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The Ultimate Homelab: A Deep-Dive into an Automated K3s Cluster on Hetzner

The Ultimate Homelab: A Deep-Dive into an Automated K3s Cluster on Hetzner

April 17, 2026

A comprehensive technical guide and philosophy behind building a secure, automated, and production-ready Kubernetes cluster on Hetzner Cloud using Terraform, Ansible, and Tailscale.

My Note-Taking System: From Chaos to Second Brain

My Note-Taking System: From Chaos to Second Brain

April 17, 2026

A guide to building a robust, scalable, and future-proof note-taking system using Obsidian, Neovim, and Markdown, optimized for thinking over time.

Unifying My Smart Home and Homelab: Bridging Home Assistant MQTT to a Kubernetes Data Platform

Unifying My Smart Home and Homelab: Bridging Home Assistant MQTT to a Kubernetes Data Platform

February 7, 2026

A deep dive into integrating Home Assistant's MQTT data with a high-performance data stack (EMQX, InfluxDB, Grafana) running on a k3d Kubernetes cluster for long-term storage and advanced analytics.

Configuration as Code: My NixOS and macOS Setup

Configuration as Code: My NixOS and macOS Setup

January 29, 2026

How I use Nix, Nix Flakes, and Home Manager to create fully reproducible and declarative configurations for my NixOS and macOS systems.

GitOps Foundation: ArgoCD and Enterprise Secrets Management

GitOps Foundation: ArgoCD and Enterprise Secrets Management

January 18, 2026

How to bootstrap a GitOps workflow with ArgoCD, Sealed Secrets, and External Secrets Operator. Includes Azure Key Vault integration for enterprise-grade secrets management.

Podman vs Docker Desktop: Choose Your Runtime

Podman vs Docker Desktop: Choose Your Runtime

January 17, 2026

Based on community feedback, the homelab project now supports both Podman and Docker Desktop. Here's how to choose and switch between them.

Building a Production-Grade Kubernetes Homelab on macOS: The Complete Guide

Building a Production-Grade Kubernetes Homelab on macOS: The Complete Guide

January 15, 2026

How to build a portable, cloud-native Kubernetes environment on macOS using Podman and k3d. Includes NFS storage, Tailscale networking, and architecture decisions explained.

The Aquarium Hobby: It's Not a Philosophy, It's a Survival Strategy (DIY Edition). 😅

The Aquarium Hobby: It's Not a Philosophy, It's a Survival Strategy (DIY Edition). 😅

January 5, 2026

A personal take on the aquarium hobby as a DIY survival strategy, detailing the creation of HydroSense, an open-source IoT system for smart aquarium control, starting from old hardware to a full-fledged project roadmap.

Balance - the Heartbeat of a Planted Aquarium

Balance - the Heartbeat of a Planted Aquarium

October 28, 2025

Exploring the intricate balance within planted aquariums, from the Redfield Ratio to modern monitoring technology, and how this microcosm teaches profound lessons about nature, technology, and sustainability.

When Work and Passion Start Speaking the Same Language

When Work and Passion Start Speaking the Same Language

October 20, 2025

A personal reflection on connecting professional life in technology (DevOps, Kubernetes) with a passion for aquariums, highlighting similarities in monitoring, automation, and stability.