EchoLinux is a community of practitioners who run Linux on their own hardware and host their own services. We write practical guides — real commands, real configs, no hand-waving.
Browse the guidesStep-by-step walkthroughs for setting up and maintaining your own infrastructure.
Eliminate third-party resolvers entirely. This guide covers authoritative unbound configuration, DNSSEC validation, and layering Pi-hole for ad filtering.
Read guide →WireGuard is fast and auditable. Walk through kernel module setup, wg-quick configuration, NAT traversal, and secure split-tunneling for mobile clients.
Read guide →A practical template for running Nextcloud, Jellyfin, and Vaultwarden side by side with proper network isolation and named volume management.
Read guide →Your data isn't backed up unless you've tested restoring it. Covers restic repositories, borgbackup encryption, and hands-off scheduling with systemd timers.
Read guide →Longer-form opinion and analysis from the EchoLinux collective.
Cloud costs, privacy trade-offs, and the underrated satisfaction of knowing exactly what software runs on your network.
Read article →Running the actual numbers on self-hosted storage versus S3-compatible cloud services over a five-year horizon.
Read article →Why we moved from individual Debian hosts to Proxmox, how LXC containers compare to KVM VMs for long-running services, and storage pool tradeoffs.
Read article →New to homelab or self-hosting? Our Homelab Setup guide covers hardware selection, initial OS installation, and basic network hardening from scratch. Check the FAQ for answers to common questions, or learn about the collective behind this site.