Uses

What runs the home lab and what I reach for daily.

Hardware

Proxmox VE
Hypervisor that runs the whole home lab.
Local disk storage
Media library and Docker app data live on the host.

Self-hosted services

CasaOS
App dashboard and Docker UI for the lab.
Docker
Everything ships as a container.
Nginx Proxy Manager
Reverse proxy and TLS for every service.
Jellyfin
Media server for the house.

Security tooling

WireGuard
Remote access back into the lab.
AdGuard Home
Network-wide DNS filtering and blocklists.
CrowdSec
Behavioural blocking at the edge.

Daily drivers

VS Code
Editor for code, KQL, and notes.
PowerShell 7
Automation and Microsoft Graph scripting.
KQL
The language I think in at work.