Guide

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GuideFebruary 21, 2026·11 min read

5 n8n Patterns I Use for SSH-Based Server Monitoring

Concrete n8n patterns from building a homelab health dashboard: compound SSH commands with section delimiters, deduction-based scoring, dual-trigger workflows, structured JSON AI output, and graceful first-run handling.

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GuideFebruary 21, 2026·7 min read

9 Docker Compose Patterns I Use in Every Homelab Stack

Practical patterns from a production 9-service monitoring stack — environment defaults, health checks, memory limits, and the small details that prevent 3 AM debugging sessions.

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GuideFebruary 21, 2026·14 min read

Practical Claude API Prompt Engineering: Lessons from 500+ Automated Article Analyses

Hard-won prompting patterns from building a production pipeline that analyzes 25+ articles daily with Claude. Scoring calibration, structured JSON output, dual-model economics, and the single phrase that fixed everything.

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GuideFebruary 21, 2026·10 min read

Monitoring Proxmox with Grafana and Prometheus: A Practical Setup

How to monitor Proxmox VMs, LXC containers, node health, and storage from Grafana using the PVE Exporter and Prometheus, with pre-built dashboards and alert rules.

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GuideFebruary 21, 2026·4 min read

Prerequisites Reference: API Keys, Tools, and Infrastructure for nxsi.io Projects

Central reference for every API key, tool, and infrastructure component used across nxsi.io tutorials and build logs. Direct links to official setup pages.

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GuideFebruary 21, 2026·10 min read

Homelab Monitoring in 2026: Prometheus vs Uptime Kuma vs n8n + AI

A real comparison of three approaches to monitoring 10-30 Docker containers on 1-3 servers. What each tool actually costs, what it misses, and when to pick it.

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GuideFebruary 21, 2026·6 min read

Every Backup Tool Promises Reliability. Here's How to Actually Verify Yours Can Restore.

Why automated restore verification is the missing piece in homelab backups, and how to implement it with temporary containers and health checks. Enterprise-grade confidence at zero cost.

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GuideFebruary 21, 2026·6 min read

The 5 Docker Backup Profiles Every Homelab Needs (and the Label System That Configures Them)

A pattern-based guide to Docker backup strategies: 5 profiles for databases, critical services, configs, media, and general volumes -- all configured through container labels with per-service overrides.

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