homelab

plural homelabs

1. computingA server set up in one's home for the purpose of testing various configurations of hardware, operating systems, etc.

   A Cybersecurity Homelab is a small-scale environment meant to simulate different components of a business network.

   2022 May 26, “Why Building a Cybersecurity Homelab will Help Your Career Big Time?”, in Analytics Insight, archived from the original on 03 Oct 2022

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   Building a homelab can be a fun way to entertain yourself while learning new concepts and experimenting with new technologies. Thanks to the popularity of single-board computers (SBCs), led by the Raspberry Pi, it is easier than ever to build a multi-computer lab right from the comfort of your home.

   2020 May 11, Julian Horsey, “Raspberry Pi homelab and private cloud project”, in Geeky Gadgets

   In the case of this device, with its specifications, deploying it on a basic homelab environment where there isn’t a ton of traffic going on, the M90n IoT performs very well.

   2022 January 18, Conner Crull, “Budget pfSense Router for Homelab”, in StorageReview