Practical, engineering-focused writing on running a modern homelab, covering declarative infrastructure, observability pipelines, and whether Kubernetes is worth it at home. Readers get opinionated comparisons of tools like NixOS, OpenTofu, Ansible, Alloy, K3s and Talos with an emphasis on maintainability.
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A personal technical blog by Sascha Corti covering hands-on projects such as storing PGP and SSH keys on a subdermal NFC implant and running open-weight AI models on home hardware. Readers get detailed, step-by-step write-ups including mistakes and configuration details, plus reasoned opinions on when to use open models.
Noted reviews self-hosted and open-source software for homelabs, with each issue walking through a specific tool, how it works, and how to deploy it. Readers get practical setup guidance, design trade-offs, and an honest look at the maintenance burden that comes with running your own services.
A privacy and security newsletter covering recent vulnerabilities, supply-chain attacks and forensic tool news with a focus on practical patching advice. Readers get clear explanations of what a bug affects, what it doesn't, and which versions to update.
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