Change management matters - even in a home lab

Over the last few days, I was reminded firsthand why change management exists, and why it matters far beyond large enterprise environments.

What started as a series of well-intentioned improvements to my local network quickly turned into a complex …

Today was one of those days where something that should have been simple turned into a deep dive across multiple layers of the stack. And honestly, those are the days where I learn the most.

My original goal was straightforward: replace a third-party contact form with my own solution so messages …

Today felt less like learning individual tools and more like building momentum.

Instead of focusing on one specific piece of technology, I spent time connecting things together and cleaning up what I have already built. That alone made everything feel more intentional and less experimental.

Refining …

So here we are.

The last few days have taught me more than I expected, and this felt like a good point to pause and reflect on what I have learned so far.

Virtual Machines and Proxmox

I can now confidently say that I know how to:

• Spin up a virtual machine
• Take snapshots
• Revert a VM back to a known …

Today I successfully published my nginx site through Cloudflare Tunnel without opening any inbound ports.

This was part of my ongoing homelab work as I learn containerization, reverse proxies, and secure exposure of internal services.

What I Did

I exposed a locally running nginx container to the …

Overview

This page highlights hands-on infrastructure and automation work from my homelab and real-world troubleshooting experience. Each project is written like a short case study, focusing on the problem, solution, and lessons learned.

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