Scouting is an important part of my life and reflects many of the values I try to live by service, teamwork, learning and doing the right thing. Community involvement gives me perspective beyond my own world and reinforces the importance of helping others, especially the next generation to develop confidence and resilience.

Giving Back

I’ve been involved in fundraising for causes that support children and families, including Brookland’s School, the Level Up Laptop campaign during Covid to help children access learning and The Children’s Trust. Giving back in practical ways and supporting charities that make a real difference matters to me.

Project guides, code & hardware to get your home lab running

I’m a home-lab enthusiast with 25 years of commercial IT experience, and I see self-hosting as a practical way to support both my family and my finances. As a parent to four children, including one with special needs, monthly subscriptions quickly add up.

Could I use automation to benefit all 6 people in the house?

Could I reduce monthly costs?

Could I do things better than SaaS providers?

Some people will suggest to buy expensive hardware but my entire home lab is built primarily on second hand hardware from ebay and Amazon with the odd connector, cable or card purchased new.

The project guides will all be based around 2 operating systems.

Proxmox (Free) & unRaid which is a paid licence (purchasing via my link means I earn)

Proxmox Hypervisor

unRaid OS

I’ve published my wiki and notes to help others start their own self-hosting journey - Projects will be simple and based around LXC containers and Dockerized apps.

Follow my link below to access my Wiki - Currently Offline.