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Talk Intermediate

Home server-ing

Approved
Session Description

A walkthrough of a recent home server build experiment, the hardware bits, and the software stack that powers it, in addition to highlighting the motivations for having a homeserver.


  • Assembling the server in a micro-ATX cabinet.
  • Storage setup: 1TB nvme for host, with 2x4 TB drives with BTRFs mirroring.
  • Debian with Tailscale based remote-crypt-unlock boot to avoid physical dependencies.
  • Attempts to use Coolify, Portainer, and finally settling with Komdo for hosting and managing apps.
  • Cycling through multiple "Homepage" projects for the server and finally settling with GetHomepage.
  • Scheduled backups using restic + Backrest.

Session Categories

FOSS

Speakers

Kailash Nadh
CTO | Zerodha

Hobbyist developer, tinkerer. Founder @ FOSS United. CTO @ Zerodha.
Kailash Nadh

Reviews

need more information regarding talk before approval
Reviewer #1 Not Sure
The description is too less to understand what the talk is about. Home server-ing is a a very wide field and includes a lot of things. Would expect some more details in the talk description. Also, isn't it supposed to be "Home Labbing" ? Edit: LGTM
Reviewer #2 Approved
Reviewer #3 Approved