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Homelab DNS Troubleshooting

DNS failures are deceptive. Everything looks broken - and most issues are straightforward once you know where to look. Every issue here is something I’ve run into personally. Continue reading ...

DNS and HTTPS in the Homelab: Moving Beyond IP Addresses

At some point, every Homelab runs into “IP address fatigue.” You start with a couple of services, and your bookmarks suddenly become a chaotic mess of IP addresses and ports that correspond to each service running. Continue reading ...

Homelab DNS: Running BIND with Docker

Getting BIND running in Docker takes minutes. Running it correctly takes a bit more. BIND is widely used and does one thing well; it provides domain name resolution services. It’s straightforward, easy to manage, and how I run BIND on my home network. By the time you’re done walking through the steps in this post, you’ll have multiple BIND servers answering for local domains and providing DNS resolution services on your network. Continue reading ...

DNS in the Homelab

Back in March, I wrote about my DNS setup after rebuilding my BIND environment in Docker. It brought back a mix of solid lessons and a few painful ones - and I didn’t expect the flood of questions that followed. Continue reading ...

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