My son and I build a home lab, one phase at a time.https://homelabjournal.com/ en Wed, 04 Nov 2026 15:12:45 -0000 Wed, 04 Nov 2026 15:12:45 -0000 1440 MkDocs RSS plugin - v1.19.0 None https://homelabjournal.com/ Home Lab Journal The plan Why a dad and his teenage son are turning an unused wired house and a drawer of old kit into a home lab, built with AI from day one. https://homelabjournal.com/why-were-building-a-home-lab/ Wed, 04 Nov 2026 15:12:45 +0000 Home Lab Journalhttps://homelabjournal.com/why-were-building-a-home-lab/ Home Lab Journal Foundations Our old NAS was open to the internet, 83% full and nobody was keeping an eye on it, so I spent a few days locking it down, setting up health alerts, freeing half its space and tidying the layout. https://homelabjournal.com/tidying-up-the-nas/ Wed, 04 Nov 2026 15:12:45 +0000 Home Lab Journalhttps://homelabjournal.com/tidying-up-the-nas/ Home Lab Journal Foundations How an original 2012 Raspberry Pi with 512MB of RAM became a Pi-hole ad blocker, and why our router made us set DNS by hand. https://homelabjournal.com/blocking-ads-for-the-house-with-a-2012-raspberry-pi/ Wed, 04 Nov 2026 15:12:45 +0000 Home Lab Journalhttps://homelabjournal.com/blocking-ads-for-the-house-with-a-2012-raspberry-pi/ Home Lab Journal Foundations A family dashboard for an old iPad stuck on Safari 12, served by a 2012 Raspberry Pi. https://homelabjournal.com/a-kitchen-dashboard-for-an-ipad-stuck-on-ios-12/ Wed, 04 Nov 2026 15:12:45 +0000 Home Lab Journalhttps://homelabjournal.com/a-kitchen-dashboard-for-an-ipad-stuck-on-ios-12/