General

General

General homelab knowledge, networking, storage, and hardware fundamentals that apply beyond any single self-hosted app.

Homelab Fundamentals

This section covers the general knowledge that Serveex itself relies on but doesn't re-explain every time: how networking actually works at home, how to choose and set up storage, and what hardware to run it all on. Read it once, then link back to it from any app-specific guide.

Networking

NAT & DHCP

Port forwarding and fixed DHCP leases on your router

DNS Zone

Reading and editing a domain's DNS zone

Samba

Share folders over the local network

Storage

RAID

Redundant disk arrays, hardware vs software

ZFS

Snapshots, checksums, and built-in redundancy

Hardware

The Basics

CPUs, RAM, storage, and form factors

Network

Switches, NICs, and cabling

The ProloNAS

A budget N100 home server build

Linux tips for dummies

Command Line Basics

How a command is built, and the ones you'll actually use

Folders and Partitions

What lives where on Debian, and the habits that keep it tidy

Handy CLI Tools

Terminal tools worth installing, and how to set them up

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Welcome

Introduction to Docudjeex, a personal homelab documentation site covering self-hosted services, Debian, and Docker infrastructure.

NAT & DHCP

Learn how NAT, port forwarding, and DHCP work on a home router. Configure fixed IP leases and understand how to expose local services.