Homelab

SearXNG — Self-Hosted Private Meta Search Engine with Docker

Deploy SearXNG with Docker Compose for a privacy-focused self-hosted meta search engine. Covers reverse proxy setup with Traefik, search engine configuration, rate limiting, and theme customization.

Portainer Docker Deployment — Homelab Container Management Guide

Deploy Portainer with Docker Compose for visual container management across your homelab. Covers CE vs Business Edition, multi-host agent setup, stack deployment, security hardening, and backup strategies.

Docusaurus Documentation Site for Homelab Infrastructure

Deploy a self-hosted Docusaurus documentation site to document your homelab infrastructure. Covers Docker deployment, Traefik reverse proxy, Markdown organization, version-controlled docs, and auto-build with GitHub webhooks.

Netdata Docker Monitoring — Real-Time Container Monitoring Guide

Complete guide to deploying Netdata with Docker Compose for real-time container and infrastructure monitoring in your homelab. Covers auto-detection, health alarms, notifications, parent-child streaming, and Prometheus integration.

HAProxy Docker Load Balancer — Homelab Reverse Proxy Guide

Step-by-step guide to deploying HAProxy with Docker Compose for TCP/HTTP load balancing in your homelab — SSL termination, health checks, stats monitoring, and backend failover with real configuration files.

MikroTik RouterOS 7 BGP — Homelab Dynamic Routing with BGP

Configure BGP on MikroTik RouterOS 7 for homelab dynamic routing. Covers eBGP/iBGP peering, prefix advertisement, route filtering with filter chains, BGP communities, and multi-router topology with real RouterOS CLI commands.

Docker Compose Profiles — Selective Service Management for Homelab

Learn how Docker Compose profiles let you start only the services you need — enable monitoring, disable dev tools in production, and keep a single docker-compose.yml for your entire homelab stack.

Docker Container DNS Guide — Custom DNS and Service Discovery for Homelab

Master Docker container DNS for your homelab — configure custom resolvers like Pi-hole, enable internal service discovery with Docker Compose network aliases, set global DNS via daemon.json, and troubleshoot container DNS failures step by step.

PostgreSQL Docker Deployment — Production-Ready Homelab Guide

Complete guide to deploying PostgreSQL 16 with Docker Compose in your homelab — persistent volumes, health checks, pgvector extension, automated pg_dump backups, replication, and performance tuning.

Docker Container Migration — Move Containers Between Hosts in Your Homelab

Migrate Docker containers between homelab hosts with minimal downtime. Covers volume backup and restore, image export/import, Compose stack portability, and rsync-based data transfer strategies.