9 posts — infrastructure
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Deploying OpenClaw on Proxmox
How to deploy OpenClaw (formerly Moltbot/Clawdbot) on Proxmox — installation, configuration, security hardening, and what to watch out for after the Moltbook database breach.
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SSH Hardening - Securing Your Linux Servers
Practical SSH hardening for production Linux servers — key-based auth, sshd_config, 2FA, host-based auth, fail2ban, and log monitoring.
/ 9 min read / 6 parts -
Restoring from Longhorn Backups
How to restore Kubernetes applications from Longhorn backups in MinIO — scale down, remove empty PVCs, restore volumes, create PVs/PVCs, and bring everything back up.
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Complete Homelab Tour 2026
Full breakdown of my homelab in 2026 — Proxmox cluster, Talos Kubernetes, GitOps with Flux, backup strategy, and every service I'm running.
/ 7 min read -
Safeguarding My Critical Data
My personal disaster recovery setup — 3-2-1 backup chain across PBS, Synology, and Hetzner, with scripts, recovery procedures, and ransomware considerations.
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How to Set Up a K3S Cluster in 2025
Rebuilding my K3s cluster from scratch with Ansible — VM provisioning via Cloud-Init on Proxmox, HA across three nodes, and full automation.
/ 10 min read / 4 parts -
Smart Home Journey
How I built a fully automated smart home with Alexa, Home Assistant, Broadlink, and Philips Hue — routines, integrations, and running Linux scripts from HA based on GPS location.
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Setting Up Dell R720 Server in the Home Lab
How I integrated a Dell PowerEdge R720 into my homelab — fan control via IPMItool, firmware updates, Proxmox migration over NFS, RAID storage, and UPS integration with PowerPanel.
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Tailscale site-to-site pfSense - Linux
How to set up a Tailscale site-to-site L3 connection between a pfSense homelab subnet and a Linux cloud VM subnet.
/ 3 min read