DevOps

The State of Homelabs in 2026: Smaller, Smarter, AI-Powered

RAM prices hurt, power bills hurt more, and everyone wants to run local AI. The homelab of 2026 is smaller, smarter, and completely different from what we had five years ago.

From SSH to API: Deploying HAProxy Data Plane API for Automated Load Balancer Management

Replacing manual SSH configuration with HAProxy Data Plane API: how I automated load balancer management across an HA cluster using REST APIs and Ansible AWX.

The Perfect Patch Management Duo: PatchMon + Ansible AWX

Learn how PatchMon and Ansible AWX work together to create a complete patch management solution with visibility and automation - managing 21 servers with 95% less effort.