The $0 Homelab: From a Dusty Laptop to a Secure, Global Platform
Follow my journey of turning a dusty old laptop into a powerful, secure homelab for $0. A complete guide to self-hosting, DevOps, and cloud tools.
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Part 2: Infrastructure as Code with Terraform, OIDC, and a GitOps Pipeline
How I brought my hybrid cloud homelab under Terraform management — 13 Cloudflare DNS records, an Oracle Cloud instance, remote state in AWS S3, and a GitHub Actions pipeline with secretless OIDC authentication. No more clicking around in dashboards.
Building a Personal Ad-Blocking Server in the Cloud!
A personal blog post on the motivation and journey behind building a private, ad-blocking DNS server on AWS. Learn why I tackled this project and how it led to a faster, cleaner internet.
Part 1: Building a Security-Gated CI/CD Pipeline with GitHub Actions
Learn how to build a professional, multi-stage DevSecOps pipeline for your portfolio site using GitHub Actions. This guide covers parallel security gates with Gitleaks and CodeQL, containerized Hugo builds, Lighthouse performance audits, and secretless OIDC deployments — no stored tokens.
My First Cloud Ad-Blocker - A Look Back at AdGuard Home on Linode
A look back at my first cloud ad-blocking project. This post reflects on setting up AdGuard Home on Linode—a perfect starting point for anyone new to self-hosting and network privacy.
Part 5: Securing a Homelab with Cloudflare Tunnels and Zero Trust
Learn how to build a secure, globally-accessible homelab using a Cloudflare Tunnel. This guide covers implementing a Zero Trust security model to protect your services and eliminate the need for open router ports.
Running a Powerful AI Locally with Docker!
Curious about running a powerful AI on your own machine? This post introduces my project guide for setting up the DeepSeek-R1 model locally using Docker for ultimate privacy and control.