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Mac Mini homelab

A home server that runs the household's smart-home, AI chat, monitoring and backup services.

built Nov 2025 updated Oct 2026 The server in the closet

how it works

OrbStack Docker for most services, launchd for hardware/GPU ones, Caddy per-service hostnames, Tailscale mesh, Uptime Kuma/Healthchecks, R2 backups; documented via CLAUDE.md index + a homelab skill + agent decision notes.

Document: A reference or runbook.

The code for this one lives in a private repo. This page explains the idea so you can build your own.

architecturedockerhomelablaunchd

related

  • Homelab scripts and docs Document Operations notes and helper scripts for the home server.
  • Homelab operations skill AI skill The operating manual an AI uses to run and fix ~30 home-server services.
  • homelab-map (network and service map) Browser tool An interactive diagram of everything in the house network and how the pieces depend on each other.
  • eBay listing workflow (homelab) Automation A manual-then-automated flow for listing clothing on eBay.
  • OrbStack container gotchas on a Mac server Technique Hard-won traps running ~30 containers on a Mac.
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