Alex goes head-to-head with budget VPS providers, which gets us into a classic debate. Plus we sit down with Adam Morales from Unraid to get the inside scoop on recent changes and exciting upcoming features.

119: Why So Many Llamas?

29 days ago 47m 30s

Alex rolls back a major server upgrade, and we have fun playing with local large language models. Special Guest: Wes Payne.

118: How Hard Could it Be?

Mar 8th, 2024 54m 13s

Alex's new Epyc server build, and Jon Seager from Canonical joins us to chat about Nix in the homelab, packaging Scrutiny, and how Nix fits with existing infrastructure management tools. Special Guest: Jon Seager .

117: Unraid as a Service

Feb 23rd, 2024 58m 52s

We chat about VMware's rug pull with Bret, aka Raid Owl, and then get into Unraid's big changes and more. Special Guest: Raid Owl.

116: Making it all Connect

Feb 9th, 2024 55m 54s

Alex has been deep-diving into container networking, and Chris is trying to steelman Plex's new rental service.Plus, why are we building our containers with Tailscale networking now, and the latest from the Home Assistant project?

115: A NAS in Every Home

Jan 26th, 2024 48m 53s

Brian Moses joins us and shares his most recent NAS build and love for 3D printers. Then Alex gets into the hardware he's deploying around the house, and why we don't see eye-to-eye on ZigBee. Special Guest: Brian Moses.

114: Unintended Consequences

Jan 13th, 2024 1h 1m

We kick off the new year with new apps in our home lab you’ll want to try and a new way to do networking.

113: State of the Homelabs 2023

Dec 29th, 2023 1h 27m

We look back at what has changed, what's failed us, and what's sticking around in our homelabs. Special Guest: Brent Gervais.

112: Red Light, Green Light

Dec 15th, 2023 58m 3s

Alex shares a new build integrating WLED, and Chirs reviews hardware that can get you started with WLED in 45 seconds. Then, one last big update on the Year of Voice and our thoughts on self-hosting push notifications.

111: pfSense Makes no Sense

Dec 1st, 2023 1h 9m

We break down the state of the pfSense changes and the red flags we see. Plus, we're joined by Wolfgang from Wolfgang's channel to dig into his homelab and much more. Special Guest: Wolfgang.

110: Google Photos Replacement

Nov 17th, 2023 1h 11m

That man behind the Google Photos killer joins us to chat about the latest release of Immich. Plus, Alex's first impressions of 45Homelab's HL15. Special Guests: Alex Tran and Brent Gervais.

109: Alex’s Backups Disaster

Nov 3rd, 2023 1h 10m

How we almost lost valuable data this week, and a Chat with Doug and Mitch about their new home lab server.

108: Year of Voice: A Bigger Deal Than You Think

Oct 20th, 2023 1h 4m

Home Assistant's founder, Paulus Schoutsen, shares details about the Year of Voice, recent legal actions from Mazda, and the results of a recent third-party audit.Plus, our recommended Nextcloud setup, converting dumb devices into smart ones w

107: Laptop Dumpster Diving

Oct 6th, 2023 1h 10m

With a dose of pragmatism and optimism, we chat about making the best out of old hardware and where we draw the line and buy new. Plus, getting practical about your home media setup, bringing Spook into Home Assistant, and more. Special Guest:

106: The Plex Situation Just got Worse

Sep 22nd, 2023 57m 33s

Our thoughts on two recent Plex crackdowns, why the Apple TV just got a lot better, how home Assistant could improve 10 years in, and much more.

105: Sleeper Storage Technology

Sep 8th, 2023 1h 11m

Alex sits down with the lead developer of mergerfs to get an update on the project, Chris has a button-pushing breakthrough and more. Special Guest: Antonio Musumeci.

104: Name-Not-So-Cheap

Aug 25th, 2023 56m 5s

Alex does a significant overhaul of his website and unpacks a new GitHub action workflow. Chris finally achieves complete local voice control of his network, we complain about the state of domain name sellers, and more.

103: Archiving the Internet

Aug 11th, 2023 59m 46s

A few tools to build your own Way Back Machine, we check in with the "Year of Voice" and more.

102: NixOS is a bit Flakey

Jul 28th, 2023 1h 3m

Alex shares a suite of self-hosted apps that replace Reddit. Chris is struggling with Jellyfin, and we discuss where NixOS is killing it and where we think it falls down.

101: Joining the Federation

Jul 14th, 2023 1h 3m

The advantages of Federating a local and remote Nextcloud, Chris replaces Google Home Hub's photo powers and the new docker-compose feature that will change Alex's entire setup. Special Guest: Brent Gervais.

100: Our Essential Apps

Jun 30th, 2023 49m 55s

We cover our must-have self-hosted apps, reflect on the state of Self-Hosting now, and discuss what's new in Proxmox 8.

99: Lemmy at em!

Jun 16th, 2023 47m 39s

We dive into Lemmy, a self-hosted Reddit alternative. Plus, a couple of easy-to-deploy tools that make life better.

98: The One with 45Drives

Jun 2nd, 2023 46m 19s

We chat with 45Drives about their ambitions to build a home-lab server that bridges the gap between enterprise-level servers and consumer-grade NAS products. And more.

97: Tempted by the Fruit of Another

May 19th, 2023 1h

Alex tempts Chris with his Obsidian ways, our thoughts on Drobo going bankrupt, and Photoprism adding paid tiers. Plus, the slick suite of tools you'll want to run on your LAN.