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Covers an incredible amount of topics including homelab, networking, and self-hosting through his incredibly helpful tutorial videos and guides. Thank you Tim!

The Pi-hole community on Reddit — a go-to for troubleshooting, blocklist recommendations, and configuration tips from thousands of active users running Pi-hole in the wild.

The homelab community — part inspiration, part troubleshooting forum, part show-and-tell. A place where people share builds, ask questions, and prove that running serious infrastructure at home is completely normal.

Official home of Pi-hole, the network-wide DNS ad blocker. Documentation, installation guides, and release notes all live here — the definitive starting point for anyone setting up Pi-hole for the first time.

The official project page for Unbound, the validating, recursive, caching DNS resolver used in this lab alongside Pi-hole. NLnet Labs maintains both the software and thorough documentation on configuration and deployment.

The modern VPN protocol that powers PiVPN in this lab. WireGuard is fast, lean, and cryptographically sound — the official site explains the protocol design and links to implementations across every platform.

The simplest way to set up a self-hosted VPN on a Raspberry Pi using WireGuard or OpenVPN. PiVPN handles the installation and configuration complexity so the focus stays on actually using the VPN.

Home of Proxmox Virtual Environment and Proxmox Backup Server — the two open-source platforms that form the core of this homelab's compute and backup infrastructure. Documentation, downloads, and community forums all here.

The containerization platform that runs every self-hosted service in this lab. Docker's official documentation covers everything from first install to advanced compose configurations and networking.

The reverse proxy that routes all internal traffic to the right service by hostname. Traefik's automatic Docker service discovery makes adding new containers effortless — the official docs explain configuration, TLS, and middleware in depth.

The self-hosted recipe manager and meal planner running in this lab. Mealie supports automatic recipe import from URLs, meal planning, shopping lists, and a clean interface accessible from any device on the network.

The self-hosted bookmark manager that archives full copies of saved pages locally. In this lab it feeds directly into an AI summarization pipeline via n8n — the official site covers setup, features, and the API.

Documentation hub for the self-hosted document management system that OCRs, indexes, and organizes scanned documents. An active community fork with regular updates and comprehensive configuration guides.

The self-hosted chat interface for local language models, paired with Ollama in this lab. Provides a polished, feature-rich frontend for running AI conversations entirely on local hardware with no data leaving the network.

The runtime that makes running large language models locally as simple as a single command. Ollama handles model downloads, GPU acceleration, and serving — the official site lists available models and API documentation.

The self-hostable workflow automation platform powering the AI knowledge pipeline in this lab. Connects services with a visual node editor and supports hundreds of integrations — the self-hosted version runs free with no usage limits.

Open-source peer-to-peer file synchronization that keeps the Obsidian vault in sync across all devices in this lab — no cloud intermediary, no subscription, just direct encrypted sync between devices you own.

The self-hosted monitoring tool that watches every service in this lab and sends alerts when something goes down. A beautiful, lightweight alternative to commercial uptime services — entirely self-contained with no external dependencies.

Documentation for the self-hosted privacy-respecting metasearch engine running as an LXC container in this lab. Queries multiple search providers simultaneously while sending no identifying information to any of them.

The game that justified spinning up a dedicated Ubuntu Desktop VM on Proxmox. The official site covers Java Edition server setup — this lab runs a self-hosted server with automated world backups to the UNAS-2.

The zero-trust tunneling service that allows specific self-hosted services to be accessed publicly without opening any inbound firewall ports. Running as an LXC container in this lab as the secure bridge to the public internet.

The open-source password manager trusted across this household — available as a fully self-hosted Vaultwarden instance or via Bitwarden's own hosted service. Cross-platform, end-to-end encrypted, and the right answer to password management.

The privacy-first suite covering email, VPN, cloud storage, and more — all built around end-to-end encryption and zero-knowledge architecture. Proton Drive is the preferred destination for the offsite copy in this lab's target 3-2-1 backup strategy.

The hardware backbone of this homelab's network — UDM-Pro, USW-24 PoE, access points, UNAS-2, UPS Tower, and more. UniFi's unified management platform controls the entire network stack from a single interface.

Makers of compact, travel-friendly routers built on OpenWrt. GL.iNet devices are popular in the homelab community for portable VPN clients, travel routers, and extending lab networking capabilities on the go.

A compact, affordable IP KVM device that provides remote keyboard, video, and mouse access to physical machines — essential for managing bare metal servers without needing a monitor and keyboard physically attached.

A curated library of ready-to-use Docker Compose configurations for hundreds of self-hosted applications. An invaluable starting point when adding a new service — find a working compose file and adapt it rather than starting from scratch.

A community-maintained collection of helper scripts for Proxmox VE — one-liners that automate LXC container creation, application installs, and common configuration tasks. A huge time-saver for anyone running Proxmox.

A comprehensive, searchable directory of self-hostable applications organized by category. An excellent resource for discovering new services to add to the lab — covers everything from media servers to productivity tools to home automation.

A community resource for Docker enthusiasts featuring curated app lists, guides, and self-hosting inspiration. A good complement to the other Docker discovery resources — community-driven and regularly updated.