Services
6 guides about services for your home lab
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Building a Homelab Dashboard with Homepage and Homarr
Step-by-step guide to setting up Homepage (gethomepage.dev) or Homarr as your homelab dashboard. Covers Docker installation, configuring service tiles, integrating widgets, and customization.
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PostgreSQL Replication and High Availability in Your Homelab
Set up PostgreSQL streaming replication, Patroni for automatic failover, and pgBouncer for connection pooling. A practical guide to HA Postgres in your homelab.
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Self-Hosted Ticketing and Project Management for Your Home Lab
Track homelab projects and issues with self-hosted tools. Compares Plane, Leantime, Vikunja, and Focalboard with setup guides, Docker configs, and feature breakdowns.
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Self-Hosted Email: Running Mailcow and Mail-in-a-Box in Your Homelab
Set up a self-hosted email server with Mailcow or Mail-in-a-Box. Covers DNS records, TLS certificates, spam filtering, DKIM/SPF/DMARC, and the reality of deliverability challenges.
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Self-Hosted Wikis: BookStack, Wiki.js, and Outline for Homelab Documentation
Deploy a self-hosted wiki or knowledge base to document your homelab. Compares BookStack, Wiki.js, and Outline with deployment guides, backup strategies, and team collaboration features.
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Hosting Databases in Your Home Lab: PostgreSQL, MariaDB, Redis, and MongoDB
Run production-quality databases in your homelab. Covers PostgreSQL, MariaDB, Redis, and MongoDB with Docker deployment, backup strategies, replication, and performance tuning for self-hosted applications.