For me it is writting docker compose files describing my services. I like to test them on my machine before pushing them to the server(s). But I guess that’s my own fault for not using something like portainer or even SSHFS.
What’s the most annoying / painful step for you?
Managing docker-compose files over a few servers.
Notepad++ is fantastic, I can have multiple tabs with docker-compose files from different servers (via a ssh plugin), in a single window.
I was advised to move to VSCode or VSCodium. Neither can handle a single window with files from different servers, I need to switch workspace every time. Back to Notepad++.
I’m sorry what? You can edit text files on a different machine from notepad++??? Omg this changes… everything. Wtf I did not know this. How could not have known this!!!
designing, spending money on a setup, only to find out I need to scale more 6 months later and realizing that overhauling the current setup is not gonna work leading to basically building a new homelab all over again.
Welp, everyone beat me to the dad jokes.
Networking,
I’m a statistician by degree not a networking guy.
I don’t know anything other than what an IP address is. Figuring out subnetting, DNS, reverse proxy, VPN stuff.
I don’t know how secure my current setup is but it works so for now I’m not touching it.
I’ll probably beat everyone…living in Australia!..
Super super high electricity bills and finding a small case to build a NAS here… Everything here is practically Apple or off the shelf…people look at you strange for even having a NAS, let alone a DIY NAS.
The only case that just became available here is a Silverstone cs351 unless you’re going to spend thousands.
I thought, this is exactly what I wanted… After unpacking it, what do you think I’ve been doing?
Practically rebuilding the case because it has almost zero air flow…no front fan, and only exhaust fans…and because I’m in Australia, it’s almost summer where we get easily over 110f or 40c…
I won’t go into the price of things in Australia or having already ordered 2 different cases from different shops for this build and being told it could be a 6 month wait…after I paid for it…
Recognize the security concept was not good enough. Like finding Maleware on proxmox, or some strange outbound traffic to the darknet. 😂
Racking things in my tiny “server room”