About Us

About WunderTech

Hi, I’m Frank Joseph

I started WunderTech in May 2020 as a place to publish the home lab tutorials I’d been writing for myself.

I'm Frank Joseph, creator of WunderTech

Five years later, the site and the YouTube channel that goes with it cover Synology, UniFi, Proxmox, TrueNAS, Docker, and just about every other corner of the home lab and self-hosting world.

WunderTech is the brand I publish under. WunderTech, LLC is the business behind it. Both are run by me — there’s no team, no editorial staff, no AI ghostwriters. Every tutorial here is something I’ve actually set up, broken, fixed, and run in my own lab.

My background

I’ve worked in enterprise IT and application management for over 15 years. I hold a Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems and an MBA. The day-job work is what gave me the patience for documentation; the home lab is where I actually enjoy the technology.

How I work

Every tutorial on this site is tested on hardware I own. When I write about a Synology NAS, I’m running it in my rack. When I write about Proxmox, I’m running it on the cluster I built. When I write about UniFi, I’m describing the network my house actually runs on.

That’s the part I want to be straightforward about: I don’t review hardware I haven’t used, and I don’t recommend products I haven’t installed. When I make a recommendation, it’s because I’ve run it and have an opinion about it.

When something breaks, I document the fix. When something doesn’t work the way the docs claim, I write that down too.

What you’ll find here

  • Tutorials for setting up specific software on specific hardware (Plex on Synology, Docker on Proxmox, WireGuard on UniFi, that kind of thing)
  • Comparisons between platforms and products I’ve used in my own lab
  • Buyer’s guides based on hardware I’ve actually tested
  • Lab notes that are shorter articles about projects I’m running, things I’ve broken, and decisions I’ve made

What you won’t find here

  • AI-generated articles
  • Reviews of hardware I don’t own
  • “Best of” lists I haven’t tested
  • Sponsored posts disguised as tutorials

Disclosures

WunderTech earns money through display advertising and affiliate links (Amazon, UniFi, and a few others). When a tutorial includes a link to a product, that link may be an affiliate link, meaning I earn a small commission if you buy through it, at no extra cost to you. This never changes what I recommend; if I wouldn’t run it in my own lab, I don’t link to it.

I also offer consulting through WunderTech, LLC for businesses and individuals who need help with home lab, NAS, or networking projects. You can find that on the Hire Me page.

Where to find me

If you’ve found something useful here, the best thing you can do to help me out is subscribe on my YouTube page!