Tutorials
The groundwork
The Privacy Diet tells you to run
curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com | sh and points you at a mini PC. These
walkthroughs cover everything around that — getting the machine built, reachable, hardened
and backed up, step by step.
Homelab
- beginner ⏱ 60 min Supports Ch. 9
Installing Ubuntu Server for a Home Lab
From USB stick to a headless, static-IP, auto-patching box you can SSH into — the machine every self-hosting guide assumes you already have.
- intermediate ⏱ 45 min Supports Ch. 9
Docker and Compose, Properly Installed
The right repository, the docker group and what it actually grants, a Compose file you can read, and the update routine that keeps a homelab from rotting.
- beginner ⏱ 25 min Supports Ch. 9
SSH: Key-Only Login and Sensible Hardening
Turn off password authentication, lock down root, and stop the log noise — the twenty minutes that closes the most-attacked door on any server.