Effortless Homelab
A talkshow session exploring how to build and maintain effortless, cost-effective homelabs for DevOps testing, self-hosting, and continuous learning.
Effortless Homelab
In this talkshow session at BANCAKAN JogjaDevs 2025, Fadilah Riczky shared insights and practical tips on building and operating an Effortless Homelab for self-hosting services, testing infrastructure automation, and experimenting with cloud-native tech without high cloud bills.
Event Overview
- Event: BANCAKAN JogjaDevs (Gathering All Devs Communities in Yogyakarta)
- Organizers: JogjaDevs (DevOps Jogja, JogjaJS, PyLadies YK, DevOps Focus Group, ISQA)
- Date: Saturday, December 20, 2025 (08:00 - 16:00 WIB)
- Venue: Gedung Herman Yohanes, Sekolah Vokasi Universitas Gadjah Mada (SV UGM), Yogyakarta
- Speaker: Fadilah Riczky (DevOps Engineer at Atmatech / DevOps Jogja)
Key Topics Covered
- Why Build a Homelab?: Safe environment for experimenting with Kubernetes, Docker, and IaC.
- Hardware & Resource Optimization: Reusing mini PCs, single-board computers, and consumer hardware efficiently.
- Self-Hosting Best Practices: Secure remote access with Cloudflare Tunnels, automated backups, and container orchestration.