Field Notes from the Network — practical self-hosting guides from Roadhouse Labs. Written by an engineer whose background includes time as a Senior Network Engineer at NASA and current work as a Senior Network DevOps Engineer at an international organization with 10,000+ sites. These aren’t toy examples — they’re the actual configs and lessons learned from building and maintaining real infrastructure at scale.
Everything here is documented to be reproducible, not just illustrative. Expect full config files with every option explained, known gotchas called out, and troubleshooting based on things that actually broke.
Guides
- Pi-hole with Podman Quadlets — Full installation guide: quadlet files explained line by line, firewall configuration, automated gravity updates, and Unbound integration.
- WireGuard Easy with Podman Quadlets — Full installation guide: running wg-easy as a rootful Podman quadlet with nftables firewall hooks, client setup, and management tips.
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Why I Run My Own WireGuard VPN Server at Home
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Why I Run Pi-hole on My Home Network (And You Should Too)
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