Home Lab

A 2026 guide to budget local AI hardware for Ollama: NVIDIA, AMD, Apple, and unified-memory picks, from a used RTX 3090 to a Framework Desktop and DGX Spark.

Install Longhorn on your k3s cluster to replace node-bound local-path storage with replicated volumes, and migrate existing PVC data safely, step by step.

Deploy Eclipse Mosquitto on K3s with persistent storage for a lightweight, reliable MQTT broker perfect for your IoT projects and smart home automation.

3D-print a screw-free modular rack for the Mac Mini M4 and Beelink EQ12/EQ13 mini PCs, with interlocking brackets, airflow gaps, print settings, STL files.

Want to run Ollama on a budget? Here are the most cost-effective hardware setups for local LLMs in 2025, from GPUs to mini PCs and dedicated AI boxes.

Turn a Raspberry Pi into an NFS server with an external SSD to share files across your network, mount shares on Windows and Linux, and use them in k3s.

NTunl is an open, self-hosted alternative to ngrok for exposing local services. Secure tunnelling for homelab and dev work — no monthly fees, no vendor.

Set up Uptime Kuma on a k3s cluster with MetalLB for a local IP. Step-by-step guide covering YAML manifests and service monitoring on your home network.

Set up MetalLB on k3s to assign local LAN IP addresses to Kubernetes services. Bare-metal load balancing for homelabs using address pools, no cloud needed.

Securely route your public domain to a local Kubernetes service via Cloudflare Tunnel — no exposed IP. Covers Zero Trust, agent install, and DNS setup.

Deploy a robust home-lab logging system on K3s with Loki for log aggregation, Promtail for collection, and Grafana for visualization. Step-by-step guide.