Homelab

Self-Hosting Plausible Analytics with Podman and Cloudflare Tunnels featured image

Self-Hosting Plausible Analytics with Podman and Cloudflare Tunnels

How I deployed self-hosted Plausible analytics on a podman server, routed it through Cloudflare tunnels, and integrated it with my Hugo site — with a backup strategy that actually …

Derek Armstrong - Staff Software Engineer and Solutions Architect
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Self Hosted AI: Actually Running Local LLMs for a Multi-User Household featured image

Self Hosted AI: Actually Running Local LLMs for a Multi-User Household

How self-hosted AI became the final piece of my homelab puzzle, delivering true parallel processing for multi-user setups and unlocking the real superpower of knowledge management.

Derek Armstrong - Staff Software Engineer and Solutions Architect
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Running Qwen3.6 27B Locally on Dual RTX 3090s with vLLM v0.19 featured image

Running Qwen3.6 27B Locally on Dual RTX 3090s with vLLM v0.19

How I went from a blank Docker template to 116+ tok/s with speculative decoding, FlashInfer, and a 160k context window on dual 3090s.

Derek Armstrong - Staff Software Engineer and Solutions Architect
Derek Armstrong
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The Proxmox Utility Toolkit: Stop Cloning That VM by Hand featured image

The Proxmox Utility Toolkit: Stop Cloning That VM by Hand

A tour of my open-source Proxmox utility toolkit — scripts, docs, and learning paths for homelabbers and enterprise engineers who are tired of repeating themselves.

Derek Armstrong - Staff Software Engineer and Solutions Architect
Derek Armstrong
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Qwen3.5 Showdown: 27B Q8 vs 35B-A3B Q8 — Real-World Testing for Local AI featured image

Qwen3.5 Showdown: 27B Q8 vs 35B-A3B Q8 — Real-World Testing for Local AI

A real-world comparison of Qwen3.5 27B Q8 and 35B-A3B Q8 running locally on a dual RTX 3090 homelab — which one actually belongs in your daily workflow?

Derek Armstrong - Staff Software Engineer and Solutions Architect
Derek Armstrong
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Homelab Database Decisions: Boring Is Brilliant featured image

Homelab Database Decisions: Boring Is Brilliant

A practical field guide for picking stable, boring databases that keep your homelab calm at 2 a.m.

Derek Armstrong - Staff Software Engineer and Solutions Architect
Derek Armstrong
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Gitea: Git on Your Own Terms

Discover the benefits of self-hosting Git with Gitea in your home lab. Lightweight, fast, and secure—control your code on your terms!

Derek Armstrong - Staff Software Engineer and Solutions Architect
Derek Armstrong
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All-in-One Unraid HomeLab Server

Versatile Unraid HomeLab: Reliable, gaming PC-based. Ideal for virtualization, data protection, media servers, and flexible storage

Derek Armstrong - Staff Software Engineer and Solutions Architect
Derek Armstrong
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