03-11-2025, 06:47 PM
I don't have a homelab but I usually have time to mess with what I want to while im at work. Computing to me has turned into a means to an end instead of a fun thing to learn and discover. While im at home it's my screw around time for everything else that isn't a computer. Drawing, cooking, wrench turning, gardening, etc...
I think the big difference is that your garden or the old clunker truck in the back yard isn't going to dramatically break and jump in the way of you enjoying your nights at home. You can call it for the night and sit in the living room and watch TV with those, but if you integrate your homelab into your internet connectivity and entertainment you have to deal with some dumb mistake you made 3 weeks ago making a service go down, and now you're just screwed until you fix it. I think some people enjoy that kind of responsibility in a way though.
I think the big difference is that your garden or the old clunker truck in the back yard isn't going to dramatically break and jump in the way of you enjoying your nights at home. You can call it for the night and sit in the living room and watch TV with those, but if you integrate your homelab into your internet connectivity and entertainment you have to deal with some dumb mistake you made 3 weeks ago making a service go down, and now you're just screwed until you fix it. I think some people enjoy that kind of responsibility in a way though.