I’ve compiled a list of resources and communities that I’ve used to learn and gain inspiration during my homelabbing projects. This list will also include links to useful software and other systems that I use on a regular basis.

Communities

LinkDescription
/r/sysadminI use this to keep up to date on current happenings and outages, also to learn how to deal with different systems and how other sysadmins deal with particular issues.
/r/talesfromtechsupportBecause we all need to laugh through the pain sometimes.
/r/selfhostedYou can probably tell that I spend a good amount of time here. Used a lot for finding different systems to play with and also see how others are setting their networks and systems up.
/r/homelabFun to stare at all the pretty pictures of network rooms and to gain inspiration on different projects.
/r/homelabsalesSometimes… juuuust sometimes, you can find some really good deals on network and server equipment.

Sites

LinkDescription
selfh.stA regularly updated site on all things selfhosting. Great reading material.
Professor MesserWho doesn’t know about Professor Messer at this point? Tried and true for certificate training and education.

Content Creators

Network Chuck