Hackers of India

Expanding capability horizons : Homelabs and beyond

By  Anant Shrivastava  on 06 Aug 2023 @ C0c0n


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The speaker describes their personal setup for managing data and backups across various devices, including a Mac machine, iPhone, Pixel device, and a NAS (Synology) that backs up to Backblaze and iDrive. They also use Obsidian as their personal knowledge management system, which backs up to Synology and other locations.

The speaker highlights the benefits of automating processes, stating that it gives them a sense of accomplishment and enjoyment. They have achieved holistic growth by setting up their own home lab, learning about networking, classless IPS, subnetting schemes, server management, backup and recovery processes, and network monitoring.

The key takeaways from their experience are:

  1. Holistic growth: Setting up a personal home lab can lead to learning and understanding various technical concepts.
  2. Automation capabilities: Being able to automate tasks allows individuals to do more than one or two people’s job, making them more efficient and capable.
  3. Experimentation: Testing and deploying open-source solutions locally before they are implemented in a corporate environment.

The speaker also addresses concerns about power consumption and fire hazards when running servers continuously, emphasizing the importance of air flow and proper cooling systems.