👋Welcome to Homelabers

Welcome to Homelabers—your ultimate guide to home lab projects, self-hosting, Docker, and virtualization! Whether you're just getting started with your first home lab or you're a seasoned pro looking to expand your skills, this GitBook is designed to be your go-to resource for all things related to building and managing your own home-based infrastructure.

What You'll Find in Homelabers

1. Home Lab Projects

Dive into a variety of projects that you can set up in your home lab, ranging from basic setups like file servers and media centers to more complex environments like CI/CD pipelines and network simulations. Each project is accompanied by detailed instructions, best practices, and tips to help you get the most out of your hardware.

2. Self-Hosting

Discover the power of self-hosting and learn how to take control of your digital life. From personal cloud storage to your own email server, we'll walk you through the process of setting up and maintaining your self-hosted services, all while ensuring your data remains private and secure.

3. Docker

Explore the world of containerization with Docker. Learn how to create, deploy, and manage containers to streamline your home lab environment. Whether you're running a single application or orchestrating multiple services, we'll show you how Docker can simplify your workflow.

4. Virtualization

Master the art of virtualization, a cornerstone of any serious home lab setup. We cover the essentials of virtual machines, hypervisors, and virtual networks, along with advanced topics like nested virtualization and performance tuning. Virtualization allows you to maximize your hardware's potential, and we'll guide you every step of the way.

Why Homelabers?

The world of technology is vast and ever-evolving, and there's no better way to learn than by doing. Homelabs provide a safe and flexible environment to experiment, learn, and build your skills. This GitBook is dedicated to helping you on that journey, providing clear, practical guides that are easy to follow, regardless of your experience level.

Whether you're looking to host your own services, understand how enterprise technologies work, or just enjoy tinkering with new tools and concepts, Homelabers is here to help you make the most of your home lab experience.

So, let's get started! Welcome to the Homelabers community, where learning and innovation happen at home.

How to use it?

This space is designed to be read linearly, so start with our Vision, Mission & Focus and work down from there! We recommend reading everything through in one sitting and then revisiting and re-reading if you need to.

Contributing

If you want to contribute changes, start a new change request and submit it for review. The People team will review it soon after.