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<p>You could certainly setup and manage your own VPN by using something like <a href=https://openvpn.net/community-downloads/>OpenVPN</a>, but there is also something else you can try: <a href=https://tailscale.com/>tailscale</a>. It is a very quick way to create fully-encrypted connections between clients. And by using its <a href=https://tailscale.com/kb/1081/magicdns/>MagicDNS</a>, it is a truly magical solution. If one of your nodes has a hostname of <code>plex</code>, you can simply access it by referring to its hostname (i.e <code>ssh plex@plex</code>). This way you can create a secure tunnel to your homelab from anywhere in the world!</p>
<h2 id=monitoring>Monitoring</h2>
<p>Monitoring can become an important aspect of your homelab after it starts to become something that is relied upon. One of the simplest ways to setup some monitoring is using <a href=https://www.netdata.cloud/>netdata</a>. It can be installed on individual containers, VMs, and also a hypervisor (such as Proxmox). All of the monitoring works out of the box by detecting disks, memory, network interfaces, etc.</p>
<p>Additionally, all of these different agents can be connected to <em>netdata cloud</em>, which can alert you when some of your infrastructure is down or in a degraded state. Adding additional nodes to netdata cloud is as simple as a 1 line shell command.</p>
<p><a href=https://grafana.com/>Grafana</a> is another open source analytics and monitoring solution. It is a powerful tool that many companies use in production. If you are looking for ideas, check out <a href=https://www.wikimedia.org/>Wikimedia</a>&rsquo;s <a href=https://grafana.wikimedia.org/>public Grafana</a>.</p>
<p>Additionally, agents installed on different machines can all be centrally viewed in netdata, and it can alert you when some of your infrastructure is down or in a degraded state. Adding additional nodes to netdata is as simple as a 1-line shell command.</p>
<p><a href=https://grafana.com/>Grafana</a> is another open source analytics and monitoring solution. If you are looking for ideas, check out <a href=https://www.wikimedia.org/>Wikimedia</a>&rsquo;s <a href=https://grafana.wikimedia.org/>public Grafana</a>.</p>
<h2 id=in-summary>In Summary</h2>
<p>Building out a homelab can be incredibly rewarding and it doesn&rsquo;t always require buying a rack full of expensive servers to get a significant amount of utility.</p>
<p>Building out a homelab can be a rewarding experience and it doesn&rsquo;t require buying a rack full of expensive servers to get a significant amount of utility. There are many services you can run that require very minimal setup, so it&rsquo;s possible to get a server up and running in a short period of time, with monitoring that can be securely connected to from anywhere.</p>
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