In the beginning, there was hardware
The home lab. Sounds cool, you should get yourself one ;) Here’s how I got started quickly and cheaply. Requirements Besides cost and speed, I have a few other requirements and preferences that should help make simplify the process and hopefully make it more useful long-term. First, given that I’m writing this on my M1 Macbook - with it’s arm architecture - it makes sense for me to have a dedicated x86_64 machine. Second, I want a stable, widely used, Linux OS meant for servers. One that has a package manager with large selection of packages but also plenty of resources online to help me troubleshoot and learn. ...