Alex Kretzschmar (ironicbadger) sits down with Adam Stacoviak to cover the full stack of modern Linux homelabbing: Docker versus Podman, running a Kubernetes cluster, ZFS backups via zfs.rent, bootc for image-based OS management, and self-hosting Immich as a Google Photos replacement.
The conversation does not stay surface-level. They get into specific tooling built with AI assistance, the ongoing Plex versus Jellyfin debate, and a direct look at where media piracy is headed as streaming continues to fragment. These are working practitioners talking about systems they actually run, not hypotheticals.
If you manage any self-hosted infrastructure or are watching the container runtime wars play out, this episode has the specifics you need. The Linux distro preferences and bootc discussion alone are worth the runtime.
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