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After hours Home Lab
A private lab on a Raspberry Pi where I self-host services, experiment with networking and automation — and safely break things to understand how they work.
What I used
Raspberry PiDockerLinuxSelf-hosting
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What I did
- Self-host my own network services on a Raspberry Pi.
- Containerize and automate the tools I use every day.
- Keep a running 24/7 environment and learn from my own failures.
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What I learned
- Linux administration and networking fundamentals first-hand, not from tutorials.
- What "it runs in production" really means — at micro scale.
- Patience and methodical troubleshooting.
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Challenges
- Limited hardware forced real optimizations.
- Diagnosing network issues without convenient, ready-made tooling.
- Keeping internet-facing services secure.