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Life & fun · June 23, 2019

HomelabOS

Your very own privacy-centric offline-first data center

HomelabOS launched on June 23, 2019 with 2 votes. The site was still online in September 2026, 7 years on.

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What it does

A set of Ansible scripts to configure a Docker based Homelab server with all sorts of goodies. Following the unix philosophy we gather together many specific tools to build the exact end result desired.

Your very own offline-first privacy-centric open-source data-center! https://homelabos.com/

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