This is my 36-container Docker server: a small home lab built to run the services I actually use while giving me a place to experiment.

What it runs

  • Jellyfin for media
  • Sonarr and Radarr for automation
  • Navidrome for music
  • Grafana for monitoring
  • Vikunja for task management
  • Local AI services

The hardware is intentionally modest: a ThinkCentre, an RTX 1060, and a lot of stubbornness.

What I learned

The interesting part isn’t getting a container running. It’s making the whole stack reliable: backups, networking, updates, monitoring, and knowing what to do when something inevitably breaks.

More documentation will be added as the homelab evolves.