Docker Compose vs Kubernetes: The Practical Homelab Guide
If you’re running containers at home, the Docker Compose vs Kubernetes debate is one you can’t escape. Forums, Reddit threads, and YouTube comments are full of conflicting opinions….
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Logs from VahaC — Homelab, Docker, Proxmox, AI Tools
A hands-on tech blog by a developer who builds, breaks, and documents real self-hosted infrastructure — so you don’t have to figure it all out from scratch.
Every post is written the way I wish I’d found it: exact configs, honest troubleshooting notes, and clear explanations of why things are set up this way — not just how.
What you’ll find here:
🖥️ Self-Hosted Services — Deploying and securing Bitwarden, Nextcloud, Jellyfin, qBittorrent, and more in Docker containers on home servers.
🔧 Proxmox & Storage — Installing Proxmox VE, ZFS pools, LXC containers, backups, WireGuard VPN, and SMART monitoring with Scrutiny.
🏠 Home Assistant & ESPHome — Dashboards, automations, LVGL touch displays, CrowdSec security, Zigbee devices, and custom integrations.
⚡ Hardware & DIY — ESP32 projects, TDS/flow sensors, OpenWrt routers, 3D printing, and real-world wiring experiments.
📡 Networking & Security — Nginx Proxy Manager, Cloudflare, reverse proxies, SSL, VPN access, and intrusion detection
Posts: 92
Tools: 26
Status: ONLINE
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Latest Blogs
Proxmox Node Monitoring Alerting Self-Hosted: The Reliable PVE and PBS Guide
Stashboard’s Proxmox node monitoring alerting self-hosted: a live PVE/PBS node card and modal, SSH telemetry, six debounced warn/crit alert categories, and delivery by email, Telegram, Apprise or MQTT. Setup, checks and risks.
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Tools
Free UTM Campaign URL Builder with Instant GA4 Channel Check
This free UTM campaign URL builder tags any link with utm_source, utm_medium and utm_campaign, predicts the GA4 channel the visits land in, and exports a QR code for print. 24 presets, your own saved presets and a CSV link list — 100% client-side, nothing leaves your browser.
Free cURL to Code Converter for Fetch, Python and Node.js
Free cURL to code converter: paste any curl command and get fetch, Python requests, Node.js fetch or axios code, with honest notes for unsupported flags.
Free robots.txt Generator and Validator with a Live URL Tester
This free robots.txt generator and validator builds allow/disallow rules, AI crawler blocks and sitemap lines, checks any robots.txt line by line with plain-English explanations, and tests which URLs each crawler may fetch — 100% client-side, nothing leaves your browser.
Free CSV to JSON and SQL Converter with Smart Delimiter Detection
This free CSV to JSON and SQL converter turns spreadsheet exports into JSON, JSON back into CSV, and rows into ready-to-run SQL INSERT statements for PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite and SQL Server. It detects the delimiter and header row automatically and flags broken rows — 100% client-side, nothing leaves your browser.
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About Me
I'm VahaC — I build and document homelab setups, self-hosted services, Docker stacks and small AI tools. Expect practical notes, working configs, and no fluff.
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Coming Soon
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Blog Browser SSH Terminal Docker Host Self-Hosted: The Safe, Audited Setup Guide
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Tool Free Content Security Policy Generator and Security Headers Analyzer
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Blog Migrate Proxmox LXC to NVMe: The Safe, Tested Guide to Retiring a Failing SSD
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Blog Docker Container Exec Browser Self-Hosted: A Safe, Fully Audited Shell Guide
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Tool Free Proxmox LXC idmap Generator: Easy UID and GID Mapping
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Blog qBittorrent Incomplete Downloads on NVMe: The Fast, Practical Proxmox Setup Guide