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Welcome to Project Homelab![edit | edit source]

We are here to help you spend less time deciding, and more time labbing and learning! To find out more about the project, please visit our About page.

Site Links & Features
Discussion Forums Bug Tracker

Get Involved![edit | edit source]

The site was founded on the concept of crowdsourcing, so help us populate site content! If you want to get involved, find out how easy it is to do so, look here: Get Involved!

Project Sponsor[edit | edit source]

Brainstorming and Content Tracking[edit | edit source]

A few key pages on the alpha site are:

While the site is still under initial Alpha / under construction, the main brainstorming tracker page can be found here: Brainstorming
We can work on updating the main article template here: Article Template
Some basics on getting started with editing Wiki content are here: Beginners Guide to Wiki Editing

Some example articles for inspiration and ideas are here:

First Time on the Site?[edit | edit source]

So there's all this amazing community content, but where do you start?! We suggest you start by:

Once you have done all that, don't be afraid to Get Involved and write about your experiences and recommendations!

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-<strong>MediaWiki has been installed.</strong>
+__NOTOC__
+=== Welcome to Project Homelab! ===
-Consult the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Contents User's Guide] for information on using the wiki software.
+We are here to help you spend less time deciding, and more time labbing and learning! To find out more about the project, please visit our '''[[About|About page]]'''.
+{| class="wikitable"
+|'''Site Links & Features'''
+|-
+|
+* [https://forums.projecthomelab.org Discussion Forums]
+* [https://issues.projecthomelab.org Bug Tracker]
+|}
-== Getting started ==
+== [[Get Involved]]! ==
-* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Configuration_settings Configuration settings list]
+*''The site was founded on the concept of crowdsourcing, so help us populate site content! If you want to [[Get Involved|get involved]], find out how easy it is to do so, look here: '''[[Get Involved]]!'''''
-* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:FAQ MediaWiki FAQ]
-* [https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce MediaWiki release mailing list]
+== Project Sponsor ==
-* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Localisation#Translation_resources Localise MediaWiki for your language]
+[[File:Nodespace-selfhosted-234x60-1.png|alt=Powered By NodeSpace Hosting|link=https://www.nodespace.com]]
-* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Combating_spam Learn how to combat spam on your wiki]
+== Brainstorming and Content Tracking ==
+{| style="width: 100%;"
+|- style="vertical-align:top;"
+| style="vertical-align:top; width: 50%; border: 0px solid darkgray;padding: 5px;padding-left: 2em;" | A few key pages on the alpha site are:
+* While the site is still under initial Alpha / under construction, the main brainstorming tracker page can be found here: '''[[Brainstorming]]'''
+* We can work on updating the main article template here: '''[[Article_Template|Article Template]]'''
+* Some basics on getting started with editing Wiki content are here: '''[[Beginners Guide to Wiki Editing]]'''
+| style="vertical-align:top; width: 50%; border: 0px solid darkgray;padding: 5px; padding-left: 2em;" |
+Some example articles for inspiration and ideas are here:
+{|
+|- style="vertical-align:top;"
+| style="vertical-align:top; width: 50%;padding-left: 2em;" |
+* [[Requirements Gathering]]
+* [[Storage]]
+* [[Intel NUC]]s
+* [[Cloud Homelabs]]
+* [[Supermicro Xeon D-1500]]
+| style="vertical-align:top; width: 50%;padding-left: 2em;" |
+* [[Microsoft Licensing]]
+* [[Corsair Obsidian 900D]]
+* [[RDP Web Access]]
+* [[Free Learning Resources]]
+|}
+|}
+== First Time on the Site? ==
+So there's all this amazing community content, but where do you start?! We suggest you start by:
+* [[Requirements Gathering|Thinking about your '''requirements''']]
+* [[Homelab Categories|Deciding what '''category''' of homelab most suits you]]
+* [[Building a Homelab|'''Building''' your homelab from compute, network, storage, etc]]
+* [[Managing a Homelab|Installing and configuring some '''management tools''']]
+* [[Homelab Security|Not forgetting to '''secure''' it!]]
+Once you have done all that, don't be afraid to '''[[Get Involved]]''' and write about your experiences and recommendations!