Tailscale, if you don’t want to make your services available to anyone else than you (and people you want to grant access to).

https://github.com/element-hq/synapse/blob/develop/contrib/docker/docker-compose.yml

Isn’t Podman rootless by default, unlike docker?

Thanks a lot :)

• Because of Nvidia Driver I can’t enable Safe boot from BIOS.
• Latest Mainline kernel often won’t install with current Nvidia driver because of GCC version mismatch.

In short, it’s the old problem maker - Nvidia GPU Linux driver. And, unless the whole thing becomes open source, there is no end to this problem.

Nice. After Bilbogram was discontinued, I believe we all were waiting for an replacement.

• AdguardHome
• Nextcloud
• Redlib
• DrawIO
• Wireguard
• Matrix server
• SearxNG
• Jellyfin
• LibMedium
• Linkwarden
• IT-tools
• Vaultwarden
• Memos
• Miniflux
• Rimgo
• Invidious
• Quetre
• Anonymously Overflow

All except few are routed via VPN.

Hosted on: Raspberry Pi 4B + Alienware M14x R2

Linux offers near-endless customisation and Kernel is also open sourced for any kind of (performance) tweaks.

Moreover, Linux is, by design, better suited to be a server OS than desktop OS.

These are the same reasons why most of the web servers across world runs on Linux based distros.

Anything other than rolling release, as stability matters more when you are dealing with server setup. So, Ubuntu LTS, Debian should be good fit.

My 12 years old Alienware M14x R2 [1] is doing great as a homelab. I have the following services running on rootless docker container:

1. Nextcloud AIO
2. Element
3. AdguardHome
4. Jellyfin
5. SearxNG
6. Vaultwarden
7. … and few other services as well

So far, I managed to utilized around ~6 GB out 16 GB RAM. Throughput wise, it is doing great (over LAN and over Tailscale).

If you have any old laptop unutilized, you may try to repurpose it as one of your homelabs.

[1]https://dl.dell.com/manuals/all-products/esuprt_laptop/esuprt_alienware_laptops/alienware-m14x-r2_reference guide_en-us.pdf

You are most likely using Cloudflared together with pi-Hole.

You may want to check-out AdGuardHome (open source) which has out-of-the-box DOH support.

https://github.com/AdguardTeam/AdGuardHome

I’m running SearxNG as rootless docker container on my homelab for nearly 2 years now. I have connected it to Internet via VPN.

Use a reverse proxy like Traefik to access your services via subdomain like paperless.yourdomain.com.

The advantage of that approach is you will be connected to Traefik on port either 443 or 80 (based on your Traefik setup). Most firewall will allow connection to port 443 or 80.

docker-ce v29 update somehow messed up my homelab so badly that I had to downgrade to v28 to restore my system.

Self hosting essentially stores all of your data on your hard drive, but it also allows access to that via local network (while at home) and over internet via secured tunnel (e.g. Wireguard tunnel, Tailscale) while away from home.

Thanks for the info.

Is it a docker based solution? If yes, can you please let me know if you faced any specific challenge in setting it up?

and a lot of random external drives

Somehow it rings home :-)

Miniflux - https://miniflux.app/

https://tailscale.com/ This is essentially a mesh Wireguard Tunnel connectivity that ensures only you can access your service remotely.