Your Ultimate Guide to Building & Managing a Professional-Grade Home Lab

Welcome to HomeLab Arsenal – your ultimate companion for designing, deploying, and managing a rock-solid home lab infrastructure. Whether you’re a curious beginner or a seasoned sysadmin, this repository offers a structured, hands-on approach to building and maintaining your own self-hosted, secure, and automated digital ecosystem.

From bare metal to containers, from Linux basics to advanced automation – everything you need to master your homelab is right here. ✨

• Virtualization - Proxmox, VMware, KVM guides
• Containers - Docker, Kubernetes, LXC guides
• Storage - TrueNAS, ZFS, Storage management

• Networking - VLANs, DNS, VPN, Proxies
• Monitoring - System metrics, logs, alerts
• Security - SSH, firewalls, authentication
• Automation - Ansible, scripts, CI/CD

• Media - Plex, Jellyfin, streaming
• Home Automation - Home Assistant, IoT
• Self-hosted - Various self-hosted services

• Basics - Linux fundamentals
• Setup - Initial configuration guides
• Best Practices - Guidelines and recommendations

• Backup - Backup strategies and tools
• Maintenance - Regular tasks and updates
• Troubleshooting - Common issues and solutions

Infrastructure: #virtualization #containers #storage #proxmox #docker #kubernetes #zfs #truenas

Services: #networking #monitoring #security #automation #ci-cd #dns #vpn #ssh

Applications: #media #plex #jellyfin #home-assistant #iot #self-hosted

Skills: #basics #tutorial #commands #reference #troubleshooting #devops

Management: #backup #maintenance #monitoring #performance #security

Tools: #ansible #rsync #iperf #tar #compose #git #prometheus #grafana

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• Linux Basics - Essential Linux knowledge beginner
  • Command Reference
  • File Management
  • File Transfer
  • Getting Started
• Initial Setup - First steps in your homelab beginner
  • Hardware selection
  • Network planning
  • OS installation
  • Security baseline
• Best Practices - Guidelines and standards intermediate
  • Security guidelines
  • Performance tuning
  • Documentation methods
  • Resource planning

• Virtualization - Hypervisor setup advanced
  • Proxmox VE
  • KVM/QEMU
  • VM management
• Containers - Container platforms intermediate
  • Docker and Compose
  • Kubernetes/K3s
  • LXC containers
• Storage - Storage solutions advanced
  • TrueNAS SCALE
  • ZFS management
  • NAS configuration

• Networking - Network management intermediate
  • DNS and DHCP
  • VPN setup
  • Reverse proxy
• Security - Security hardening intermediate
  • SSH management
  • Firewall setup
  • Access control
• Monitoring - System oversight intermediate
  • Metrics collection
  • Log management
  • Alert configuration
• Automation - Task automation advanced
  • Ansible playbooks
  • CI/CD pipelines
  • Shell scripting

• Media Server - Media management intermediate
  • Plex/Jellyfin
  • Hardware transcoding
  • Library organization
• Home Automation - Smart home intermediate
  • Home Assistant
  • Node-RED
  • IoT integration
• Self-hosted - Personal services intermediate
  • Cloud storage
  • Git server
  • Password manager

• Backup - Data protection intermediate
  • Backup strategies
  • Cloud integration
  • Recovery procedures
• Maintenance - System upkeep intermediate
  • Update management
  • Health monitoring
  • Performance tuning
• Troubleshooting - Problem solving advanced
  • Network issues
  • System problems
  • Performance analysis

• Docker Guide - Comprehensive Docker management intermediate
  • Container operations
  • Image management
  • Network configuration
  • Volume management
  • Resource control
• Docker Compose Guide - Multi-container applications intermediate
  • Service definitions
  • Container orchestration
  • Example configurations
  • Management tools (Portainer/Dockge)
  • Best practices
  • Troubleshooting

• Proxmox Guide - Complete Proxmox VE administration advanced
  • VM management
  • Container operations
  • Storage configuration
  • Network setup
  • Cluster management

• Network Guide - Complete network configuration intermediate
  • VLAN setup
  • DNS configuration
  • VPN setup
  • Proxy configuration

• All guides follow our template
• Use clear, concise language
• Include practical examples
• Add relevant tags
• Maintain consistent formatting

• Check the Troubleshooting guide
• Search existing Issues
• Join our Discussions

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Contributions are welcome! Whether you're fixing bugs, adding new guides, or improving documentation:

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch
3. Commit your changes
4. Push to the branch
5. Open a Pull Request

Check out our Contributing Guide for detailed instructions.

• 📓 Check our Documentation
• ❓ Open an Issue
• 💬 Join our Discussions

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

If you found this project helpful, please consider:

• Giving it a star ⭐
• Sharing it with others 📢
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Made with ❤️ by skaisser

• Always test commands in a safe environment first
• Keep regular backups of important data
• Monitor system resources during operations
• Document custom configurations
• Follow security best practices

• Docker Docs
• ZFS Documentation
• TrueNAS Scale Documentation

• TrueNAS Forums
• Docker Forums
• Reddit r/homelab

Guides are marked with difficulty levels to help you choose the right content:

• beginner - No prior experience needed
• intermediate - Basic Linux knowledge required
• advanced - Requires solid understanding of Linux concepts

✅ This documentation is continuously updated. Check back regularly for new content and improvements.