How did you started to build your homelab?

Hello everyone! I recently started building my homelab. Right now I only have Linkding running behind Nginx as a reverse proxy via Docker. I’m pretty happy with it so far and I’m planning to add more tools over time.

My current idea is to learn a tech stack first, then integrate it directly into my homelab. I expect to break things eventually and I actually see it as a valuable way to learn.

I was thinking about setting up Kubernetes early so I don’t have to deal with it later. But for the learning process, is it better to run a few services with Docker first, then integrate Kubernetes on top and fix whatever breaks along the way? I feel like that might teach me more, even if it gets messier.

For those who’ve gone through this: how did your homelabs start? What did you do when you were just starting from scratch? I’d love to hear your journey and what helped you learn the most!

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