventures: A Personal Technical Story

My experience implementing Learning DNS the hard way: when Pi-hole stopped working in my homelab - the challenges, solutions, and lessons learned along the way.

My Journey with final test - automated posting fix: A Homelab Story

My experience implementing final test - automated posting fix in my homelab - the challenges, solutions, and lessons learned along the way.

My Experience with Testing HTTPS image URLs after configuration fix: What I Learned

My experience implementing Testing HTTPS image URLs after configuration fix in my homelab - the challenges, solutions, and lessons learned along the way.

My Adventure with Enterprise Switches: Loud, Hot, But Worth It

Join me on my homelab journey as I recount my battles with a beastly enterprise switch – its roaring fans and scorching temperatures were a challenge, but the advanced networking power it unlocked made every struggle worthwhile. From taming the noise to mastering VLANs, this was a true 'struggle ...

From Manual Mayhem to Automated Bliss: My Homelab CI/CD Journey (and Lessons Learned!)

Ever felt the pain of manually updating homelab configs? I certainly did! Join me as I recount my personal adventure building a CI/CD pipeline for my homelab scripts and configurations, sharing the 'oops' moments, the 'aha!' revelations, and the valuable lessons I picked up along the way.

My Journey with Docker networking for homelab containers: A Homelab Story

My experience implementing Docker networking for homelab containers in my homelab - the challenges, solutions, and lessons learned along the way.

My Journey with Docker networking for homelab containers: A Homelab Story

My experience implementing Docker networking for homelab containers in my homelab - the challenges, solutions, and lessons learned along the way.

How I Finally Got testing image display in blog posts Working in My Homelab

My experience implementing testing image display in blog posts in my homelab - the challenges, solutions, and lessons learned along the way.