Tune your Linux server kernel for maximum throughput and low latency. Covers TCP BBR, network buffer tuning, I/O schedulers, memory management, and CPU governor configuration with real config files and benchmarks.
Deploy Pi-hole v6 with Unbound as a recursive DNS resolver using Docker Compose. Covers ad blocking, privacy-focused recursive resolution, local DNS records for homelab services, MikroTik router integration, and query monitoring.
A complete guide to configuring MikroTik CAPsMAN with VLANs in RouterOS 7 — local forwarding mode, bridge VLAN filtering, provisioning rules for multiple SSIDs, DHCP per VLAN, and real troubleshooting for the common mistakes that break CAPsMAN VLAN setups.
Learn how Docker Compose networking really works — bridge networks, DNS-based service discovery, cross-stack communication, and real-world network isolation patterns for homelab deployments.
Run Cloudflare Tunnel in Docker to expose homelab services through Cloudflare’s edge. No open firewall ports, automatic HTTPS, and per-service ingress rules via a single cloudflared container.
Step-by-step Windows Server 2025 DHCP failover guide: install DHCP, authorize servers in AD, create scopes, configure load-balance or hot-standby failover, replicate scopes, and verify leases.
Step-by-step Windows Server 2025 DNS replication guide: AD-integrated zones, DNS role install, forward/reverse zones, forwarders, secure dynamic updates, GUI and Server Core paths, and verification.
Step-by-step Docker MACVLAN and IPVLAN guide — give containers real LAN IPs for Pi-hole, Home Assistant, Scrypted. Host communication fix, Proxmox gotcha, multi-network Compose examples.
Complete Linux sysctl kernel tuning guide for homelab servers. Network buffers, BBR congestion control, OOM management, fs.inotify limits, and Docker-specific sysctl configs.
Consumer routers give you one flat LAN. Everything talks to everything. That’s fine for five devices. Not fine for a homelab with IoT toasters, security cameras, a NAS with your whole life on it, and a gaming PC that absolutely does not need to see the Frigate NVR’s admin interface. MikroTik’s RouterOS handles VLANs natively — bridge VLAN filtering, inter-VLAN routing, per-VLAN DHCP, and firewall rules to control traffic between segments. All from the CLI. No third-party tools, no extra switches, no license fees. ...