Table of contents

  1. Summer of Learning
  2. My Summer
  3. What I’ve been working with
  4. Building custom solutions
Summer of Learning Summer of Learning

Summer of Learning

10/23/2025 / 1 minute to read / Tags: Docker, Learning

My Summer

31 proxy hosts, 35+ services, and one custom app later—here’s what I learned building my Homelab this summer.

This summer I dove into self-hosting and Homelab infrastructure, learning by doing—setting up, configuring, and troubleshooting dozens of services. The hands-on experience has been invaluable for solidifying my understanding of how these technologies work in practice.

I’ve been practicing the full DevOps cycle: planning, implementing, testing, and documenting—keeping my skills sharp even while between roles.

What I’ve been working with

  • Networking and security fundamentals
  • Docker and Linux containers
  • Reverse proxies (Nginx)
  • SSL/TLS certificates and DNS configuration
  • YAML configurations and Infrastructure as Code
  • Monitoring, logging, and backup strategies
  • AI coding assistants

Building custom solutions

With AI assistance, I’ve created my own self-hosted services to solve real problems. I recently published a services that runs in a Docker container called Pasteboard—a network clipboard for moving text, files, and images between computers on your local network. You can check it out here: https://github.com/Thvnd3r/PasteBoard.

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