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07
Nov
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🚀 The 2025 Black Friday Web Hosting Deals Are LIVE! Why "Cheapest" Isn't Best (And Who to Choose Instead)

Don't just get the cheapest Black Friday hosting deal. Get the best value. We compare WHC, HostPapa, & more. Get the 2025 deals here.
9 min read
05
Nov
Digitized picture of a lock, floating between racks in a datacentre with digital electronic flows going through it.

OPNsense Hardening & Active Defense: Building the Inner Walls (Part 2)

Don't just install it, harden it. Unlock enterprise-grade security in OPNsense with GeoIP blocking, CrowdSec, MFA, and strict Zero Trust firewall rules.
24 min read
28
Oct
How to Add a Custom Table of Contents to Ghost CMS (Code Injection Guide)

How to Add a Custom Table of Contents to Ghost CMS (Code Injection Guide)

Learn how to add a dynamic table of contents, scroll progress bar, and "back to top" button to your Ghost blog using simple code injections—no theme change required.
16 min read
24
Oct

Finally Friday! Core Lab: Multiple New Guides & Updates🎆

New key tech guides, recent site changes, new core pages, and the latest cybersecurity news corner, all in one Core Lab weekly roundup.
4 min read
24
Oct
Become a Digital Overlord, and use no local storage ;)

The Ultimate "Unlimited" Media Server: DUMB & Real-Debrid Guide (2026)

Stop buying hard drives. Build a 100TB media server for $3/mo. The complete guide to Plex or Jellyfin, Real-Debrid, and DUMB with zero-buffering 4K streaming.
43 min read
24
Oct
This Month in Cyber: When the Giants Stumble, We All Feel the Shake

This Month in Cyber: When the Giants Stumble, We All Feel the Shake

Breaking down the F5 breach and Cisco firewall vulnerabilities from this month's cybersecurity news, and what self-hosters should take away from them.
3 min read
23
Oct
Be the Digital Wolf, feeding off and wrangling your containers!

The Definitive Arr Stack Docker Compose Guide (2026) + Generator

Master the Arr Stack with this 2026 Docker Compose guide. Get a complete config for Sonarr, Radarr & Plex, plus a free interactive Generator tool.
31 min read
22
Oct
Iconographic image showing OPNsense logo and stating this guide has been updated & compatible with v26.x of OPNsense.

OPNsense 26.1 Setup Guide: The Ultimate Homelab Firewall 2026 (Part 1)

Stop relying on ISP junk. Build a digital fortress with OPNsense 26.1. This expert 2026 guide covers Kea DHCP migration, ZFS installation, and the new Unified Rules.
34 min read
20
Oct
Will you be a Digital Dragon and Hoard? Or a Hybrid Cloud Streamer who operates their own Netflix like service? Either way - You will have Total Control!

The Ultimate Media Server Guide (2026): Plex vs. Jellyfin vs. Cloud-Hybrid Stacks

Should you build a NAS or stream from the cloud? We break down the 4 paths to media server mastery: The Digital Dragon (Arr Stack), The Streamer (Stremio), and The Hybrid (Zurg).
17 min read
20
Oct
Digital illustration of a starship with energy shields active, deflecting incoming cyber threats, representing homelab network defence-in-depth.

Networking & Cybersecurity Roadmap: The 2026 Guide to a Secure Homelab

Ditch the ISP router. Learn to secure your homelab with OPNsense, VLANs, and SWAG. A 20-year veteran's roadmap to building a "Default Deny" digital fortress in 2026.
15 min read