homelab

Redundancy by Design: …

Designing a resilient backup strategy built on ZFS snapshots, off-site replication to parents-nas, and a future cloud failsafe tier using Backblaze.

Building and Hosting My …

How I built and hosted www.chaco.dev using Hugo, Docker Compose, and Cloudflare Tunnel — a fast, secure, and self‑contained setup with zero exposed ports.

FAB Calendar Automation …

Building a Dockerized automation that scrapes Flesh and Blood events, syncs them to a public calendar, and powers a Discord bot with real-time updates and customizable reminders.

Building My Network: …

Designing a segmented home network with OPNsense, a managed switch, and a Ruckus access point — built mostly from spare parts and configured for automation, visibility, and resilience.

Building My Home Server: …

Setting up an Ubuntu 24.04 LTS home server using repurposed gaming hardware, mirrored ZFS-on-root, Docker Compose stacks, PiKVM for remote management, and GitHub for configuration control.

Homelab Infrastructure

Overview Your backbone project — the full stack of your home server, router, and network. Ubuntu + ZFS, Pi-hole/Unbound, PiKVM, OPNsense VLAN segmentation, automated backups, and off-site replication. Highlights ZFS mirror for reliability, frequent snapshots, and off-site replication OPNsense …