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If you've ever relied on Watchtower to automatically update your Docker containers, you may have noticed something alarming: the project was officially abandoned in late 2024. The maintainers posted a deprecation notice and walked away, leaving thousands of homelab enthusiasts and self-hosters witho
Platform: Ubuntu Server 24.04.4 LTS — Intel / AMD (x86_64)
If you are running a powerful Linux setup with an Intel Core Ultra 9 (Evo Edition) paired with an NVIDIA RTX 5050, you expect your apps to open instantly. Yet AppImages often feel surprisingly sluggish — even on high-end hardware. The reason is straightforward: by default, AppImages are compressed S
Every Linux server failure I’ve witnessed from disk issues starts the same way: the root filesystem slowly fills up. No alarms. No drama. Just creeping usage until something breaks.
Uptime Kuma → n8n → Slack Alert Workflow
If you are running ERPNext v15 and want real-time Slack notifications whenever stock movements occur, this step-by-step guide shows you exactly how to set up webhook-based alerts for Material Issues, Material Transfers, and Purchase Receipts. You will also learn how to avoid the common Jinja templat
Disable IPv6 on Linux
Firewalls are a foundational component of any secure Linux server environment. On Ubuntu and other Debian-based distributions, UFW (Uncomplicated Firewall) provides a straightforward yet powerful interface for managing iptables rules without requiring deep knowledge of low-level networking syntax. I
This page documents the complete, final configuration of a secure homelab environment built around WireGuard, Raspberry Pis, UFW, AdGuard Home, Fail2Ban, n8n workflow automation, and Uptime Kuma. It is structured as a top-to-bottom technical reference, covering design intent, implementation details,
Goals Achieved
This document is the final, stable Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for a small production homelab built on WireGuard, AdGuard Home, Docker monitoring, and UFW. It reflects all configuration decisions, corrections, and lessons learned through implementation and testing. It is intended to serve as
Production Monitoring & Security Automation Runbook