--- title: "#homelab articles | Hashnode" description: "Explore 690 articles tagged #homelab on Hashnode. Tutorials, guides, and how-tos from the community." url: "https://hashnode.com/tag/homelab" --- Tag # #homelab 690 posts · 49 followers [Charles Hartmann](https://hashnode.com/@charleshartmann) · [20h ago](https://hashnode.com/posts/keep-daily-7-doesn-t-mean-7-days-of-backups/6af3d8cd0a79f9d85a3c4e1c) ### [keep-daily=7 doesn't mean 7 days of backups](https://homelabtherightway.hashnode.dev/keep-daily-7-doesn-t-mean-7-days-of-backups?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Proxmox and PBS retention keeps the newest backup in each calendar bucket, not a span of days. How a month of failed jobs can prune away your... 6 min read · [homelabtherightway.hashnode.dev](https://homelabtherightway.hashnode.dev/keep-daily-7-doesn-t-mean-7-days-of-backups?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [1](https://hashnode.com/posts/keep-daily-7-doesn-t-mean-7-days-of-backups/6af3d8cd0a79f9d85a3c4e1c) [Charles Smith](https://hashnode.com/@smith8ca) · [3d ago](https://hashnode.com/posts/homelab-ai-stack/6af0d5c180c985a8be1119b3) ### [The 2026 Homelab AI Stack: What's Worth Running](https://chuckworks.hashnode.dev/homelab-ai-stack?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Hugging Face's advice after its July breach was to have a capable model on your own infrastructure before you need it. A homelab is a cheap place to learn what "capable" means. 6 min read · [chuckworks.hashnode.dev](https://chuckworks.hashnode.dev/homelab-ai-stack?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [1](https://hashnode.com/posts/homelab-ai-stack/6af0d5c180c985a8be1119b3) [Salvatore Milite](https://hashnode.com/@idoit) · [3d ago](https://hashnode.com/posts/idempotent-by-design-openwrt-with-ansible/6aefcaacd7b6265663353ce8) ### [Idempotent by Design: OpenWrt with Ansible](https://vrainlab.hashnode.dev/idempotent-by-design-openwrt-with-ansible?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) The baseline is backed up. Now the router builds itself. 13 min read · [vrainlab.hashnode.dev](https://vrainlab.hashnode.dev/idempotent-by-design-openwrt-with-ansible?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Samuel Aniekeme](https://hashnode.com/@10xAnnie) · [4d ago](https://hashnode.com/posts/building-a-check-engine-light-for-my-homelab-with-grafana/6aef35a000c6c0e3cc8517d5) ### [Building a Check Engine Light for My Homelab with Grafana](https://10xannie.hashnode.dev/building-a-check-engine-light-for-my-homelab-with-grafana?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Why I stopped building wall art Most homelab Grafana dashboards are beautiful and useless: forty graphs, a world map of blocked IPs, and nobody knows which line should worry them. I rebuilt mine aroun 26 min read · [10xannie.hashnode.dev](https://10xannie.hashnode.dev/building-a-check-engine-light-for-my-homelab-with-grafana?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [JJozzieTech](https://hashnode.com/@jjozzietech) · [6d ago](https://hashnode.com/posts/2gbps-wan-validation/6aecd754c7f8995ea28e0e9e) ### [Why I tested from inside the network](https://jjozzietech.hashnode.dev/2gbps-wan-validation?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) A 2 Gbps WAN validated from inside the production network — nine Ookla runs across three Sydney ISPs, with the measurement discipline shown. 6 min read · [jjozzietech.hashnode.dev](https://jjozzietech.hashnode.dev/2gbps-wan-validation?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Salvatore Milite](https://hashnode.com/@idoit) · [Nov 4](https://hashnode.com/posts/one-cable-four-networks/6aebbb268a7e271744302d70) ### [One Cable, Four Networks](https://vrainlab.hashnode.dev/one-cable-four-networks?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) The rack is assembled and the hardware is in place. Now the software starts. 7 min read · [vrainlab.hashnode.dev](https://vrainlab.hashnode.dev/one-cable-four-networks?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Travis Rice](https://hashnode.com/@travisirice) · [Nov 4](https://hashnode.com/posts/turning-a-surplus-tp-link-archer-ax21-into-a-dedicated-openwrt-wireless-lab-bridge/6aeb920ec6bf5c86b8f83db4) ### [Turning a Surplus TP-Link Archer AX21 into a Dedicated OpenWrt Wireless Lab Bridge](https://travisirice.hashnode.dev/turning-a-surplus-tp-link-archer-ax21-into-a-dedicated-openwrt-wireless-lab-bridge?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Solving multi-node connectivity constraints in a historic rental by repurposing a $25 MediaTek-based Wi-Fi 6 router into a dedicated, low-latency client bridge. 6 min read · [travisirice.hashnode.dev](https://travisirice.hashnode.dev/turning-a-surplus-tp-link-archer-ax21-into-a-dedicated-openwrt-wireless-lab-bridge?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Sunny](https://hashnode.com/@snskArora) · [Nov 2](https://hashnode.com/posts/episode-11-schrodingers-cluster/6ae90f6d987814005136a8ec) ### [🐈 Episode 11 - schrodingers cluster](https://sunny-snskarora.hashnode.dev/episode-11-schrodingers-cluster?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Hey all 👋 Last episode was an RCA with seven root causes and a port number. This one is an RCA with one root cause, five wrong theories, and a cluster that reported itself healthy for thirty-eight ho 19 min read · [sunny-snskarora.hashnode.dev](https://sunny-snskarora.hashnode.dev/episode-11-schrodingers-cluster?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Charles Hartmann](https://hashnode.com/@charleshartmann) · [Nov 3](https://hashnode.com/posts/delete-old-proxmox-vms-without-regret/6ae9611df7bfd4d16987bdfa) ### [Delete old Proxmox VMs without regret](https://homelabtherightway.hashnode.dev/delete-old-proxmox-vms-without-regret?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) The backup, verify, then destroy-with-purge routine for clearing out stopped guests safely, including the linked-clone check that stops you... 5 min read · [homelabtherightway.hashnode.dev](https://homelabtherightway.hashnode.dev/delete-old-proxmox-vms-without-regret?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Charles Smith](https://hashnode.com/@smith8ca) · [Oct 30](https://hashnode.com/posts/five-security-lessons/6ad950c4d1fd0e9ce765842a) ### [Five Security Lessons My Homelab Taught Me, and Why Enterprise Teams Should Care](https://chuckworks.hashnode.dev/five-security-lessons?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Running a self-hosted stack at home turned into an unexpectedly rigorous security education. Here are five disciplines the homelab develops naturally, and how they translate to production environments. 15 min read · [chuckworks.hashnode.dev](https://chuckworks.hashnode.dev/five-security-lessons?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)