Homelab on Curtis Nix https://curtis.engineer/homelab/ Recent content in Homelab on Curtis Nix Hugo -- gohugo.io en Sun, 21 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 What I Run, and Why https://curtis.engineer/homelab/overview/ Sun, 21 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://curtis.engineer/homelab/overview/ The reasoning behind the choices in my homelab: why Talos, why Debian as the gateway, why local inference, and where convenience and control trade off. Debian LUKS Locked Me Out of My Cluster for 14 Hours https://curtis.engineer/homelab/postmortem-debian-luks-reboot/ Sat, 20 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://curtis.engineer/homelab/postmortem-debian-luks-reboot/ An overnight reboot on the LUKS-encrypted Debian server that fronts my Talos cluster halted at the passphrase prompt. The cluster and every hosted service were unreachable until I drove to the box and typed it in. A Power Outage Cut My Access To My Homelab During Vacation https://curtis.engineer/homelab/postmortem-ups-install/ Sat, 20 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://curtis.engineer/homelab/postmortem-ups-install/ A power outage during a week-long Charleston vacation took down the Debian server that fronts my Talos cluster. With LUKS at boot and no UPS to ride out the flicker, my remote access to the homelab stayed cut for the whole trip. I came home, ordered an APC Back-UPS 600, and then put off plugging it in. A second outage a few days later was what finally got it installed.