Welcome to Home Lab Explorers — a community-driven space for leveling up your skills in self-hosting, automation, containerization, and everything home lab!
Whether you're spinning up your first Docker container or architecting a resilient Kubernetes cluster, this repo is your launchpad.
This repository is home to community-driven:
- 🧪 Hands-on challenges to help you learn by doing
- 🛠️ Reference configurations and starter templates
- 📝 How-to guides and walkthroughs from fellow explorers
- 🧵 Community notes from real-world builds, wins, and gotchas
| Folder | Description |
|---|---|
challenges/ |
Guided challenges for all skill levels (Docker, Nginx Proxy Manager, Kubernetes, and more) |
configs/ |
Example configs for Docker Compose, Kubernetes manifests, reverse proxies, monitoring stacks, etc. (coming soon) |
guides/ |
Step-by-step walkthroughs and home lab documentation |
community/ |
Shared notes, success stories, and community experiments |
Check out the challenges/ folder for your next hands-on mission. Challenges are split into beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels. Try one, share your notes, and help someone else get through theirs!
We welcome contributions from all experience levels. Here's how you can get involved:
- 🧱 Add a new challenge: Include a folder with a
README.mdand any starter files - 🧰 Submit a helpful config: Docker Compose files, Kubernetes manifests, systemd services—whatever made your life easier
- 📚 Write a short guide: Walk others through a setup you found useful
- 🗣️ Share your notes: Gotchas, optimizations, or things you wish you'd known
Open a pull request or start a discussion—we’d love to hear from you.
Follow along, get help, and share what you're working on:
This project is open-source and available under the MIT License.
Happy hacking, and welcome to the homelab adventure 🧪🔧🌐