Automating the HomeLab
A test automation architect's journey through infrastructure as code, self-hosted services, and the endless pursuit of the perfect automated homelab setup.
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Latest Posts
KubernetesDockerDevOps
Building a Production-Grade Kubernetes Cluster at Home
How I transformed my homelab into a multi-node k8s cluster with automated deployments, monitoring, and disaster recovery.
Jan 15, 202512 min read
AnsibleAutomationIaC
Ansible for Everything: Automating My Entire Infrastructure
From bare metal provisioning to application deployment, here's how I use Ansible playbooks to manage 15+ self-hosted services.
Jan 8, 202510 min read
MonitoringGrafanaPrometheus
The Complete Homelab Monitoring Stack: Prometheus, Grafana & Loki
Building a comprehensive observability platform to monitor every aspect of my homelab infrastructure and services.
Dec 28, 202415 min read
TerraformProxmoxIaC
Infrastructure as Code with Terraform and Proxmox
Declaratively managing VMs and containers on Proxmox VE using Terraform for reproducible infrastructure.
Dec 20, 20248 min read
DNSPi-holePrivacy
Setting Up Pi-hole, Unbound, and Local DNS for Privacy
Network-wide ad blocking and recursive DNS for improved privacy and control over my home network.
Dec 10, 20247 min read
BackupResticStorage
The 3-2-1 Backup Strategy: Protecting My Homelab Data
Implementing automated backups across multiple locations and media types to ensure data never gets lost.
Dec 1, 202411 min read