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shi2.hashnode.dev·Jul 12, 2025

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Building Labs with QEMU on Kali host

QEMU QEMU (Quick Emulator) is a powerful, open-source virtualization tool widely used by security researchers, penetration testers, and red teamers for building fast and flexible virtual labs. Unlike VirtualBox or VMware, which offer GUI-based virtua...

Building Labs with QEMU on Kali host

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scalenet.hashnode.dev·Jul 10, 2025

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Scalable Virtual Network Lab

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tech.mrleong.net·Jul 09, 2025

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Self-Hosting in Malaysia: Overcoming CGNAT for Your Homelab

Dreaming of running your own server or "homelab" in Malaysia? Many internet service providers (ISPs) like TM Unifi and Maxis Fiber utilize Carrier-Grade NAT (CGNAT) for IPv4 address management. This means your home router is assigned a private IP add...

Self-Hosting in Malaysia: Overcoming CGNAT for Your Homelab

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Cyril Sebastian

Cyril Sebastian

tech.cyrilsebastian.com·Jul 08, 2025

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Self-Hosted Streaming with Jellyfin and ngrok – A Personal Weekend Project

It all started with a simple need — I wanted to watch some old movies and personal family videos stored on my desktop. My niece had also backed up a bunch of vacation clips from her phone onto my machine, and now that she’s back home, I needed an eas...

Self-Hosted Streaming with Jellyfin and ngrok – A Personal Weekend Project

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Michael Woltz

subnetsavy.hashnode.dev·Jul 07, 2025

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How to Build a Home Kubernetes Cluster (Step-by-Step 2025 Guide)

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How to Build a Home Kubernetes Cluster (Step-by-Step 2025 Guide)

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Taji Abdullah

technofiles.hashnode.dev·Jun 30, 2025

Jun 30, 2025

Going Splunking - Round One: Going Deeper

I have recently Installed Splunk in my home lab. Although I have access to a Splunk cyber range to practice in, I wanted to delve further and go deeper with admin functionality than I could in the cyber range. I first got introduced to Splunk back in...

Going Splunking - Round One: Going Deeper

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Marvin Kweyu

thegreencodes.com·Jun 30, 2025

Jun 30, 2025

Keeping the Homelab Alive

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jmcnairtech.com·Jun 30, 2025

Jun 30, 2025

How to Join a Windows 11 VM to an Active Directory Domain (Home Lab Guide)

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How to Join a Windows 11 VM to an Active Directory Domain (Home Lab Guide)

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Jérôme Hoarau

Jérôme Hoarau

blog.hoaraujerome.com·Jun 29, 2025

Jun 29, 2025

From Goals to Constraints to Costs: Designing a Lean AWS Kubernetes Homelab

🧭 Why Build a Homelab? I recently completed the first phase of my cloud-native homelab — a Kubernetes cluster on AWS built from scratch with kubeadm, provisioned using Terraform, Packer, Ansible, and Cilium. This wasn't just for fun (though it was)....

From Goals to Constraints to Costs: Designing a Lean AWS Kubernetes Homelab

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Sachindu Malshan

Sachindu Malshan

sachindumalshan.hashnode.dev·Jun 28, 2025

Jun 28, 2025

How to Set Up a Home-Lab: Upgrade Your Old Laptop to a Cloud Server

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