About // The Wastelander

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About

The Wastelander is a personal documentation site — a place to record homelab builds, self-hosting setups, and the ongoing effort to make technology work the way it should: locally, privately, and without a subscription.

Projects documented here include a full home network rebuild using a GL.iNet Flint 3 router and dedicated Proxmox infrastructure node, a three-machine homelab running Proxmox VE and Unraid, a self-hosted media and music stack, various 3D printing builds designed to hold it all together physically, and a running commentary on why the cloud is someone else's computer and why that matters.

Everything is documented as it happens — including the mistakes. Especially the mistakes.

// Philosophy

Self-hosted where possible. Local-first always. Cloud only when there's no reasonable alternative — and never for things that matter.

I also help regular people set up their own home servers, fix their computers, and break free from corporate cloud subscriptions. No jargon. No judgment. Just results.

// Site Info

HostCloudflare Pages

Domainthewastelander.com

DNSCloudflare

SSLActive

Git RepoGitHub → Gitea

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Services

// Available for Hire

I help regular people take back control of their technology. All services are available — get in touch to talk rates.

Personal Media Server

Jellyfin, Navidrome, Immich — full stack on your hardware

Open

Computer Repair

Diagnostics, cleanup, upgrades, OS reinstalls

Open

Home Network Setup

Secure DNS, VPN, Wi-Fi optimization

Open

Data Recovery & Migration

Dying drives, cloud exit, file recovery

Open

Custom Builds

Whatever you need running on whatever hardware you have

Open

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Contact

// Open Channel — Get In Touch

Let's Talk.

Whether you want a server built, a computer fixed, or just have a question about something you read here — reach out. I respond to real people. No bots, no ticketing systems, no "our team will get back to you." No jargon. No judgment. Just results.

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