Why I run OpenClaw at home I want an AI agent who can read my files, run commands, and help me on my homelab project, but I don’t want to send my workspace to a SaaS or open a public port on my router. OpenClaw is a self-hosted agent platform: it run on my Linux box, hold the agent sessions, and expose a small control UI to interact with it from any of my devices. ...
Building a Home Lab to Learn Kubernetes I wanted to learn Kubernetes—really learn it, not just follow a few tutorials. While researching, I noticed many people build their own home labs to run cloud services or custom applications. That inspired me to set up a complete home lab myself: first to run basic services like Nextcloud or OpenProject, and then to experiment with a full DevSecOps pipeline. First Step To understand Kubernetes properly, I needed something close to real-world infrastructure. Buying three or more physical servers wasn’t possible, so I decided to create everything on a single machine using multiple virtual machines (VMs). This way I can spin up as many servers as I need and quickly learn how to build a cluster. ...
First issue Multiples environnements First, I need to connect to my server in SSH and in http to manage Proxmox. With this diagram you can see a simple usage of VM machine. But, I have personal conditions. I need to have a virtual network to have a stable IP of my node in my cluster. But, as you can see, in default with proxmox, you have one bridge created connect to the physical Ethernet port in the server. And, I change environnement to work in my office, and my home because I don’t have an internet box in there, so for connect my server to my PC, I need to connect the Ethernet ports of the server and my PC in direct. ...
Create a Home Lab to Learn Kubernetes Why Learn Kubernetes? swit As a software engineer focused on low-level implementations, I realized I didn’t fully understand how modern cloud systems work, or how millions of users can access massive amounts of services without interruption. What fascinates me most is the elasticity of resource allocation. Think about Netflix: every evening, millions of people connect at the same time to watch their favorite series. This creates a huge traffic peak. Yet, everything runs smoothly without downtime. ...