My Home Lab Philosophy

A home lab represents a lifetime of learning.

Problem solving in a micro way with macro implications

I strive to build things following these design principles: version control, declarative, transparent

Version control

Keep everything in version control (yes even secrets, just make sure they’re encrypted before committing them to a repo)

Being able to revert a breaking change or reclaim an old configuration is a game changer in the constant tinkering in a home lab.

Declarative

• My entire configuration is defined in code.
• What’s in version control is what exists.
• Manual intervention is error prone and not reproducible.

Transparent

The code used in my lab is publicly available for anyone to view, share or use. It encourages collaboration!