Automation
10 guides about automation for your home lab
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n8n: Self-Hosted Workflow Automation for Your Homelab
Set up n8n in your homelab to automate tasks across services — backups, notifications, API integrations, and more — with a visual workflow builder.
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Running Ansible Semaphore in Your Home Lab
A comprehensive guide to deploying and using Ansible Semaphore — a modern web UI for Ansible automation. Covers Docker Compose setup, project configuration, inventory management, scheduling playbooks, team collaboration, and comparison to AWX/Tower.
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MQTT for IoT and Home Automation in Your Homelab
Set up an MQTT broker with Mosquitto for IoT devices and home automation. Covers installation, security, Home Assistant integration, and sensor data.
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Documenting Your Home Lab Setup Effectively
Practical approaches to documenting your homelab — what to document, where to keep it, tools that work, and how to build a documentation habit that survives your inevitable late-night changes.
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Automating Your Home Lab with Ansible
A practical introduction to using Ansible for home lab automation. Covers inventory setup, writing playbooks, using roles, and real examples for common homelab tasks like updates, Docker deployments, and system configuration.
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Home Lab Monitoring with Grafana and Prometheus
Set up a complete monitoring stack for your home lab using Prometheus and Grafana. Covers installation, node exporters, building dashboards, setting up alerts, and what metrics actually matter.
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Self-Hosted CI/CD with Gitea Actions
Set up a complete self-hosted CI/CD pipeline using Gitea Actions — from installation to writing workflows, building Docker images, and deploying to your homelab.
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Managing Your Home Lab with Terraform and Proxmox
A practical guide to infrastructure as code for home labs — define VMs, storage, and networking in Terraform using the Proxmox provider.
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Configuring Prometheus Alertmanager for Home Lab Monitoring
Set up Alertmanager alongside Prometheus to get real alerts for your homelab — covering installation, routing, grouping, silencing, and integrations with Discord, email, and Telegram.
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Running Home Assistant in Your Home Lab
A complete guide to running Home Assistant in your homelab — installation methods, Zigbee and Z-Wave setup, automations, dashboards, MQTT, ESPHome, and how it compares to OpenHAB.