In Part 2, we built a professional homelab storage layout: Today, we take the next step: Replicating ZFS datasets from your HDD mirror to Proxmox Backup Server (PBS) using Syncoid, ensuring off-host redundancy and automated backup workflows. Replication is critical: it protects against disk failure, accidental deletion, and data corruption — all without touching your …
Why Disaster Recovery Testing Matters If you think your backups are reliable, think again. Many homelab users make the critical mistake of assuming that “everything is safe” until disaster strikes. Without testing, you can’t be sure that: This post walks you through a full disaster recovery (DR) simulation for your Proxmox + ZFS + PBS …
Update:Consider reading our latest series about proxmox with pbs:The Ultimate Proxmox Backup Architecture Series If you run Proxmox in production, you already know the real enemy isn’t disk failure — it’s half‑finished backups, overlapping jobs, and sleeping hosts in the middle of a snapshot. This post walks through a battle‑tested Bash script I use to …
Self-hosting doesn’t usually fail because of bad software. It fails because everything is forced through the wrong network path. I learned this the hard way—first with Immich uploads, then with Nextcloud sync issues, and finally with Jellyfin buffering that made Netflix look fast. This post is the architecture I ended up with after fixing all …
This post is part of the Self-Hosting Without Pain seriesA real-world guide to running Immich, Nextcloud, Jellyfin, and more using Cloudflare, Tailscale, and Proxmox — without broken uploads, buffering, or exposed ports. I love Jellyfin. Self-hosted streaming is amazing — no subscriptions, no corporate “features,” just your media, your rules. But the first time I …