Category: Homelab

  • Tube Archivist with a proxy

    Tube Archivist with a proxy

    I’ve previously written here how to setup Gluetun to proxy your entire container traffic through a VPN. This unfortunately makes it so incoming traffic also has to go through the proxy. You can just open the needed port on the Gluetun container, but some people might not want to do that for whatever reason. I…

  • Set up MySQL/MariaDB and PhpMyAdmin for your Homelab

    Set up MySQL/MariaDB and PhpMyAdmin for your Homelab

    When you start your journey with a homelab you get some sort of computer to use as a server and start throwing cool Docker containers on it. You soon find that many of your applications need databases, and you’ll mostly encounter SQL, MySQL/MariaDB, PostgreSQL, Redis and MongoDB. If you have 20 different applications that require…

  • Awesome Lists

    Open Source Software is awesome! There’s plenty of tools out there that could improve your workflow and your life. If you ever wanted some piece of software to be better, there might be an alternative for you!

  • Gluetun – VPN for your containers

    Gluetun – VPN for your containers

    Setup both a VPN and local access for your containers in just a few moments using Gluetun! You can even use Pihole as your DNS! Gluetun Gluetun is a VPN client in a thin Docker container for multiple VPN providers, written in Go, and using OpenVPN or Wireguard, DNS over TLS, with a few proxy…

  • Install Portainer in 10 seconds

    Install Portainer in 10 seconds

    Portainer is a container management software which offers an easy to use user interface for deploying and managing all your Docker needs! Here’s how to install it in 10 seconds Requirements If you don’t already have Docker, run the following command to install it! You need to do this on a user with root/sudo privileges.…

  • My “smart” light switch died

    I’ve been into smart technology for a few years, and you probably have too because this shit is forced down your throat on every purchase, which would be fine if the features actually worked and if they didn’t have potatoes for CPUs. The issue with anything smart is that it’s badly made. The very fragile…

  • What you need for a Homelab

    Having a Homelab can seem really cool, that’s because it is! You can set up automatic tasks and services to help you out in both your digital and real life, as well as learn a lot of awesome skills which can help you at work too, as well as something to brag about to your…