How to Start Your Own Home Lab in 2025

Today I talk about how to start your own home lab. Home labs are very cool, but do you need one, and if you do, how do you get started? 👇 PULL IT DOWN FOR THE GOOD STUFF 👇 Patreon - https://patreon.com/thelinuxcast Paypal - https://paypal.me/thelinuxcast Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCylGUf9BvQooEFjgdNudoQg/join Ko-fi - https://ko-fi.com/thelinuxcast ===== Follow us 🐧🐧 ====== MERCH - https://shop.thelinuxcast.org Discord - https://discord.gg/62RPDBMH8W Odysee - https://odysee.com/$/invite/@thelinuxcast:4 TILvids(Peertube) - https://tilvids.com/c/thelinuxcast_channel/videos Mastodon- https://fosstodon.org/@thelinuxcast Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/thelinuxcast.bsky.social https://gitlab.com/thelinuxcast Matrix - https://matrix.to/#/#the-linux-cast:matrix.org The Website http://thelinuxcast.org Contact us email@thelinuxcast.org Amazon Wishlist - https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1J3W9HF4O2M7T?ref_=wl_share Logo Courtesy of - pedropaulo.net Intro Courtesy of - https://www.fragcgi.com/?i=1 Get a free month of Proton Mail! https://pr.tn/ref/F4PKCVB43XP0 Get $2 off your first domain name purchase at Hover - https://hover.com/w4vkVZkt ==== Special Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== https://thelinuxcast.org/patrons/ ==== My Gear ==== (Affilliate Links) Shure sm7b - https://amzn.to/42jvata LG Dual Up Monitor - https://amzn.to/42h7m9e Sceptre 32 Curved Monitor - https://amzn.to/40CHoeY Edifier R1280T - https://amzn.to/4gValbW Elgato Stream Deck MK2 - https://amzn.to/4ga1MJa Universal Audio Volt 276 - https://amzn.to/4jd8ukh iPhone 15 Pro Mac - https://amzn.to/4jmxdT2 Logitech Brio Webcam - https://amzn.to/4aqoRFZ Weilisi Desk Ring Light - https://amzn.to/4aqp1gz Logitech MX Master 3 - https://amzn.to/3Wm5A2E ==== Referenced ==== @TechnoTim @DBTechYT @RaidOwl ==== Time Stamps ==== 00:00:39 Intro 00:01:03 Why Do You Need One? 00:04:05 Start Simple, Build Complexity 00:07:27 Don't Be Afraid to Screw Up 00:08:53 Don't Get Greedy 00:09:56 Your Software Journey 00:12:05 Start to Learn About Security 00:15:13 Learn Networking 00:17:43 Learn About Docker and Containers 00:19:25 Explore Containers 00:20:04 Learn How to Monitor Everything Remotely 00:21:05 Backup EVERYTHING! 00:23:37 Wrapping Up #homelab #linux #homeserver