Guides & Stories

Real-world guides from building and running a self-hosted homelab. No fluff — just what actually worked.

#cloudflare #networking #security

From DuckDNS to Cloudflare Tunnel: Why I Stopped Port Forwarding

Opening router ports felt like leaving my front door unlocked. Here's how I moved theProjectHomeLab to Cloudflare Tunnel and never looked back.

#hardware #homelab #zimaos

You don't need a rack of servers to self-host. Here's how a €80 used office PC runs my entire homelab — Pi-hole, Jellyfin, Nextcloud, and more.

#pihole #adguard #security

I run both on my homelab. Here's an honest breakdown of where each one wins, and which I'd pick if I could only keep one.

#nextcloud #privacy #self-hosting

I moved my files, photos, and calendar off Google and onto my own server. Here's what worked, what didn't, and whether it was worth it.