ZeroToHomeLab
Practical Linux self-hosting & home-server tutorials. From budget setup to secure remote access, build your own cloud-ready homelab with step-by-step guides.

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03
May

How I Automated Cloudflare Cache Purging for My Self-Hosted Ghost Blog

In my previous Cloudflare performance article, I enabled HTML caching for my self-hosted Ghost blog. That made a big difference:
5 min read
04
Apr

5 Simple Cloudflare Settings to Boost Your Website Performance

If you’re self-hosting your website like I am, for example running a Ghost blog on a server and putting
5 min read
10
Feb

How Much RAM Do You Really Need for a Home Linux Server?

RAM prices are through the roof right now, and that makes choosing memory for a home hobby server surprisingly tricky.
6 min read
31
Jan

Secure remote access to my linux home server using a VPN (Tailscale)

If you run a home server, you’ll eventually want to log in from somewhere else than your home network.
3 min read
10
Dec

Jellyseerr Docker Setup Guide: Simple Requests for Jellyfin, Radarr and Sonarr

If you’re running a home media server with Radarr, Sonarr, and Jellyfin, you’ve probably wished there was an
3 min read
01
Dec

Linux Home Server Maintenance: Weekly, Monthly, Yearly Checklist

This is my own simple and easy-to-do maintenance checklist for a hobby Linux home server. Nothing enterprise-level, just lightweight routines
3 min read
29
Nov

A Simple and Reliable Backup Strategy for Your Linux Docker Home Server

📑 Table of Contents * 📘 Introduction * 🤔 What Should You Back Up? * ⚙️ Setting Up Restic With Backblaze B2 * 🧰 The Backup Script * 🛠️ Running the
9 min read
15
Nov
How I Set Up Network-Wide Ad Blocking with AdGuard Home and Docker on My Home server

How I Set Up Network-Wide Ad Blocking with AdGuard Home and Docker on My Home server

If you care about privacy, faster browsing, and keeping your network clean from ads and trackers, this guide is for
5 min read
07
Nov

How to Enable ActivityPub on a Self-Hosted Ghost 6 Blog

So you’re self-hosting Ghost and just noticed the new ActivityPub option in version 6, only to find out it
8 min read
18
Sep

How to Set Up Bazarr on Linux with Docker for Automated Subtitles in Sonarr and Radarr

If you’re running a home media server, you’ve probably used Radarr and Sonarr to automate your movie and
5 min read