networking
May 26, 2026
Tailscale: reaching your lab from anywhere, safely
Tailscale builds a private mesh network over WireGuard so you can reach home services remotely without opening a single port.
networkingvpnremote-access
May 24, 2026 Measuring your network: iperf3, LibreSpeed, and Speedtest Tracker
Three tools that answer three different questions about your network — and why running them yourself tells you more than Ookla ever will.
networkingtestingservice-spotlight
May 6, 2026 ntopng: actually seeing what is on your network
A plain-language look at network traffic monitoring for homelabs, and why ntopng earned a permanent spot in the rack.
networkingobservabilityservice-spotlight
May 5, 2026 Cloudflare Tunnel: exposing a service without opening a port
How to publish a homelab service to the internet without touching your router or exposing your IP address.
networkingcloudflaresecurity
May 4, 2026 Nginx Proxy Manager: one front door for every service
How a reverse proxy with a friendly web UI tames the chaos of dozens of self-hosted services — no config files required.
networkingreverse-proxyservice-spotlight
May 3, 2026 OPNsense: turning a PC into a serious firewall
OPNsense brings enterprise-grade routing, firewalling, and VLAN segmentation to commodity hardware — here's why it belongs in a homelab.
networkingfirewallsecurity