Homelabs / Self-hosting / Automation
Learn IT infrastructure by building your own homelab.
Hey, I’m Christian, and I share practical videos, guides, and projects that help you turn curiosity into hands-on experience. Build real systems, understand how they work, and develop skills you can use far beyond your homelab.
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Proxmox Finally Runs on ARM! But Should You Use It?
Proxmox VE now officially supports ARM64—but does that make ARM a practical alternative to x86 for your homelab? I installed Proxmox on the Minisforum MS-R1 and tested the familiar workflows: installation, virtual machines, Linux container…
Your HomeLab DNS Needs a Backup // Technitium
Once DNS becomes critical to your HomeLab, running it on just one server creates a single point of failure. In this video, I build a redundant Technitium DNS setup with its native clustering feature, synchronize zones and configuration bet…
My Daily Tech Stack: Apps and Tools I Actually Use
My daily tech stack is not just a list of apps. It is a connected workflow that helps me document my HomeLab, work from the terminal, use AI with real project context, test applications locally, and safely move more complex tasks onto real…
Terraform + Ansible: The DevOps Workflow That Actually Works
Terraform vs Ansible is often the wrong debate. In this video, I’ll explain Infrastructure as Code, compare how Terraform/OpenTofu and Ansible actually work, and use my Proxmox HomeLab as one consistent example. We’ll look at where their r…
One Server vs Cluster: What Your Homelab Actually Needs
Should you run your entire HomeLab on one powerful server, or build a cluster with several smaller machines? In this video, I compare both approaches based on my experience running a large enterprise server alongside a three-node Proxmox a…
My NEW AI Terminal and Code Editor // Orca Review
I tested Orca, a new Agent Development Environment that tries to combine AI terminal agents, code editing, Git worktrees, browser previews, mobile control, and multi-agent orchestration into one workflow. In this video, I’ll show how Orca…
My open-source projects
What I’m building beyond the videos.
Boilerplates
A CLI for reusable templates I use in homelab and automation projects.
Boilerplates Library
My homelab boilerplate templates for Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible, and more. Easy to understand, and ready to deploy!
Pi Agent for Obsidian
Chat with Pi in Obsidian using context from your notes, links, backlinks, tags, search results, and selected text.
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