Homelab

Tools I Actually Use

Everything listed here is running in my homelab right now or is something I actively recommend. No fluff, no tools I haven't touched.

Media Stack
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Plex

Personal media server. Stream your own movies, TV, and music from anywhere. The backbone of my media setup.

Free + paid pass
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Sonarr

Automatic TV show management. Monitors, grabs, and organizes episodes into your library automatically.

Free
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Radarr

Same as Sonarr but for movies. Set it and forget it — movies get grabbed and organized automatically.

Free
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Lidarr

Automatic music collection management. Monitors artists and grabs new releases in your preferred format.

Free
A
Aurral

Self-hosted music streaming frontend that connects to your Lidarr library. Clean UI for browsing and playing your collection.

Free
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SABnzbd

Usenet download client. Works alongside Sonarr and Radarr to handle the actual downloading.

Free
O
Overseerr

Request management for Plex. Let friends and family request movies and shows through a clean interface.

Free
T
Tautulli

Plex monitoring and analytics. See who's watching what, track history, and get notifications.

Free
Hosting & Network
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Cloudflare

DNS, tunnels, Zero Trust access, and DDoS protection. I use it for everything domain-related on this site and in my homelab.

Free tier
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RackNerd

Affordable VPS hosting. My Matrix, Jitsi, and TeamSpeak stack runs on a RackNerd VPS. Great value for the price.

Virtualization
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Proxmox

Open-source virtualization platform. Run VMs and containers on bare metal with a solid web UI. Industry standard for homelabs.

Free
Homelab Management
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Portainer

Web UI for managing Docker containers, stacks, images, and volumes. Makes running a homelab significantly less painful.

Free community edition
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Framerr

Homelab dashboard that brings all your services together in one place. Clean, customizable, and self-hosted.

Free
* RackNerd links may be affiliate links — I only recommend services I actually use and pay for myself.