From qBittorrent to Plex, the *Arr stack changed how I think about media. Here is how I built an automated media server on a GTX 1060, the Plex Pass journey, the hardlink dilemma over NFS, and why the title of this article is a lie.
Why Proxmox Won (Over TrueNAS, Unraid, and Bare Metal Docker)
I evaluated TrueNAS, Unraid, OMV, and bare metal Docker. Proxmox won — not because it is perfect, but because every alternative had a dealbreaker for my specific constraints. Here is the decision matrix and the one architecture mistake I almost made.
My Two-Node Homelab Architecture Explained
One refurbished HP G3. One Frankenstein Ryzen build. 16 GB vs 32 GB RAM split. Proxmox on infra, bare-metal Debian on smart. Here is why the split exists, what broke, the network upgrade it forced, and the TrueNAS SCALE dilemma I am still weighing.
Why I Built a Homelab Instead of Paying for Cloud Services
It started with a broken Synology. It ended with two servers, a ZFS pool, and a new vocabulary word: ‘homelab.’ Here’s how a simple NAS replacement turned into a rabbit hole I’m still falling down.