Building a Homelab

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There are a variety of reasons for setting up and maintaining a home labaoratory, and nearly all are beneficial for gaining experience outside of a professional or academic environment. Before setting up a homelab, it's important to assess the underlying goal you have in mind. What will the purpose of your homelab be?

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Aim to use whatever you have to save on spending. You can rent a cloud-based environment but having a dedicated lab in your physical reach is an invaluable experience. Dedicated hardware isn't mandatory, a spare desktop or even a laptop with 4GB of RAM is an option for a locally-hosted lab.

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