https://magnus919.com/tags/homelab/Recent content in Homelab on Notes from the Rabbit HoleHugoen© [Magnus Hedemark](https://github.com/magnus919)Fri, 17 Jan 2025 15:49:43 -0400https://magnus919.com/notes/minirack/Fri, 17 Jan 2025 15:49:43 -0400https://magnus919.com/notes/minirack/<h1 id="resources">Resources</h1> <h2 id="github">GitHub</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://github.com/geerlingguy/mini-rack">geerlingguy/mini-rack</a> - Affiliated with Jeff Geerling&rsquo;s excellent YouTube channel.</li> <li><a href="https://github.com/JaredC01/LabStack">JaredC01/LabStack</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="reddit">Reddit</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/minilab/">r/minilab</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="youtube">YouTube</h2> <h3 id="jeff-geerling">Jeff Geerling</h3> <p>Jeff Geerling runs a number of homelab-friendly YouTube channels. On his main channel, he introduced <a href="https://mini-rack.jeffgeerling.com">Project MINI RACK</a>.</p> <div class="youtube-container"> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/y1GCIwLm3is" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen> </iframe> </div> <p>He often does a lot of his earlier play/work/experiments on secondary channels. So 8 months prior, he published this video:</p> <div class="youtube-container"> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/c8-cdA50bpU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen> </iframe> </div> <h3 id="raid-owl">Raid Owl</h3> <div class="youtube-container"> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wJUDhQ7s9HM" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen> </iframe> </div>https://magnus919.com/2025/01/setting-up-podman-on-macos-a-docker-alternative-for-local-container-development/Mon, 06 Jan 2025 09:56:50 -0500https://magnus919.com/2025/01/setting-up-podman-on-macos-a-docker-alternative-for-local-container-development/<h2 id="why-run-containers-locally">Why Run Containers Locally?</h2> <p>Running containers on your development machine has become an essential practice for modern software development. Local containers provide:</p> <ul> <li>Consistent development environments across team members</li> <li>Quick testing of containerized applications without remote dependencies</li> <li>Easy experimentation with different software stacks</li> <li>Simplified microservices development and testing</li> <li>Efficient resource usage compared to traditional virtual machines</li> </ul> <h2 id="why-podman-instead-of-docker-desktop">Why Podman Instead of Docker Desktop?</h2> <p>While Docker Desktop has been the de facto standard for local container development, Podman offers several compelling advantages:</p>