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I've run OPNsense as a VM on my Proxmox server, I ran pfSense on dedicated hardware for a few years, and I've flashed OpenWrt onto a few routers over the…
If you went looking for Docker on your Synology NAS and couldn't find it, nothing was removed. Synology renamed the package to Container Manager in DSM 7.2, and that rename…
For about a decade, the answer to "what NAS should I buy for Plex" was simple: get an Intel Synology and let Quick Sync do the work. That answer died…
A year ago this wasn't much of a debate. Synology DSM won on software, you paid a premium for it, and that was the end of the conversation. Since then…
UniFi runs my entire network, and I've been running UniFi's NAS line since the original UNAS Pro launched. Right now I'm running the UNAS Pro 8 in parallel with a…
UGREEN went from "the charging cable company" to one of the most interesting NAS brands in about two years, and I've had NASync units in my own setup for most…
Home Lab Hardware I Use and Recommend This is the home lab hardware that I actually recommend, sorted by what you need and what you'll spend. I've spent years reviewing…
Starting a home lab in 2026 is genuinely easier than it has ever been, but it is also easy to overbuy and overcomplicate things from day one. These are the five categories that actually matter — NAS, hypervisor, networking, UPS, and a Raspberry Pi — and what to look for in each one.