https://edc.me/tags/homelab/Recent content in Homelab on Evan ColemanHugoen-usSun, 19 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://edc.me/posts/introducing-leo/Sun, 19 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://edc.me/posts/introducing-leo/<p>Like many, I participated in the AI agent revolution that is <a href="https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw">OpenClaw</a> early this year. In the beginning, it was magical. It managed my inbox and calendar, kept me up to date on news. I even tried using it for coding.</p> <p>It wasn&rsquo;t long before I started to get frustrated. OpenClaw is a genuinely impressive project, but it moves fast and updates would frequently break things. It got to the point where I found myself spending more time making sure things were working than actually getting any benefit out of it. Eventually I found myself reaching for Claude Code more than my OpenClaw agent.</p>https://edc.me/posts/self-hosted-mastodon/Sat, 08 Feb 2025 12:00:00 +0000https://edc.me/posts/self-hosted-mastodon/<p>For a while, I’ve been running my Mastodon instance, coleman.social, on a DigitalOcean VPS. It worked fine, but as my self-hosted infrastructure matured, it made sense to move it over to my Nomad cluster. The benefits? Faster response times, better resource utilization, and lower costs. Plus, I wanted full control over my setup.</p> <h1 id="why-self-host">Why Self-Host?</h1> <ul> <li><strong>Cost Efficiency</strong> – Running Mastodon on DigitalOcean meant paying for a dedicated VPS. Now, it runs on my existing infrastructure with no extra monthly costs.</li> <li><strong>Performance</strong> – With direct access to my Synology SAN for volumes, everything runs smoother and faster.</li> <li><strong>Full Control</strong> – Instead of relying on a managed VPS, I can tweak the stack however I need, with consistent configurations across services.</li> <li><strong>Scalability</strong> – By moving to Nomad, I can easily scale up or down as needed without dealing with VPS limitations.</li> </ul> <h1 id="infrastructure-overview">Infrastructure Overview</h1> <h2 id="nomad--consul-for-orchestration">Nomad &amp; Consul for Orchestration</h2> <p>Mastodon is now managed as a Nomad job, ensuring clean deployments and automated scheduling.</p>