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What is a Homelab?

A homelab is a personal setup—often using spare or repurposed hardware—where people run servers, networking gear, and software to learn, experiment, or host services at home. It’s a playground for testing things like virtualization, self-hosted apps, automation, or networking without risking production systems. Think of it as a DIY data center in your basement, closet, or under your desk.

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Is a domain like a website?

A domain isn’t the website itself—it’s more like the street address that tells browsers where to find it. For example, “example.com” is the domain, and the actual website is the content stored on a server that the domain points to. You can have a domain without a website, or even use a domain just to reach things in your homelab.

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What is a Homelab? Is a domain like a website?