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Homelab with Docker & Linux: Build, Secure, and Automate Your Own Private Cloud is the ultimate 2025 hands-on guide for anyone ready to take control of their digital world - from self-hosting beginners to seasoned DevOps professionals. In an era dominated by cloud subscriptions and data lock-in, this book shows you how to reclaim independence by building your own secure, automated, and scalable private cloud using Docker, Linux, and modern open-source tools. You'll go beyond simple container deployments to master a complete self-hosting stack - one that rivals professional infrastructure in reliability, security, and automation. Through real-world projects and structured practice labs, you'll learn to: Deploy and manage production-grade containers with Docker Engine 27+ and Compose v2 Configure Traefik 3.x or Caddy 2.x as a reverse proxy with automatic HTTPS certificates Implement Authelia SSO and 2FA for true Zero-Trust authentication Integrate Nextcloud, Immich, Vaultwarden, and Uptime Kuma into a unified private cloud stack Automate maintenance with Ansible, Cron, and GitOps workflows Build full observability with Prometheus, Grafana, and Loki Secure, backup, and restore your homelab using ZFS, Restic, Borg, and Rclone Enable encrypted remote access through Tailscale or WireGuard Design a resilient, end-to-end self-healing environment that updates itself intelligently Every chapter concludes with a Practice Lab that reinforces key concepts through hands-on deployment, testing, and automation. The book culminates in a full-stack end-to-end project, guiding you to design, deploy, and operate your own multi-host Docker-Linux cloud - from bare-metal setup to Zero-Trust security and backup validation. Whether you're a homelab enthusiast, self-hosting advocate, or DevOps engineer, this book equips you to build a cloud that's fully yours - private, secure, automated, and future-proof. Build it. Secure it. Automate it. Your cloud. Your rules.

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