Hardware

I just added a KVM console to my server rack, and it’s easily one of the best upgrades to my homelab I’ve ever made. Gone are the days of digging an old keyboard and VGA monitor out of a forgotten box somewhere in the basement just to regain access to a machine I’ve managed to lock myself out of, or to set up new hardware or a refreshed box. Now all I have to do is go downstairs, open up the console and switch inputs to the machine I need to access. It’s an old-school concept but it really does make a difference. ...

The next challenge I’ve decided to take on in my homelab journey is to replace one of my business’s remote servers hosted at OVH with a custom server hosted in my rack here at home. While technically this server will be separate from all homelab/non-production components, there is enough overlap that I don’t mind lumping it into the homelab category. After all, the primary purpose of my homelab is to support production in my business. ...