Notes on Setting Up Local SSL with Caddy and Cloudflare in My Homelab

Pengalaman Menggunakan Caddy + Cloudflare untuk Homelab: Dari Chaos ke Zen Intro: Dari Disaster ke Salvation Sebagai SRE engineer, saya tau betul gimana ribetnya manage reverse proxy dan SSL certificates di production. Tapi ternyata, masalah yang sama juga muncul di homelab pribadi. Desember 2024 kemarin, saya sempat mengalami disaster yang cukup traumatis. Waktu itu setup homelab saya menggunakan Nginx Proxy Manager + Cloudflare di Raspberry Pi. Semuanya berjalan normal sampai suatu hari Pi saya tiba-tiba mati (belum punya UPS waktu itu). ...

June 4, 2025 · 6 min · Ainun Abdullah & Claude.ai

Notes on Self-Hosting Linkding: My Personal Bookmark Manager Journey

Intro Lanjutan dari setup homelab Pi 5 kemarin, kali ini saya mau bahas salah satu app yang paling sering saya pake: Linkding untuk bookmark management. Kenapa butuh bookmark manager? Simple - saya punya banyak device (laptop, desktop, phone, tablet) dan bookmark browser default itu sucks untuk sync antar device. Plus, sebagai engineer yang sering research dan baca dokumentasi, bookmark yang terorganisir itu game changer. Linkding jadi pilihan karena ringan, self-hosted, dan gampang di-maintain. Perfect fit untuk Pi 5 yang udah jalan banyak service: Technitium DNS, Immich, Jellyfin, Calibre Web, dan beberapa lainnya. ...

June 4, 2025 · 4 min · Ainun Abdullah & Claude.ai

My 4-Month Journey: From Google One to Self-Hosted Photo Storage

TL;DR Setelah 4 bulan berhenti berlangganan Google One, saya berhasil membangun homelab pribadi dengan Raspberry Pi 5. Investasi awal Rp 4.9 juta, penghematan Rp 1.1 juta/tahun, plus skill upgrade yang invaluable. Artikel ini akan akan sharing complete journey, challenges, dan lessons learned untuk teman-teman yang tertarik memulai homelab sendiri. Table of Contents Mengapa Berhenti dari Google One? Apa itu Homelab? Investment Breakdown Step-by-Step Setup Migration Experience Hasil Setelah 4 Bulan Challenges & Real Solutions FAQ untuk Pemula Worth It or Not? ...

June 4, 2025 · 9 min · Ainun Abdullah & Claude.ai

I'm building my own home server using only a Raspberry Pi 5

Hey techies! Finally, in 2024, I managed to fulfill one of my dream projects: building my own home server. With just a Raspberry Pi 5 and two 4 TB hard drives, I’ve set up a server that handles a lot of awesome local services. Here’s the tech stack: NAS with OpenMediaVault: Makes storage for data from various devices super easy. Photo management with Immich: Keeps my photo collection organized and accessible. File sharing platform with OwnCloud: Access files from anywhere. Self-hosted ChatGPT using Chatpad.ai: Having my own AI bot on a local server? Why not! Local DNS with Technitium: Smooth DNS management within my home network. Web proxy via Squid: Faster web access thanks to caching. Media server with the ARR Stack: All entertainment content in one place. Calibre Web for eBook management: Keeps my eBook library organized and accessible from anywhere. Cloudflare Zero Trust: Keeps external access to the server safe and secure. ZeroTier: Connect to the local network from anywhere, without feeling the distance. And much more to explore! This server runs 24/7 with a power consumption of around 15-27 Watts. Pretty efficient, right? ...

December 31, 2024 · 2 min · Ainun Abdullah