Bare-Metal Linux: Install Ubuntu Server on Anything
Bootable ISOs, UEFI, disk mapping, static IPs. The foundation every homelab deserves.
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engineering notes · 9 scribblesSYSTEMS & NETWORK BLOG
Hands-on IT guides: servers, containers, tunnels, and automation. Sticky notes, but the commands actually work.
Mastering SSH: Keys, Configs & Port Forwarding
Passwordless keypairs, aliases, tunnels, daemon hardening. Stop typing passwords.
→ READ THE THING · 12 minDocker Bridge Subnets: Routers, tcpdump & Tables
Multi-subnet topologies, container gateways, packet sniffing, firewall drops.
→ READ THE THING · 14 minBot Detection, Explained: TLS Fingerprints & Flags
How JA3/JA4 fingerprints and webdriver flags give bots away — and how to test your own site against them.
→ READ THE THING · 15 minSelf-Hosted Media Cloud: GPU Transcoding (Homelab Guide)
Intel QuickSync/NVIDIA NVENC in containers + secure reverse proxies. Your own Netflix.
→ READ THE THING · 9 minSelf-Hosting Coolify: Git-Push Deploys on Your Server
Git-push deploys, one-click databases, auto-SSL on any bare-metal box.
→ READ THE THING · 11 minCloudflare Tunnels: Expose Apps, Open Zero Ports
cloudflared ingress, DNS CNAMEs, email-OTP barriers. Bypass CGNAT safely.
→ READ THE THING · 13 minProxmox VE 8: Hypervisor & LXC Containers
No-subscription repos, near-zero-latency LXC, PCIe passthrough. Bare metal → cloud.
→ READ THE THING · 15 minTailscale Mesh VPN: WireGuard Overlay for Homelabs
Peer-to-peer mesh, subnet routers, exit nodes, Docker sidecars. LAN from anywhere.
→ READ THE THING · 14 minmore scribbles coming. the homelab never sleeps →
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