homelab.log https://selfpubli.sh/examples/homelab-log/ Notes from a small server under the stairs. Mostly what broke. en Mon, 21 Sep 2026 22:01:49 +0100 The backup that had been failing for five months https://selfpubli.sh/examples/homelab-log/posts/the-backup-that-had-been-failing-for-five-months.html Discovered on 28 August, during a restore I did not need to do. The nightly snapshot had been running since late March and backing up an empty directory. Wed, 02 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0100 https://selfpubli.sh/examples/homelab-log/posts/the-backup-that-had-been-failing-for-five-months.html Replacing a drive before it failed https://selfpubli.sh/examples/homelab-log/posts/replacing-a-drive-before-it-failed.html smartctl -H said PASSED right up to the day I pulled it, which is the most useful thing I can tell you about smartctl -H. Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0100 https://selfpubli.sh/examples/homelab-log/posts/replacing-a-drive-before-it-failed.html DNS is not the problem. Except this time. https://selfpubli.sh/examples/homelab-log/posts/dns-is-not-the-problem-except-this-time.html Symptom: about one request in three to an internal service timed out. The other two were instant. No pattern by client, by time, or by service. Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0100 https://selfpubli.sh/examples/homelab-log/posts/dns-is-not-the-problem-except-this-time.html The under-stairs thermal problem https://selfpubli.sh/examples/homelab-log/posts/the-under-stairs-thermal-problem.html Drive temperatures went from a steady 38°C to touching 54°C over four days in late June, which is the sort of number that gets your attention. Sat, 04 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0100 https://selfpubli.sh/examples/homelab-log/posts/the-under-stairs-thermal-problem.html Everything here is a file https://selfpubli.sh/examples/homelab-log/posts/everything-here-is-a-file.html Mild irony worth admitting: the log of a self-hosted infrastructure project is a static site with no infrastructure at all. Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0100 https://selfpubli.sh/examples/homelab-log/posts/everything-here-is-a-file.html Day one https://selfpubli.sh/examples/homelab-log/posts/day-one.html The machine is unremarkable on purpose: a low-power board, 32GB of ECC, four 8TB drives in two mirrored pairs, and a boot SSD that is not part of the array and holds nothing I would miss. Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 +0100 https://selfpubli.sh/examples/homelab-log/posts/day-one.html