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Lynn at 01:43, 21 August 2026

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	[[The Homelab Stack History]]		[[The Homelab Stack History]]

	The stack implementation progression has been ~~YAMS~~, Funky Penguin and Deployrr. I am now working with The TrueNAS-Compose suite. I have tried to give a reasoned top level assessment of the good and bad aspects of the tool on the assessment page.		The stack implementation progression has been SimpleHomeLab, Funky Penguin, YAMS and then Deployrr. I am now working with The TrueNAS-Compose suite. I have tried to give a reasoned top-level assessment of the good and bad aspects of the tool on the assessment page.

	[[The assessments are here]]		[[The assessments are here]]
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	[[Technical details are here]]		[[Technical details are here]]

Lynn at 01:37, 21 August 2026

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	[[The Homelab Stack History]]		[[The Homelab Stack History]]

			The stack implementation progression has been YAMS, Funky Penguin and Deployrr. I am now working with The TrueNAS-Compose suite. I have tried to give a reasoned top level assessment of the good and bad aspects of the tool on the assessment page.

			[[The assessments are here]]

			For more of a deep dive deep dive into them just head over here:

			[[Technical details are here]]

Lynn at 00:54, 21 August 2026

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	[[How did I get here?]]		[[How did I get here?]]

			I have been through a lot of hardware, software and solutions over the years. As of now, I am regretting scrapping some of the hardware that arrived over time. I don't feel bad about getting rid of the large 1U and 2U servers that I had at one time. They were not terribly fast, but very noisy and power hungry. After my wife and I downsized from a medium sized house to a 2 BR apartment, it made no sense to keep them. Yes, they were fun to tinker with, but they were also a sledgehammer to the fine task that I was attempting to accomplish.

			[[The Network and Home Servers]]

			I have been through a number of solution packages getting to where I am, and I am largely still looking. Hopefully I will be able to declare success in the relatively near future...

			Like many of you I started out with discrete tools as I was learning how to use Docker. I am not sure how I would get along without this tool. Below I will list what I feel are the strengths and weaknesses of the configurations that I have tried. To a large degree, if you starting out building a home lab, you need to have the ability to manage the configuration that you pt together because generally none of them are a perfect solution. One of the common problems since the developers are likely to be home hobbyists like ourselves, The projects tend to stall out after a while. The developer moves on or experiences people being demanding, ungrateful and sometimes just plain nasty.

			I have been willing, and happy, to pay them subscription fees to fund their efforts. These are usually modest, typically equivalent to two or three lattes a month. Getting traction on their part is often difficult and reaching critical mass generally doesn't happen. I recognize that most of these people have real jobs and developing the code is just a side gig that helps to pay the electric bill and buy some hardware. So, with that, let me tell you how I got to here.

			[[The Homelab Stack History]]

Lynn at 00:28, 21 August 2026

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			=Introduction=
			This wiki covers my journey toward the perfect Homelab/Home server for me. This likely is not the perfect one for you.

			I am a retired IP professional who spent 45 years in the trenches doing much this same work and got paid for it. Now I do it for fun and, face it, it keeps off of the streets and out of jail.

			[[How did I get here?]]

Lynn at 00:23, 21 August 2026

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	~~[[File:Chico_banner.webp]]~~

	~~= Introduction =~~
	This is a collection of information related to, and being, "The Maceys". It is intended to be a collection point for things that do not have a security value. We have other places to store passwords, for example.

	~~The primary focus is the Maceys in California who are Lynn and Bonita, their kids and kid's spouses. You will find them here:~~
	~~{{col-float}}~~
	~~==[[The Family Guide]]==~~
	~~==[[What's new on Plex?]]==~~
	~~==Quick Links==~~
	~~==[[Chico Technical\|Chico General Information]]==~~

	~~==[[San Jose General Information\|San Jose General Information]]==~~

	~~==[[Technical Guides\|Technical Guides]]==~~


	~~{{col-float-break}}~~
	~~{{#display_map: Chico~Chico [[Living in Chico]]; San Jose~San Jose [[San Jose]]; Lake Almanor~Lake Almanor [[Lake Almanor]];Lihue~Nalu [[Hawaii Condo]]~~
	~~\|width=350\|height=400\|layers=OpenStreetMap}}~~

	~~{{col-float-end}}~~
	~~==Family Locations==~~
	~~'''{{Highlight\|[[Living in Chico]]}}''' - [https://www.flightradar24.com/39.81,-122.13/9 Display Flight Radar]~~

	~~[https://adsb-chico.maceys.net/ Aircraft Localto Both Sites]~~

	~~[[San Jose Information]] - [https://www.flightradar24.com/37.37,-121.85/11 Display Flight Radar]~~

	~~[[Lake Almanor Information]] - [https://www.flightradar24.com/40.23,-120.98/10 DisplayFlight Radar]~~
	~~[https://adsb-chico.maceys.net/1 Local Aircraft]~~

	~~[[Kauai Condotel]]~~

	~~[[Mace Companies]]~~

	~~==Special Interest==~~
	~~[[Live Flight Radar]]~~

	~~[[ Interactive Fiction]]~~

	~~[[Cruises\| Cruises Taken]]~~

	~~[[Software#Ring]]~~

Lynn at 22:56, 17 August 2026

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	= Introduction =		= Introduction =
	This is a collection of information related to, and being, "The Maceys". It is intended to be a collection point for things that do not have a security value. We have other places to store passwords, for example.		This is a collection of information related to, and being, "The Maceys". It is intended to be a collection point for things that do not have a security value. We have other places to store passwords, for example.

Lynn at 22:55, 17 August 2026

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	= Introduction =		= Introduction =
	This is a collection of information related to, and being, "The Maceys". It is intended to be a collection point for things that do not have a security value. We have other places to store passwords, for example.		This is a collection of information related to, and being, "The Maceys". It is intended to be a collection point for things that do not have a security value. We have other places to store passwords, for example.

Lynn at 22:55, 17 August 2026

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	= Introduction =		= Introduction =
	This is a collection of information related to, and being, "The Maceys". It is intended to be a collection point for things that do not have a security value. We have other places to store passwords, for example.		This is a collection of information related to, and being, "The Maceys". It is intended to be a collection point for things that do not have a security value. We have other places to store passwords, for example.

Lynn at 23:59, 16 August 2026

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	{{#display_map: Chico~Chico [[Chico]]; San Jose~San Jose [[San Jose]]; Lake Almanor~Lake Almanor [[Lake Almanor]];Lihue~Nalu [[Hawaii Condo]]		{{#display_map: Chico~Chico [[Living in Chico]]; San Jose~San Jose [[San Jose]]; Lake Almanor~Lake Almanor [[Lake Almanor]];Lihue~Nalu [[Hawaii Condo]]
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Lynn at 23:58, 16 August 2026

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