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title: "What To Do With A Homelab"
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date: 2021-09-06T01:12:54-04:00
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categories: ['linux', 'homelab']
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A homelab can be an inexpensive way to host a multitude of internal/external services and learn a lot in the process.
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Do you want host your own Media server? Ad blocker? Web server?
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Are you interested in learning more about Linux? Virtualization? Networking? Security?
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Building a homelab can be an entertaining playground to enhance your computer skills.
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One of the best parts about building a homelab is that it doesn't have to be a large investment in terms hardware requirements.
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One of the simplest ways to build a homelab is out of a [refurbished computer](https://ca.refurb.io/products/hp-800-g1-usff-intel-core-i5-4570s-16gb-ram-512gb-ssd-wifi-windows-10-pro?variant=33049503825943).
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Having multiple machines/nodes has the advantage of increased redundancy, but starting out with a single node is enough to reap some of the benefits of having a homelab.
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## Virtualization
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Virtualizing your hardware is an organized way of dividing up your resources. This can be done with something such as a Virtual Machine or something lighter like a container using LXC or runC.
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Containers have much less overhead in terms of boot time and storage allocation. This [Stack Overflow answer](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/16047306/how-is-docker-different-from-a-virtual-machine) sums it up nicely.
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Proxmox
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## Applications
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What can do you with a homelab?
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- Plex
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- Nextcloud
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- Adguard
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- Deluge
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## Monitoring
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## In Summary
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