Welcome to Core Lab - Building a Smarter Home, One Piece of Tech at a Time
So homelabbing can feel a bit like wrestling a greased pig. It’s a fantastic way to learn, experiment, and build a truly personalized tech setup – but it can also be… chaotic. At Core Lab, we’re embracing the chaos, focusing on getting the most out of our existing tech
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Recent posts
- Best Jellyfin Server Hardware (2026): Budget Builds to Enterprise NAS Guide
- Best NAS for Photographers in 2026: UGREEN vs. Synology vs. Custom ZFS
- News from Core Lab: October Rollup, Infrastructure Upgrades & What's Ahead (Nov '26)🗞️
- My 2026 Homelab Networking Stack: OPNsense, UniFi & 10GbE
- UGREEN USB 3.0 to 2.5GbE Adapter as an OPNsense WAN NIC (Realtek RTL8156B, 1.5Gbps)
- Automating OPNsense Backups: Hardened SFTP to NAS, Git Audits & REST API
- Cybersecurity Threat Intel: What the Critical PHP RCEs and Tailscale Disclosures Mean for Homelabbers
- The Post-Mortem: How an Aggressive Cache Strategy Sabotaged My Ghost CMS Signups
- 25 Best Docker Containers for Homelabs (2026 Architecture Blueprint)
- The Hybrid Pipeline: Real-Debrid with a Usenet Backstop