Network segmentation with Ubiquiti — why your homelab needs VLANs
A flat network is fine until your smart bulb talks to your NAS. VLANs with Ubiquiti keep IoT, lab, and management traffic properly separated.
Paperless-ngx on Kubernetes — from scanner to searchable archive
Documents go from a network scanner to a classified, searchable archive without manual steps. The entire pipeline runs on Kubernetes, backed by NAS storage.
Running Kubernetes on Raspberry Pi — the real cost and the real lessons
Everyone shows the glamorous kubectl output. Nobody shows the SD card failures, the ARM64 image hunt, or the power draw math. Here's the honest version.
Your homelab is your best interview
Running production-grade infrastructure at home taught me more about DevOps than any certification prep course. Here's why I think every engineer should try it.